Stratigraphic architecture and cyclic sedimentary record in point bar deposits: implications for reservoir characterization and heterogeneity prediction, cretaceous McMurray Formation, Alberta

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dc.contributor.advisorHubbard, Stephen Michial
dc.contributor.advisorJensen, Jerry
dc.contributor.authorLabrecque, Phillip Aaron
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T22:13:01Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T22:13:01Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 94-97en
dc.descriptionSome pages are in colour.en
dc.description.abstractSandstone-dominated point bar deposits in the McMurray Formation (in the Athabasca Oil Sands) account for a significant proportion of subsurface reservoirs. In-situ production techniques require an accurate geological model of the reservoir, including the distribution of siltstone interbeds that can increase heterogeneity and affect bitumen recovery. The objectives of this study are to construct a sedimentological model of a point bar deposit, and to qualitatively and quantitatively assess the spatial distribution of impermeable siltstone beds in the succession. The dimensions of the channel studied are constrained by seismic data, cores and wireline logs. Logging of core coupled with statistical analyses of wireline logs using correlograms, Fourier transforms and wavelet transforms, demonstrate that siltstone is distributed cyclically throughout the reservoir at wavelengths of 2-10 m. Therefore, validating the strength and location of depositional cyclicity provides some predictability in a complex reservoir system and allows for more accurate reservoir modeling.en
dc.format.extentix, 97 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationLabrecque, P. A. (2010). Stratigraphic architecture and cyclic sedimentary record in point bar deposits: implications for reservoir characterization and heterogeneity prediction, cretaceous McMurray Formation, Alberta (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3807en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/3807
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/104808
dc.language.isoeng
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.titleStratigraphic architecture and cyclic sedimentary record in point bar deposits: implications for reservoir characterization and heterogeneity prediction, cretaceous McMurray Formation, Alberta
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeoscience
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1942 627942785
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