Shale Gas
Background
Shale gas is natural gas produced from the fractures, pore spaces, and physical matrix of shales. Shales are the most commonly occurring type of sedimentary rock in northeast British Columbia and are theoretically suited to shale gas production. With the commercial success of several shale gas plays in the United States, British Columbia’s shales are now being recognized as potential reservoirs.
The B.C. government is interested in developing a better understanding of this shale gas potential. To determine this potential, the B.C. government contracted CBM Solutions to develop the “Gas Shale Potential of Devonian Strata, Northeastern British Columbia” study. This study focused on the shale gas potential in the Liard Plateau and Basin, and Prophet Trough in northeast British Columbia, and western extensions of the Peace River Arch/Embayment in east central British Columbia.
Activity Maps
Studies
Shale Units of the Horn River Formation, Horn River Basin and Cordova Embayment, Northeastern British Columbia
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Summary of Shale Gas Activity in Northeast B.C. 2008/09
Petroleum Geology Open File 2009-01
Summary of Shale Gas Activity in Northeast B.C. 2007
Petroleum Geology Open File 2007-01
Shale Gas Potential: Core and Cuttings Analysis, Northeast British Columbia
Petroleum Geology Open File 2007-01
Gas Shale Potential of Devonian Strata, Northeastern British Columbia
Petroleum Geology Special Paper 2005-01
Regional "Shale Gas" Potential of the Triassic Doig and Montney Formations, Northeastern British Columbia
Petroleum Geology Open File 2006-02
If you would like to obtain a copy of the study in CD, please contact:
Warren Walsh
Senior Petroleum Geologist
Resource Development and Geoscience Branch
Oil and Gas Division
British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
E-mail: Warren.Walsh@gov.bc.ca
