Petroleum Exploration Opportunities in Jeanne d'Arc Basin , Call for ...

Large Mesozoic
Under Explored Basins
• Atlantic Newfoundland and Labrador were affected by the
Wilson cycle initiated during Late Triassic which culminated
with the break up of Pangea and opening of the Atlantic Ocean
that continues today
• During the initial intercontinental rifting stage and later during
the break-up, numerous sedimentary basins were formed on
both margins of the Atlantic Ocean
• Some of these basins such as Santos, Gulf of Mexico, Orinoco,
Niger Delta, North Sea, etc. are prolific petroleum basins
• Newfoundland and Labrador offshore area contains many
underexplored Mesozoic basins including the Laurentian (1 well
in French territory), Carson-Bonnition
(4 wells), Flemish Pass
(6 wells), East Orphan (1 well), Hopedale (16 significant wells)
and Saglek (3 wells) basins
Enachescu, NL DNR 2009