Petroleum Exploration Opportunities in Jeanne d'Arc Basin , Call for ...
Petroleum Exploration Opportunities in Jeanne d'Arc Basin , Call for ...
Petroleum Exploration Opportunities in Jeanne d'Arc Basin , Call for ...
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Seals<br />
F<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g good seals should not be a problem <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Jeanne</strong><br />
d’Arc Bas<strong>in</strong> as the extensional and thermal subsidence<br />
stages conta<strong>in</strong>s a succession of very f<strong>in</strong>e clastics, tight<br />
sandstones and carbonates<br />
•Oil and gas accumulations are sealed by thick overly<strong>in</strong>g shales<br />
abundant dur<strong>in</strong>g the Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous (e.g.<br />
Fortune Bay, Cape Broyle (White Rose), and Nautilus shales)<br />
•Also <strong>in</strong>tra-<strong>for</strong>mational shales are widespread with<strong>in</strong> the rift<br />
stage clastic sequences<br />
•Excellent regional seals are provided by f<strong>in</strong>e gra<strong>in</strong>ed Late<br />
Cretaceous Dawson Canyon Fm. and the Tertiary f<strong>in</strong>e clastics<br />
Banquereau Fm.<br />
Enachescu, NL DNR 2009