| Title | Formation water and gas analyses of the Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin |
| Download | Downloads |
| Author | Grasby, S E; Chen, Z |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5697, 2013, 12 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/293121 (Open Access) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Edition | rev. |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | digital; on-line |
| Related | This publication supercedes Grasby, S E; Chen, Z; (2008).
Formation water and gas analyses of the Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin, Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5697 |
| File format | readme
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| File format | txt; pdf; rtf |
| Province | Northwest Territories |
| NTS | 107; 117A/01; 117A/02; 117A/07; 117A/08; 117A/09; 117A/10; 117A/15; 117A/16; 117D/01; 117D/02; 117D/07; 117D/08; 117D/09; 117D/10; 117D/15; 117D/16; 117E/01; 117E/02; 117E/07; 117E/08; 117E/09; 117E/10;
117E/15; 117E/16; 117H/01; 117H/02; 117H/07; 117H/08; 117H/09; 117H/10; 117H/15; 117H/16 |
| Area | Mackenzie River Delta; Beaufort Sea; Arctic Canada |
| Lat/Long WENS | -138.0000 -128.0000 71.0000 68.0000 |
| Subjects | fossil fuels; geochemistry; marine geology; hydrocarbons; hydrocarbon potential; formation water; gas; salinity; water geochemistry; vitrinite reflectance; Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin; Cretaceous;
Mesozoic; Tertiary; Cenozoic |
| Illustrations | location maps; stratigraphic sections; plots |
| Program | Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI-2), 2003-2005 |
| Program | Program of Energy Research and Development (PERD) |
| Released | 2013 11 05 |
| Abstract | Formation waters of the Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin, Arctic Canada, show a broad range of salinity and water chemistry. Three main water types are defined: freshwaters related to a gravity-driven flow
system, original trapped seawater with minor diagenetic alteration, and low TDS - high alkalinity waters. High alkalinity waters are isolated in overpressured fault blocks characterized by rapid sedimentation and burial. The high alkalinities (up to
9000 mg/l) are interpreted to be related to in situ CO2 generation through anaerobic methanogenesis during burial. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 293121 |
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