METADATA Record Number 289 Title of the publication Oil and Gas potential of the northern mainland, Canada (Mackenzie Corridor and northern Yukon) Originator(s) Hannigan, P.K., Dixon, J., Morrow, D.W. Category of the Open File Publication CD-ROM Abstract A description of petroleum resource potential for all sedimentary strata in the northern mainland of Canada is presented in this open file. The study area includes the Interior Platform of Northwest Territories, Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin, Northern Foreland Belt and Northern Yukon Fold Complex in Northwest Territories and Yukon. Very conservative estimates of total resource endowment in the Interior Platform are 1.22 x 109 m³ and 1.56 x 10¹² m³ of in-place oil and gas, respectively. Very high petroleum potential is expected to occur in the subcrop extent of Cambrian sands in the Colville Hills area, the Kee Scarp reef fairway near Norman Wells, and on the barrier and in the back-barrier of Presqu’ile barrier complex in the south. The greatest number of discoveries and potential in the northern mainland occurs in the Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin, where total resource estimates are 1.13 x 109 m³ of mean recoverable oil and 3.32 x 10¹² m³ of mean recoverable gas. Gas hydrate potential in the Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin is immense (2.4 - 87 x 10¹² m³). In Liard Plateau of the Mackenzie Fold Belt, in-place resource potential for natural gas is 2.77 x 10¹¹ m³. In Eagle Plain basin, total resource endowment is predicted to be 6.94 x 107 m³ and 1.71 x 10¹¹ m³ (in-place volumes). With respect to nation-wide petroleum potential, Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin is rated high while the remainder of the northern mainland has a low to moderate rating. Supplemental In English Beginning Date 01-04-2005 Ending Date 20-07-2006 Progress Complete Maintenance and None Planned West Boundary -141 East Boundary -110 North Boundary 70 South Boundary 60 Hor_Coord_Syste Hor_Coord_Para Theme Keywords Oil; Gas; Potential; Exploration Play; Structural Traps; Stratigraphic Traps; Reservoirs; Source Rocks Place Keywords Northwest Territories; Yukon Territory Stratum Keywords Temporal Keywords Contact Person Hannigan, P.K. Contact Voice 01-403-292-7167 Contact Fax 01-403-292-4961 Contact Email phanniga@nrcan.gc.ca Distributor of Bookstore at Geological Survey of Canada - Calgary Distributor mailing and physical Distributor 3303 33 Street NW Distributor City Calgary Distributor Alberta Distributor Canada Distrbutor Postal T2L 2A7 Distributor Voice 01-403-292-7030 Distributor Fax 01-403-292-5377 Distributor Email gscc_bookstore@nrcan.gc.ca Information GSCC_ID Date_Received (DD-MM-YYYY) Journal Publication_Num 5343 Publication_Date Notes