| Title | Characterization of shallow aquifers and assessment of potential impacts of oil and gas development activities on these aquifers in the Fox Creek area (AB) / Caractérisation des aquifères superficiels et
évaluation des impacts potentiels liés aux activités pétrolières et gazières sur ces aquifères dans la région de Fox Creek (AB) |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | Rivard, C |
| Source | Public presentations of October 14, 2020: Groundwater Geoscience Program, current status of research projects for the 2019-2024 program cycle; by Jacob, N; Russell, H A J; Brodaric, B; Rivard, C; Paradis, D; Benoit, N; Geological Survey of Canada, Scientific Presentation 119, 2021 p. 42-55, https://doi.org/10.4095/327586  Open Access |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English; French |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is contained in Public presentations of
October 14, 2020: Groundwater Geoscience Program, current status of research projects for the 2019-2024 program cycle |
| Related | This publication is related to the following
publications |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Alberta |
| NTS | 83F |
| Area | Fox Creek; Tony Creek |
| Lat/Long WENS | -118.0000 -116.0000 54.0000 53.0000 |
| Subjects | hydrogeology; environmental geology; fossil fuels; geophysics; geochemistry; stratigraphy; structural geology; Nature and Environment; Science and Technology; Economics and Industry; environmental
studies; environmental impacts; groundwater resources; aquifers; groundwater geochemistry; groundwater pollution; groundwater flow; flow regimes; petroleum industry; hydrocarbons; oil; gas; petroleum exploration; hydrocarbon recovery; hydraulic
fracturing; water utilization; observation wells; water wells; gas wells; oil wells; pressure; models; fluid migration; hydrocarbon migration; watersheds; field work; core samples; hydraulic analyses; hydraulic conductivity; porosity; permeability;
geophysical logging; vegetation; snow; wetlands; bedrock geology; lithology; sedimentary rocks; mudstones; sandstones; siltstones; structural features; faults; fractures; Paleogene; water wells; oil wells; gas wells; boreholes; stratigraphic
analyses; lithostratigraphy; pollutants; source areas; provenance; piezometric levels; Paskapoo Formation; Duvernay Formation; Scollard Formation; Battle Formation; Wapiti Formation; Methodology; Collaborative research; Environmental impact
assessment; Resource development; Water supply; monitoring; Water management; cumulative effects; Forests; Habitats; Wildlife; Phanerozoic; Cenozoic; Tertiary; Paleozoic; Devonian |
| Illustrations | photographs; location maps; schematic cross-sections; geoscientific sketch maps; plots; time series |
| Program | Groundwater Geoscience Groundwater Geoscience Management |
| Program | Environmental Geoscience |
| Released | 2021 02 19 |
| Abstract | A multidisciplinary and multi-institutional project was initiated in the Fox Creek area (west-central Alberta) in April 2019 to study environmental impacts of hydrocarbon development activities. The
initial objective was to specifically study potential impacts on shallow groundwater. However, different Sectors within NRCan later identified the Fox Creek area as a region of interest for developing regional cumulative effects evaluation methods in
support of new impact assessment legislation. Therefore, the project scope is now much larger and includes studies on vegetation, forest, snow cover, wetlands, landscape evolution and woodland caribou habitat. The project involves many collaborators
from the federal and provincial governments, and academia. This project is supported by both the GGP and EGP programs and is also funded by the Cumulative Effects initiative. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
On October 14, 2020 all project leaders under the GGP intended to present virtually the status of their research to all NRCan employees wanting to
attend. Due to technical difficulties the event was cancelled. All five of the PowerPoint presentations prepared for this event are included in this synthesis and the pre-recorded presentations can be seen on YouTube via this link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHIc7ff3vEdII708VhgsLsg Key words: groundwater classification, methods development, groundwater portal, characterization, shallow aquifers, Fox Creek, water resource, modelling, Ring of Fire and assessment. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 327586 |
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