--> Abstract: Shale Gas Potential Attributes of Selected Formations from the WCSB: Comparison to US Shale Gas Formations, by Basim Faraj; #90078 (2008)

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Shale Gas Potential Attributes of Selected Formations from the WCSB: Comparison to US Shale Gas Formations

Basim Faraj
Talisman Energy, Calgary, AB, Canada

As work in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) progresses, the exploration, development, and production of unconventional gas (coalbed methane, gas from shale and very low permeable sandstone) will become increasingly essential to sustain an ever-increasing North American energy demand.

Potential shale gas areas, located in western Alberta and eastern British Columbia was selected to better characterize the shale gas potential of the Upper Cretaceous Wilrich and equivalents, Jurassic Nordegg/Fernie, Triassic Doig/Doig Phosphate/Montney, Exshaw/Bakken, and Devonian Ireton/Duvernay Formations.

A cumulative resource calculation for the formations (Wilrich, Duvernay, Montney, Diog and Doig Phosphate) suggests hydrocarbon volume to be on the order of 860 Tcf.

Geochemical, mineralogical and other attributes will be outlined and compared to US shale basins. The recent increase in level of exploration and land acquisition in the WCSB will result in commercial success in the very near future.

 

AAPG Search and Discover Article #90078©2008 AAPG Annual Convention, San Antonio, Texas