| Title | Geological and geochemical data from Mackenzie Corridor. Part V: New XRD data from Devonian cores and mineralogical characterization of mudrock units |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | Kabanov, P ;
Percival, J B; Bilot, I; Jiang, C |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8168, 2016, 23 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/299435  Open Access |
| Links | Erratum
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| Year | 2016 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is related to the following publications |
| File format | readme
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| File format | pdf; xls; rtf |
| Province | Northwest Territories |
| NTS | 95J; 95M; 95N; 95O; 96B; 96C; 96D; 96E; 96F; 96G; 96L; 97B; 106G; 106H; 106I; 106L; 106O; 106P; 107A; 107B |
| Area | Mackenzie Valley; Mackenzie River; Great Slave Lake; Interior Plains; Mackenzie Bay; Beaufort Sea; Tuktoyaktuk |
| Lat/Long WENS | -136.0000 -120.0000 70.2500 62.0000 |
| Subjects | fossil fuels; mineralogy; sedimentology; hydrocarbons; hydrocarbon potential; sedimentary rocks; shales; reservoir rocks; source rock analyses; petroleum occurrence; petroleum resources; petroleum
exploration; petroleum; lithology; x-ray diffraction; x-ray diffraction analyses; Horn River Formation; Canol Formation; Hare Indian Formation; Imperial Formation; Kugaluk N-02 Well; Paleozoic; Devonian |
| Illustrations | location maps; stratigraphic columns; plots; tables; logs; photographs; ternary diagrams |
| Program | GEM2: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals Mackenzie Corridor, Shield to Selwyn |
| Released | 2016 12 21; 2017 01 03 |
| Abstract | Mineralogical surveys are an important part of shale reservoir studies. New results, based on X-ray diffraction analyses (XRD), are reported here for 101 core samples from three wells, mostly from
organic-rich mudrocks of the Horn River Group (HRG) in Mackenzie Plain area. The combined NTGS-GSC XRD database has sufficient resolution for robust mineralogical characterization of stratigraphic units. The Canol Formation has the highest quartz
(82% median) and the lowest clay content (7% median). Clays in the HRG are dominated by illite. The Hare Indian and lower Canol formations are variably calcareous and dolomitic; the upper Canol is dolomitic but non-calcareous; basal Imperial shales
are sideritic-dolomitic and non-calcareous. More accurate characterization can be achieved by resolving issues between GSC and NTGS correlation of stratigraphic units. New XRD data are also used to characterize the Hume-HRG contact (a drowning
unconformity) in Kugaluk N-02 well of northern Anderson Plain. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
XRD surveys are important part of shale reservoir studies. New XRD results from 101 core samples of three wells mostly come from organic-rich mudrocks of
the Horn River Group in the Canol shale play area. Available XRD database has a resolution for robust mineralogical characterization of stratigraphic units. The Canol Formation stands out by the highest quartz (81% median) and the lowest clay content
(7% median). Clays in the HRG are dominated by illite. Carbonates: the Hare Indian and lower Canol are variously calcareous and dolomitic; the upper Canol is dolomitic and non-calcareous; basal Imperial shales are sideritic-dolomitic and
non-calcareous. More accurate mineralogical characterization of mudrock units will be possible after resolving issues between GSC and NTGS correlation of formation contacts. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 299435 |
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