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Background
Shale
gas is natural gas produced from the fractures, pore spaces, and physical
matrix of shales. Shales are the most commonly occurring type of
sedimentary rock in northeast British Columbia and are theoretically
suited to shale gas production. With the commercial success of several
shale gas plays in the United States, British Columbia’s shales are now
being recognized as potential reservoirs.
The
BC Government is interested in developing a better understanding of this
shale gas potential. To determine this potential, the BC Government
contracted CBM Solutions to develop the “Gas Shale Potential of Devonian
Strata, Northeastern British Columbia” study. This study focused on the
shale gas potential in the Liard Plateau and Basin, and Prophet Trough in
northeast British Columbia, and western extensions of the Peace River
Arch/Embayment in east central British Columbia.
Activity Maps
Studies
Summary of Shale Gas Activity in Northeast BC 2007
Petroleum Geology Open File 2007-01
Shale Gas Potential: Core and Cuttings
Analysis, Northeast British Columbia
Petroleum Geology Open File 2007-01
Gas Shale Potential of Devonian Strata, Northeastern British Columbia
Petroleum Geology Special Paper 2005-01
Regional "Shale Gas" Potential of the Triassic Doig and Montney Formations,
Northeastern British Columbia
Petroleum Geology Open File 2006-02
Summary of Shale Gas Activity in Northeast British Columbia
Petroleum Geology Open File 2006-01
If you would like to obtain a copy of the
study in CD, please contact:
Warren Walsh
Senior Petroleum Geologist
Resource Development and Geoscience Branch
Oil and Gas Division
BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
E-mail: Warren.Walsh@gov.bc.ca
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