Shallow Gas in Drift: Northwestern Alberta

Publication Type
Information Series
Topic
Oil and Gas
Publication ID
INF 130
Publication ID Extended
Information Series 130
Publication
Abstract

Shallow gas in drift has recently been exploited from the Rainbow and Sousa Fields of northwestern Alberta. In response to numerous requests from industry for information about the Quaternary geology where gas is being produced, this document presents preliminary maps of bedrock topography and drift thickness that show regional trends of buried valleys that may be targets for shallow gas exploration. This is part of a multiyear collaborative project between the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board/Alberta Geloogical Survey (EUB/AGS) and Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). The information in this document was presented on a poster panel for the EUB/AGS booth displayed at the 6th Annual Unconventional Gas Conference in Calgary, Alberta, November (2004).

Citation

Pawlowicz, J.G., Hickin, A.S., Nicoll, T.J., Fenton, M.M., Paulen, R.C., Plouffe, A. and Smith, I.R. (2004): Shallow gas in drift: northwestern Alberta; Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, EUB/AGS Information Series 130, 1 p.

Place Keywords
canada, chinchaga river, rainbow lake, zama lake
Place Keywords NTS
84l
Theme Keywords
bedrock topography, buried valleys, drift thickness, quaternary, shallow gas