Characterization of the Lower Shoreface to Offshore Reservoir Facies of the Cardium Formation in East Pembina, Alberta

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dc.contributor.advisorPedersen, Per Kent
dc.contributor.authorFic, Julianne D.
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-22T15:47:47Z
dc.date.available2014-01-23T08:00:12Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-22
dc.date.submitted2013en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis endeavors to define the reservoir characteristics, stratigraphy, facies architecture and their relationships of the Lower Cretaceous Cardium Formation in the northeast Pembina Oil Field of west-central Alberta. Bioturbated lower shoreface to offshore sandstones are subdivided into two separate depositional units. The lower depositional unit is characterized by four stacked shoreface-offshore parasequences (A – D), and the upper unit consists of two sandspit parasequences (E – F). The units are separated by an erosion surface that eroded the uppermost deposits of the underlying shoreface – offshore parasequence. Characterization of the low permeability Cardium reservoir facies indicates that the horizontal and vertical sand-filled burrows improve sandstone bed connectivity and enhance permeability flow pathways. Subsurface reservoir mapping coupled with facies characteristics and production data established a more thorough understanding of the reservoir characteristics and fairway widths of unconventional low permeability offshore deposits.en_US
dc.description.embargoterms12 monthsen_US
dc.identifier.citationFic, J. D. (2013). Characterization of the Lower Shoreface to Offshore Reservoir Facies of the Cardium Formation in East Pembina, Alberta (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25294en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25294
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/444
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectGeology
dc.subject.classificationreservoir characterizationen_US
dc.subject.classificationoffshore depositsen_US
dc.subject.classificationunconventionalen_US
dc.subject.classificationLow Permeabilityen_US
dc.subject.classificationhorizontal wellen_US
dc.titleCharacterization of the Lower Shoreface to Offshore Reservoir Facies of the Cardium Formation in East Pembina, Alberta
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeoscience
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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