Eyles, of canada rocks, an account of the geological history of canada written for a general audience. Optional parameters state western canadian sedimentary basinstatecollapsed to force collapsed state of the navigational boxwestern canadian sedimentary basinstateexpanded to force expanded state of the navigational box. Second white speckscardium oil and gas assessment unit. The western canadian sedimentary basin a geologic basin, and a region of oil sands, tight oil, and shale gas mining, located in western canada. Shetsen compilers, canadian society of petroleum geologists and alberta research council, p. The sedimentary basins of the united states and canada. This thesis constrains these factors for kupferschiefertype mineralization in a sequence of neoproterozoic rocks of the redstone copperbelt, mackenzie mountains. Of these, the large devonian platformreef complexes are the most spectacular. Vitrinite reflectance was measured for over 600 samples of coal and coaly particles from jurassic to paleocene strata in the foreland basin of southern alberta, south of the red deer river, to establish a regional base of maturity data for modeling thermal history. The sedimentary basins of the united states and canada volume 5 sedimentary basins of the world volume 5 miall, andrew on.
Hughes in his 2004 book entitled north americas natural. The book commences with a summary of the phanerozoic geological history of. The geological atlas of the western canada sedimentary basin wcsb was designed primarily as a reference volume documenting the subsurface geology of the western canada sedimentary basin. Thermal maturation of the western canadian sedimentary. Formations and time intervals chosen for the isopach and structure surfaces were based mainly on the data distribution across the basin, perceived accuracy of the data, and on the importance of intervals within the petroleum system framework of the western canada sedimentary basin. Origin and evolution of formation waters, alberta basin, western canada sedimentary basin.
Particularly i focus in reconstructing the thermal history of the basin and in. Coalfields of the western canada sedimentary basin. Devonianearly mississippian carbonates of the western. The western canada sedimentary basin wcsb is the thinner part of the same northeasttapering wedge of supracrustal rocks that forms the eastern part of the cordillera.
The stratigraphic and structural framework of the basin has been described in con nolly et al. Physicalchemical fluid evolution, timing of fluidmigration and driving forces for fluidflow are factors that fundamentally control the mass transport that leads to the formation of sedimentary rock hosted copper deposits. The devonian and early mississippian strata in the western canada sedimentary basin include a wide diversity of shallowwater carbonate and basin filling carbonate, shale and evaporite facies. Some are written by several authors together to make sure that all topics are.
Sedimentary rock hosted copper mineralization in the. Geological atlas of the northern canadian mainland sedimentary basin david w. Principles of sedimentary basin analysis andrew miall springer. Canadian society of petroleum geologists andalberta research council. Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the western canada sedimentary basin, canada, 2012. In geological atlas of the westerncanada sedimentary basin, comp.
Tectonic evolution and basin history sedimentary cover. Sedimentary basin wcsb, particularly the province of alberta that has historically provided 80% of all canadas gas production figure 1, albertas conventional gas production peaked in 2000 russum, 2002, 2003 and canadas gas production probably peaked in 2001. The interpretation that portions of the lower jurassic strata form the backbulge deposits of a foreland basin system is the earliest model proposed from the stratigraphic. Stephenson structural style and history of the rocky mountain fold and thrust belt m. The sedimentary basins of the united states and canada 2nd. Western canadian sedimentary basin work by the geological survey of canada gsc has identified significant potential in interior and offshore basins that are, to date, unexplored. Use western canadian sedimentary basin or at the bottom of pages pertaining subjects related to the western canadian sedimentary basin. For the western canada sedimentary basin maximum growth is achieved in about 15 years and 80% of the growth is achieved in the first 4 to 5 years. A groundbreaking study published today in seismological research letters has demonstrated a link, for the first time, between hydraulic fracturing fracking for oil and gas and earthquakes. Chapter 21 geological history of western canada physical geology. Petroleum geology is a branch of economic geology that studies the origin, migration and accumulation of oil and gas, particularly with respect to the discovery of economic occurrences.
The stress regime of the western canadian sedimentary basin. Grid files for the 3d geologicpetroleum system model of. Sedimentary basins evolution, facies, and sediment budget. The scientific implications of seminal events in the basins history are also covered, including sedimentary effects of the chicxulub impact. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the gulf. The region is considered mature for petroleum exploration. The western canada sedimentary basin, a simple northeasterly tapering wedge of sedimentary rocks more than 6 km thick, extends southwest from the canadian shield into the cordilleran foreland thrust belt. Chapter 5 in sedimentary cover of the craton in canada, d. Chinese journal of geophysics 20002018 earth interactions. The exshaw formation is a stratigraphic unit in the western canada sedimentary basin. All available information relevant to in situ stress orientations and magnitudes in the western canadian sedimentary basin wcsb were examined to provide a better understanding of how regional stress fields may affect geothermal development.
Water distribution in the montney tight gas play of the. Modern text books providing this broad overview of the earth sciences are rare. Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas. Briefly, the study area is part of the western canada sedimentary basin and com. Published jointly by the canadian society of petroleum geologists and the alberta research council in sponsorship association with the alberta dept. It consists of a massive wedge of sedimentary rock extending from the rocky mountains in. Although commonly described as a shale, it is a siltstone over most of its subcrop, which presents complications for. The western canada sedimentary basin wcsb is a vast sedimentary basin underlying 1,400,000 square kilometres 540,000 sq mi of western canada including southwestern manitoba, southern saskatchewan, alberta, northeastern british columbia and the southwest corner of the northwest territories. The western canada sedimentary basin is a vast sedimentary basin underlying 1,400,000 square kilometres of western canada including southwestern manitoba, southern saskatchewan, northeastern british columbia and the southwest corner of the northwest territories. What is the western canadian sedimentary basin wcsb.
Global sequence boundaries of the triassic and their. List of oilproducing states history of the petroleum industry in canada. Purchase the sedimentary basins of the united states and canada, volume 5 1st edition. It consists of a massive wedge of sedimentary rock extending from the rocky mountains in the west to. Precambrian basement beneath the western canada sedimentary basin. Triassic strata ofthe western canada sedimentary basin. Dat ground surface to the top of the colorado group 11,900. Western canadian sedimentary basin british columbia.
It consists of a massive wedge of sedimentary rock extending from the rocky mountains in the west to the canadian shield in the east. The buried materials constitute the sedimentary stratigraphic record and contain both unique natural resources and information regarding the history of tectonic. The formation is of late devonian late famennian to early mississippian middle tournaisian age as determined by conodont. Calgary, canadian society of petroleum geologists and alberta research council, p. Regional trends in radiogenic heat generation in the. Although important, the impact of reserves growth on the ultimate gas resource for the western canada sedimentary basin is minimal. The sedimentary basins of the united states and canada, second edition, focuses on the large, regional, sedimentary accumulations in canada and the united states.
The western canadian sedimentary basin wcsb is the largest with 57% of estimated conventional oil and gas reserves, followed by the atlantic margin with 18% and the arctic cratonic with 10%. It extends from the cordilleran thrust belt to the canadian shield from east to west and covers an area of approximately of 2 million km 2 strobl, 1988. This book is intended as a practical handbook for those engaged in the task of. The western canada sedimentary basin wcsb is a major clastic wedge of the foreland basin derived from cordillera and is characterized by a northeastsouthwest oriented basin osadetz, 1989. The coalbearing strata of the lower cretaceous mannville. Other major canadian sedimentary basins include the hudson bay basin 970 000 km 2, beneath hudson bay. The western canadian sedimentary basin wcsb is a vast sedimentary basin underlying 1,400,000 square kilometres 540,000 sq mi of western canada including southwestern manitoba, southern saskatchewan, alberta, northeastern british columbia and the southwest corner of the northwest territories. The williston basin was mainly south of saskatchewan but extended north into the saskatchewan plains area. The petroleum deposits in the western canadian sedimentary basin fig.
The following table summarizes the potential that the gsc estimates for these basins. Western canada sedimentary basin download ebook pdf. Dat estimated thickness of eroded holocene to presentday interval as interpreted from burial history reconstructions of 33 wells. Connolly department of geology, the university of alberta, edmonton, alberta t6g 2e3, canada lynn m. The williston basin was formed creating a lowered land area during this period filling with the winnipeg sea. The relationship between random and maximum reflectance for coals in the study area is. This discipline uses geochemistry, geophysics, paleontology, stratigraphy, sedimentology and structural geology in the pursuit and understanding of hydrocarbon. This lavishly illustrated book is now in its second edition. The western canadian sedimentary basin is a vast sedimentary basin underlying 1,400,000 square kilometres of western canada including southwestern manitoba, southern saskatchewan, alberta. The western canada sedimentary basin wcsb is a vast sedimentary basin underlying. Purchase the sedimentary basins of the united states and canada, volume 5. The calculation of subsidence curves along several profiles across the foreland basin provides further insight into the early jurassiccretaceous basin history of western canada.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. It takes the name from the hamlet of exshaw, alberta in the canadian rockies, and was first described from outcrops on the banks of jura creek north of exshaw by p. Origin and evolution of formation waters, alberta basin. Fortythree formation waters were sampled from different geographical locations and formations fig. Geological atlas of the northern canadian mainland. The sedimentary basins of the united states and canada, volume 5. Consisting of massive wedges of sedimentary rock about 6 kilometres thick under the rocky mountains, the wcsb contains one of.
Click download or read online button to get western canada sedimentary basin book now. A new interpretation of early jurassic basin history in. A detailed account of this history and the resulting geology is found in the geologic atlas of the western canadian sedimentary basin, a online resource published by the alberta energy regular atlas. Supply of western canadian sedimentary basin crude oil. The lower triassic montney formation of the western canadian sedimentary basin is a worldclass unconventional resource of gas, gas condensate and oil. Carboniferous strata of the western canada sedimentary. Geological atlas of the western canada sedimentary basin compiled by grant mossop and irina shetsen. The development of this resource began in the 1950s and proceeded rapidly, particularly during the 1990s. Its internal structure and the lateral variations in its shape reflect a long and complex history of development involving a.
The western canadian sedimentary basin wcsb is a vast 540,000squaremile swath of land in the western half of canada. These resources include coal, natural gas, and oil sands. Geophysical expression of the western canada sedimentary basin implications for crustal structure and tec tonic assembly of the crystalline basement r. Introduction the dynamics of sedimentary basins the.
The sedimentary basins of the united states and canada volume 5 sedimentary basins of the world volume 5. This gis dataset is one of a collection of shapefiles representing part the atlas, coal resources of the western canada sedimentary basin chapter 33, figure. Western canadian sedimentary basin videos and latest news articles. Geological atlas of the western canada sedimentary basin, g. The western canadian sedimentary basin the wcsb is a vast sedimentary basin underlying 1,400,000 square kilometres of western canada. Western canadian oil and gas, exploration and production. Basinrange structure is commonly inferred to represent either 1 blocks tilted along downwardflattening listric faults in which the upslope part of an individual rotated block forms a mountain and the downslope part a valley or 2 alternating downdropped blocks grabens that form valleys and relatively upthrown blocks horsts that form. Hydraulic fracturing and seismicity in the western canada sedimentary basin confirms the horizontal drilling technique which in essence creates an underground miniearthquake to open up. Oil production in canada comes from three principal sources. The smallest principal stress is horizontal over most of the western canadian sedimentary basin, and it varies in magnitude across the region. Geological survey of canada, geology of canada, no. Each chapter provides a succinct summary of the tectonic setting and structural and paleogeographic evolution of the basin.
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