NORTHERN CANADA
The Next Petroleum Province
Hydrocarbon Potential and
Exploration Play Trends
2003 Geoscience Forum
Yellowknife, N.W.T.
November 19, 2003
G. E. Reinson and K. J. Drummond
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This presentation is based on the following
multi-client study by Sproule Associates Ltd.
HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL AND
EXPLORATION PLAY TRENDS
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AND YUKON
A Technical Inventory and Geological Review
July, 2000
The authors would like to acknowledge and thank
Sproule Associates Limited for permission
to present this paper.
OBJECTIVES
ƒTO COMPARE HYDROCARBON
PROSPECTIVITY AND RESOURCE POTENTIAL
OF THE DIFFERENT REGIONS
ƒTO HIGHLIGHT THOSE REGIONS THAT
ALREADY CONTAIN SUBSTANTIAL
DISCOVERED RESOURCES
ƒTO HIGHLIGHT THOSE REGIONS OR BASINS
THOUGHT TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT UPSIDE
RESOURCE POTENTIAL - NOT YET
DISCOVERED
MACKENZIE/
BEAUFORT
ARCTIC
111
111
59
59
CANADA
ULTIMATE
ULTIMATE CONVENTIONAL
CONVENTIONAL
MARKETABLE
MARKETABLE GAS
GAS
675 TCF
NWT
BC
INTERIOR
14
14
12
10
OTHER E. COAST
131
131
1
WCSB
OFFSH.BC
30
30
286
120
OTHER
13
1
DEC. 31,2002
CUM PRODUCTION 134 TCF
REM. RESERVES 55 TCF
RESOURCES 45 TCF
UNDISCOVERED 438 TCF
Adapted from Drummond, 1998
19
19
SCOTIAN SHELF
CONVENTIONAL
CONVENTIONAL MARKETABLE
MARKETABLE GAS
GAS
CANADA
CANADA (DECEMBER
(DECEMBER 31,
31, 2002)
2002)
CUM PROD
134 (20%)
UNDISCOVERED
438 (65%)
RESERVES
56 (8%)
RESOURCES
47 (7%)
ULTIMATE RESOURCE (675 TCF)
WCSB
ARCTIC
OTHER EAST COAST
MACKENZIE-BEAUFORT
OFFSHORE BC
SCOTIAN SHELF
OTHER
MAINLAND NWT
286 ( 43%)
111 ( 16%)
131 ( 19%)
59 ( 9%)
30 ( 4%)
19 ( 3%)
27 ( 4%)
12 ( 2%)
SEDIMENTARY BASINS OF THE
YUKON - NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
BEAUFORTMACKENZIE
OLD
CROW
ANDERSON HORTON PLAIN
EAGLE
PLAIN
KANDIK
BONNET
PLUME
WHITEHORSE
TROUGH
COLVILLE
HILLS
PEEL
PRECAMBRIAN
SHIELD
GREAT
BEAR
PLAIN
MACKENZIE
PLAIN
LIARD
SOUTHERN
TERRITORIES
So
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Li Te
ar
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d
M
P
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G zi e
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P
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at
Be
An a
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C
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Pe Hill
el s
Pl
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gl
e
Pl
Ka
M
n
ac dik
Be k D
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fo a
rt
Se
a
YUKON AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
NUMBER EXPLORATION WELLS BY AREA
400
339
300
200
135
100
0
91
34
72
21
19
22
74
33
3
YUKON/ NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
ANNUAL GAS PRODUCTION
BILLION CUBIC FEET
70
CUM. 627 BCF
DEC 31, 2002
60
CAMERON
HILLS
50
IKHILL
LIARD
KOTANEELEE
POINTED
MOUNTAIN
40
30
20
10
0
1981
1985
1989
1993
1997
2001
YUKON / NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
MACK. / BEAUFORT
DISCOVERED RESOURCES BY STRATIGRAPHIC
STRATIGRAPHIC SYSTEM
SYSTEM
MIOCENE
OLIGOCENE
EOCENE
PRE-TERTIARY
OIL
GAS (BOE)
EAGLE PLAIN
PERMO-CARB
(6 MCF/BOE)
MACKENZIE PL.
DEVONIAN
LIARD PL./PLATEAU
DEVONIAN
COLVILLE HILLS
CAMBRIAN
0
500
1000
MILLION BOE
1500
YUKON - NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
ULTIMATE RECOVERABLE GAS RESOURCES
MACKENZIE BEAUFORT
MAINLAND
TOTAL
TCF
63.0
23.0
86.0
UNDISCOVERED
74.1 TCF
DISCOVERED
11.9 TCF
DISCOVERED
UNDISCOVERED
YUKON - NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
ULTIMATE OIL RESOURCES
DISCOVERED
UNDISCOVERED
BB
MACKENZIE BEAUFORT
MAINLAND
6.4
TOTAL
7.0
0.6
UNDISCOVERED
5.7 BB
DISCOVERED
1.3 BB
GAS FIELDS OF THE LIARD AREA
CNRL
LIARD
RESOURCES
DISCOVERED
1.3 TCF
UNDISCOVERED
4.1 TCF
POINTED
MOUNTAIN`
CHEVRON
LIARD
KOTANEELEE
PARAMOUNT
LIARD
BEAVER
RIVER
20 MILES
LIARD - S. TERRITORIES SCHEMATIC SECTION
W
E
LIARD
S. TERRITORIES
.
CRET
UE
Q
S
A
FANT
ON
S
T
T
MA
BESA RIVER
BO
VIE
FA
UL
T
DEBOLT
BANFF
KOTCHO
TETCHO
JEAN MARIE
SLAVE POINT
MUSKEG
KEG R.
CAM
IL.
S
B
NAHANNI
ARNICA
BASEMENT
Modified from NOGD, 1995
From: Purcellenergy.com
From: Purcellenergy.com
CUM. PRODUCTION = 107.3 BCF
MACKENZIE PLAIN BASIN
NORMAN WELLS
302 MMB
MA
CK
EN
ZI
E
M
AC
KE
NZ
IE
RESOURCES
107 MMB OIL
1.5 TCF GAS
100 Km
Modified from NOGD, 1995
N
AI
PL
MO
UN
TA
IN
UNDISCOVERED
S
CH
AR
ELE
KE
FR
A
MO NKL
UN IN
TA
INS
GREAT
BEAR
BASIN
MACKENZIE PLAIN - SCHEMATIC SECTION
W
E
Mackenzie Plain
Mackenzie Mts.
CANOL
Great Bear Basin
Franklin Mts.
Norman Wells
CRET
E
M
HU
IMPERIAL
E
E
K
SALT
P
R
A
SC
MT
DL
N
KI
CAMBRIAN
PRECAMBRIAN
20 Km
Modified from NOGD, 1995
E
I
L
NK
A
R
/F
N
MT
Keele Arch
COLVILLE HILLS, NWT SHOWING LOCATION
OF CAMBRIAN SANDSTONE GAS DISCOVERIES
126 0
DISCOVERED - 620 BCF
UNDISCOV. - 4586 BCF
68 0
TEDJI LAKE
67 0
TWEED
LAKE
BELE
100 Km
Adapted from:NOGD, 1995
COLVILLE HILLS - DRILLING 2003
TWEED
LAKE
BELE
SCHEMATIC SECTION, COLVILLE HILLS AREA
300 km
SW
Heavy Oil
Seeps
NE
Coppermine
Arch
Colville
Hills
Langton Bay
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B
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l
Fr
k
Sa
lar
C
t
un
o
M
p
a
tC
n
u
Mo
Modified from NOGD, 1995
Proterozoic
Source
Rock
From: www.paramountres.com
EAGLE PLAIN BASIN
DISCOVERED
OIL - 11.7 MMB
GAS - 83.7 BCF
UNDISCOVERED
OIL - 28.2 MMB
GAS - 1.0 TCF
Modified from Yukon Ec. Dev., NEB, 1994
EAGLE
EAGLE PLAIN
PLAIN BASIN
BASIN -- POTENTIAL
POTENTIAL RESERVOIRS
RESERVOIRS AND
AND TRAPS
TRAPS
N
CHANCE AREA
S
BLACKIE AREA
EAGLE PLAIN GP
EEK
R
C
E
L
JUNG
ALBIAN
AIN
R
T
T
E
E
C
AN
H
C
HART RIVER
STRAT/STRUCT TRAPS
(Unconf Subcrop)
IE
K
C
BLA
S
S.
STRAT TRAPS
(Basinward
Facies Changes)
FORD LAKE
Modified From: Hambelin, 1990
STRUCTURAL TRAPS
(Laramide Folds)
PEEL BASIN AND PLATEAU
CH
R
A
IK
V
LA
K
A
ANDERSON PLAIN
MI
T
OF
S
U
EO
C
A
T
E
R
C
R
O
ON
EV
TR
DS
AR
CH
RI
LI
UNDISCOVERED
45 MMB OIL
3.1 TCF GAS
NS
AI
T
NT
UL
OU
FA
M
BONNET
PLUME
BASIN
PE
EL
100 Km
PEEL PLAIN
PL
AT
EA
U
MACKENZIE
PLAIN
MACKENZIE MOUNTAINS
Modified from NOGD, 1995
CENTRAL PEEL PLAIN
N-25
TREVOR
I-21
FAULT
K-09
D-08
K-63
H-34
W
E
ARCTIC RED
Km
0
MARTIN HOUSE
TUTTLE
RIAL
E
P
IM
L
CANO
PRONGS
CREEK
ROAD
RIVER
IN
L
K
N
FRA
HUME
LANDRY
A
ARNIC
PEEL
NDLE
I
K
T
N
MOU
RIVER
E
N
I
L
SA
N
I
A
UNT
O
M
1
2
3
MOUNT CAP
MOUNT CLARK
PROTEROZOIC
4
MACKENZIE ARCH
Modified from Yukon Ec. Dev., NEB, 1999
BEAUFORT - MACKENZIE BASIN
DISCOVERED OIL AND GAS FIELDS
53 DISCOVERIES
1.0 BB OIL
9.7 TCF GAS
TAGLU
UNDISCOVERED
RESOURCES
5.4 BB OIL
53.3 TCF GAS
100 Km
PARSONS
IKHIL
CUM
1,502
MMCF
BEAUFORT MACKENZIE - STRUCTURAL SETTING
100 Km
Modified from Dixon, et al, 1992
BEAUFORT MACKENZIE BASIN
Km SE
0
NW
MACK AKPA
ENZIE K
BAY
KUGM
ALLIT
15
PLIOCENE
MIOCENE
OLIGOCENE
EOCENE
PALEOCENE
U CRETACEOUS
L CRETACEOUS
PALEOZOIC
AK
LA
K
RE
IND
EE
R
RIC
HA
RD
S
TAG
LU
5
10
IPERK
50 Km
BEAUFORT-MACKENZIE BASIN
STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION OF 30 DISCOVERIES
Km
0
MACKENZIE BAY
IPERK
1
RICHARDS
2
3
4
5
REINDEER
CRETACEOUS
Adapted from: Hitcheon, et al, 1990
KUGMALLIT
AKPAK
PARSONS GAS FIELD
PARSONS
1259 BCF
KAMIK
1.2 MMB
GAS FIELD
OIL FIELD
5 Km
Adapted from: G.R MORRELL, 1996
PARSONS LAKE GAS FIELD
_
_
_
C-55
_
_
_
_
C-11
_
P-41 L-43
C-38
LOWER
TERTIARY
UPPER
TERTIARY
DEPTH
(M)
500
1500
2500
3500
GAS
PARSONS GROUP
0
5 km
4500
Adapted from: R.A. Meneley, 1986
WATER
SHALE SEAL
LOWER
CRET.
nc.
U
z
M
e
Pr
U.
CRET.
TAGLU STRUCTURE CONTOUR MAP
-11000
TAGLU FIELD
2,080 BCF
-10500
H-06
-10
50
0
_
D-55
-1 -11
10
0
00 00
-1
05
00
_
_
_
00
00
-1
H-54
00
-95
-8000
P-03
D-43
G-33
-8500
C-42
0
Km 2
Adapted from: G.R MORRELL, 1996
-90
00
-9500
CUM. PRODUCTION = 1,857 MMCF
MACKENZIE DELTA / BEAUFORT SEA
ULIMATE RECOVERABLE GAS RESOURCE
63.0 TCF
64.1%
UNDISCOVERED
BEAUFORT SEA
40.4 TCF
UNDISCOVERED
ONSHORE/NEARSHORE
12.9 TCF
6.9%
DISCOVERED
BEAUFORT SEA
4.4 TCF
20.5%
8.4%
DISCOVERED
ONSHORE/NEARSHORE
5.3 TCF
SOURCE: DISCOVERED - NEB, 1988, UNDISCOVERED - GSC, 1994
SUMMARY - YUKON / NWT
RECOVERABLE OIL & GAS OF MAJOR AREAS
DISCOV
OIL (MMB)
UNDISCOV
OIL (MMB)
DISCOV
GAS (BCF)
UNDISCOV
GAS (BCF)
0
0
1,371
7,292
302
107
156
1,500
COLVILLE
HILLS
0
28
620
4,586
PEEL
BASIN
0
45
0
3,149
EAGLE
PLAINS
12
28
84
1,103
MACKENZIE
DELTA
248
1,050
5,319
12,600
BEAUFORT
SEA
767
4,350
4,376
40,700
TOTAL
(+ OTHERS)
1,329
5,736
11,925
74,119
LIARD/
S. NWT
MACKENZIE
PLAIN
CONCLUSIONS
ƒDISCOVERED OIL AND GAS OCCUR IN
CAMBRIAN,DEVONIAN,PERMO-CARBONIF,
CRETACEOUS AND TERTIARY AGE STRATA.
ƒMAJOR OIL DISCOVERIES IN MACKENZIE PLAIN
AND THE MACKENZIE/BEAUFORT.
ƒMAJOR GAS DISCOVERIES IN LIARD, COLVILLE
HILLS & MACKENZIE/ BEAUFORT.
ƒFUTURE DISCOVERIES EXPECTED IN LIARD,
COLVILLE HILLS, MACKENZIE PLAIN, PEEL
BASIN, EAGLE PLAIN AND MACK/ BEAUFORT.
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