Regional inventory of Peace River oil sands, Alberta, Canada

Conference · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5680748

Rottenfusser, B A

The Peace River oil sands of NW. Alberta contain an estimated 92 billion bbl of bitumen trapped in an updip pinch-out of the Lower Cretaceous Bluesky and Gething formations. The geologic reservoir characteristics of the Peace River oil sands are being mapped on a regional scale through the use of core and geophysical logs. Because the data are stored as a log of the well, a wide variety of useful maps can be generated by the computer. These include maps showing structure, sand/shale ratios, gross and net pay thicknesses, basal water, top water, lean zones, and uninterrupted pay. Recognition of 4 major facies including continental, tidal flat, shoreline and shallow marine, and tidal channel deposits has led to the proposal of an estuarine model for sedimentation within the Gething Formation. Coordination of computer-generated maps with the facies model highlights areas which satisfy specific criteria that may be critical in determining the applicability of a particular in situ recovery method.

• OSTI ID: 5680748
• Report Number(s): CONF-8304200-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States) Journal Volume: 67:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALBERTA
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CANADA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
CRETACEOUS PERIOD
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DATA PROCESSING
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INFORMATION
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MATERIALS
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OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SANDS
PEACE RIVER DEPOSIT
PROCESSING
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
RESERVOIR ROCK
STRATIGRAPHY
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