Geology and assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the West Greenland-East Canada Province, 2008
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- Document: Report (7.6 MB pdf)
- Larger Work: This publication is Chapter J of The 2008 Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal
- Appendixes:
- Appendixes (5.3 MB zip) - All appendixes
- Appendix 1 (44 KB xlsx) - Input data for Eurekan Structures Assessment Unit
- Appendix 2 (735 KB pdf) - Basin evolution chart for the Eurekan Structures Assessment Unit
- Appendix 3 (45 KB xlsx) - Input data for Northwest Greenland Rifted Margin Assessment Unit
- Appendix 4 (735 KB pdf) - Basin evolution chart for the Northwest Greenland Rifted Margin Assessment Unit
- Appendix 5 (45 KB xlsx) - Input data for Northeast Canada Rifted Margin Assessment Unit
- Appendix 6 (730 KB pdf) - Basin evolution chart for the Northeast Canada Rifted Margin Assessment Unit
- Appendix 7 (45 KB xlsx) - Input data for Baffin Bay Basin Assessment Unit
- Appendix 8 (725 KB pdf) - Basin evolution chart for the Baffin Bay Basin Assessment Unit
- Appendix 9 (45 KB xlsx) - Input data for Greater Ungava Fault Zone Assessment Unit
- Appendix 10 (730 KB pdf) - Basin evolution chart for the Greater Ungava Fault Zone Assessment Unit
- Appendix 11 (310 KB pdf) - Detailed assessment results for Eurekan Structures Assessment Unit
- Appendix 12 (375 KB pdf) - Detailed assessment results for Northwest Greenland Rifted Margin Assessment Unit
- Appendix 13 (375 KB pdf) - Detailed assessment results for Northeast Canada Rifted Margin Assessment Unit
- Appendix 14 (375 KB pdf) - Detailed assessment results for Baffin Bay Basin Assessment Unit
- Appendix 15 (375 KB pdf) - Detailed assessment results for Greater Ungava Fault Zone Assessment Unit
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Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently assessed the potential for undiscovered oil and gas resources of the West Greenland-East Canada Province as part of the USGS Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal program. The province lies in the offshore area between western Greenland and eastern Canada and includes Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, Lancaster Sound, and Nares Strait west of, and including, part of Kane Basin. A series of major tectonic events led to the formation of several distinct structural domains that are the geologic basis for defining five assessment units (AU ) in the province, all of which are within the Mesozoic-Cenozoic Composite Total Petroleum System (TPS). Potential petroleum source rocks within the TPS include strata of Ordovician, Lower and Upper Cretaceous, and Paleogene ages. The five AUs defined for this study—the Eurekan Structures AU, Northwest Greenland Rifted Margin AU, Northeast Canada Rifted Margin AU, Baffin Bay Basin AU, and the Greater Ungava Fault Zone AU— encompass the entire province and were assessed for undiscovered, technically recoverable resources. The estimated mean volumes of undiscovered resources for the West GreenlandEast Canada Province are 10.7 billion barrels of oil, 75 trillion cubic feet of gas, and 1.7 billion barrels of natural gas liquids. For the part of the province that is north of the Arctic Circle, the estimated mean volumes of these undiscovered resources are 7.3 billion barrels of oil, 52 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and 1.1 billion barrels of natural-gas liquids.
Suggested Citation
Schenk, C.J., 2017, Geology and assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the West Greenland-East Canada Province, 2008, chap. J of Moore, T.E., and Gautier, D.L., eds., The 2008 Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1824, 31 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1824J.
ISSN: 2330-7102 (online)
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Table of Contents
- Abstract
- West Greenland-East Canada Province Description
- Assessment Unit Definitions
- Assessment Results
- References
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geology and assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the West Greenland-East Canada Province, 2008 |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 1824 |
| Chapter | J |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1824J |
| Year Published | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Energy Resources Program |
| Description | Report: viii, 31 p.; 15 Appendixes |
| Other Geospatial | West Greenland-East Canada Province |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |