Petrographic Analysis of Selected Alberta Strata (Cardium, Viking, Banff, Exshaw, Duvernay, Slave Point)

Publication Type
Special Report
Published Date
Topic
Oil and Gas
Publication ID
SPE 108
Publication ID Extended
Special Report 108
Publication
Abstract

Sixty-five thin sections were sent to Trican Geological Solutions Ltd. for description and photographs according to specific criteria outlined by the Alberta Geological Survey. The criteria were established to aid our understanding of the resource potential of shale- and siltstone-hosted hydrocarbons in Alberta. This client report is a compilation of thin section descriptions and images from unique samples.

Thin sections were taken from well core from the following formations: Cardium, Viking, Banff, Exshaw, Duvernay, Slave Point.

Citation

Anderson, S.D.A, Rokosh, C.D. and Pawlowicz, J.G. (2017): Petrographic analysis of selected Alberta strata (Cardium, Viking, Banff, Exshaw, Duvernay, Slave Point); Alberta Energy Regulator, AER/AGS Special Report 107, 516 p.

Place Keywords
alberta, canada
Place Keywords NTS
82g, 82j, 82n, 82o, 83b, 83c, 83f, 83g, 83j, 83k, 83n, 83o, 84b, 84c
Theme Keywords
carbonate, geology, petrographic studies, sandstone, shale gas, siltstone, unconventional resources, western canada sedimentary basin