Geochemical Mass Balance Results for Mineral Composition from X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of Samples from Alberta Stratigraphic Units Evaluated for their Shale- and Siltstone-Hosted Hydrocarbon Resource Potential (tabular data, tab-delimited format)

Publication Type
Data
Published Date
Topic
Oil and Gas
Publication ID
DIG 2016-0005
Publication ID Extended
Digital Data 2016-0005
Publication
Abstract

Abstract: This digital data release includes geochemical mass balance data for the determination of mineral composition from X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis of selected samples from Alberta stratigraphic units evaluated for their shale- and siltstone-hosted hydrocarbon resource potential. The samples are from the following units:
- Belle Fourche Formation,
- Fish Scales Formation,
- Muskwa Formation,
- Shaftesbury Formation, and
- Westgate Formation

Citation

Rokosh, C.D., Crocq, C.S., Pawlowicz, J.G. and Brazzoni, T. (2017): Geochemical mass balance results for mineral composition from x-ray diffraction analysis of samples from Alberta stratigraphic units evaluated for their shale- and siltstone-hosted hydrocarbon resource potential (tabular data, tab-delimited format); Alberta Energy Regulator, AER/AGS Digital Data 2016-0005.

Place Keywords
alberta, canada
Theme Keywords
bulk mineralogy, shale, shale gas, shale oil, unconventional gas, western canada sedimentary basin, x-ray diffraction analysis