What they've found in the Arctic

Journal Article · Mon Oct 23 04:00:00 EDT 1972 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6193521

McCaslin, J C

Despite nature and tricky geological conditions, Canada's Arctic explorers have come up with some very important findings. With each new well, drilling problems diminish. This winter season will see several rigs working in the Mackenzie River Delta province and others will be plying the Arctic islands. Imperial Oil Co. has 5 discoveries to its credit in the Delta region of the Mackenzie River after a long period of exploratory work. Small-scale base maps show the Arctic oil and gas areas and exploration on the Mackenzie Delta. As of late Sept., 11 deep-capacity rigs were either drilling or ready to fire up when the freeze comes. Four companies are active on the delta. Imperial has 5 rigs on the delta and one on Tuk Peninsula to the east. Shell has shipped 2 helicopter- portable rigs to the delta and has them on locations. Gulf has 3 deep type rigs on the delta. This basin is filled with very thick sand and shale sequences, enhanced by huge structures with closures up to 4,000 ft. The overall Mesozoic to Cenozoic section reaches a thickness of 30,000 ft in the Delta area. Canada's most prospective areas on a unit acreage basis are the MacKenzie Delta with 35-billion bbl potential, the Sverdrup Basin of the Arctic islands with an estimated 50-billion bbl potential, and the offshore E. coast with a 35-billion bbl potential.

• OSTI ID: 6193521
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 70:43; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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