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Montney Regional Stratigraphy and Core Descriptions

AB & Northeastern BC

CDL, GDGC

MRGG

March 2009

Play(s):
N/A
Montney Distal Shelf Swan-Dawson Resource Gas, Montney Shelf Resource Oil
Fluid(s):
Condensate, Gas, Light Oil, Natural Gas Liquids, NGL/Condensate
N/A
Area:
AB & Northeastern BC
N/A

The Lower Triassic Montney Formation of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin was deposited in a structurally active basin, influenced by west coast aridity, easterly winds and storm-dominated shoreface conditions. The product of these paleogeographic and structural conditions is a complex siliciclastic and locally carbonate reservoir system dominated by relatively well-sorted dolomitic siltstones and very fine-grained sandstones. A regional framework for Montney deposition was developed by Dr. Graham Davies. This framework, illustrated by a grid of cross-sections and detailed core descriptions, will assist in defining Montney reservoir trends.