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Energy & MinesRessources naturellesCanada

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Bowser and Sustut BasinsBowser and

Sustut Basins

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N atu ral Re sou rce sC ana da C anada

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IntroductionIntroduction

Presentations 8:40 to 9:50 amPresentations 8:40 to 9:50 am

Coffee and Questions 9:50 to 10:30 amCoffee and Questions 9:50 to 10:30 am

Presentations 10:30 to 12:00 noonPresentations 10:30 to 12:00 noon

All talks will be available on CDAll talks will be available on CD

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Bowser and Sustut Bowser and Sustut BasinsBasins

Part of BC Ministry of Part of BC Ministry of Energy and Mines Energy and Mines strategy to evaluate strategy to evaluate and develop and develop Intermontane basins of Intermontane basins of BCBC

New Energy Program New Energy Program Section of the New Section of the New Ventures Branch is Ventures Branch is entrusted with entrusted with hydrocarbon hydrocarbon assessment of assessment of sedimentary basins in sedimentary basins in BCBC

Working cooperatively Working cooperatively with Geological Survey with Geological Survey of Canadaof Canada

FernieFernie

BowserBowser

WhitehorseWhitehorse

Western CanadaSedimentary Basin

NechakoNechako

QuesnelQuesnel

GeorgiaGeorgia

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Bowser – Sustut Bowser – Sustut BasinsBasins

Covers a Covers a large arealarge area>65,000 km>65,000 km22

In excess of In excess of 7000 metres 7000 metres of Jurassic of Jurassic and and Cretaceous Cretaceous sedimentssediments

TerraceTerrace SmithersSmithers

BearBearLakeLakeStewartStewart

100 km

Thermal Thermal maturation maturation of sediments of sediments is lower than is lower than original original estimatesestimates

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Old IdeasOld Ideas

Prior to 2002, Bowser Prior to 2002, Bowser Basin rocks were Basin rocks were believed to be mature believed to be mature to overmatureto overmature

This was based on This was based on limited surface limited surface thermal maturation thermal maturation data in Klappan-data in Klappan-Groundhog coal fieldsGroundhog coal fields

This data was This data was extrapolated across extrapolated across the entire basinthe entire basin

TerraceTerrace SmithersSmithers

BearBearLakeLakeStewartStewart

100 km

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New RealitiesNew Realities

New surface thermal maturation data New surface thermal maturation data indicates that large portions of the indicates that large portions of the Bowser and Sustut basins are in the oil Bowser and Sustut basins are in the oil and/or gas windowsand/or gas windows

Oil staining on surface and downhole Oil staining on surface and downhole samples indicates several petroleum samples indicates several petroleum systemssystems

Supported by missed gas pay in one Supported by missed gas pay in one wellwell

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AgendaAgenda8:40 - 9:108:40 - 9:10Current knowledge of the Bowser and Sustut basins and new Current knowledge of the Bowser and Sustut basins and new Geological Survey of Canada initiativesGeological Survey of Canada initiativesDr. Carol Evenchick, Geological Survey of Canada, Vancouver, BCDr. Carol Evenchick, Geological Survey of Canada, Vancouver, BC

9:10 – 9:309:10 – 9:30Stratigraphic relationships between Bowser Lake and Skeena Stratigraphic relationships between Bowser Lake and Skeena groupsgroupsDr. Jim Haggart, Geological Survey of Canada, Vancouver, BCDr. Jim Haggart, Geological Survey of Canada, Vancouver, BC

9:30 – 9:509:30 – 9:50Application of public-domain potential field data to studies of basin Application of public-domain potential field data to studies of basin architecturearchitectureDr. Carmel Lowe, Geological Survey of Canada, Sidney, BCDr. Carmel Lowe, Geological Survey of Canada, Sidney, BC

9:50 – 10:309:50 – 10:30Questions, coffeeQuestions, coffee

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Agenda (cont’d)Agenda (cont’d)10:30 – 11:1010:30 – 11:10

Thermal maturation and petroleum systemsThermal maturation and petroleum systemsKirk Osadetz and Dr. Vern Stasiuk Geological Survey of Canada, Kirk Osadetz and Dr. Vern Stasiuk Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary, ABCalgary, AB

11:10 – 11:3011:10 – 11:30

Coal bed methane potential of Klappan and Groundhog coal Coal bed methane potential of Klappan and Groundhog coal fieldsfieldsDr. Barry Ryan, B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines, Victoria, BCDr. Barry Ryan, B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines, Victoria, BC

11:30 – 12:0011:30 – 12:00

BC Ministry of Energy and Mines initiatives: What’s new, where BC Ministry of Energy and Mines initiatives: What’s new, where we are headed; Proposals for frontier explorationwe are headed; Proposals for frontier explorationMark Hayes, BC Ministry of Energy and Mines, Victoria, BCMark Hayes, BC Ministry of Energy and Mines, Victoria, BC