From Utica to Forillon : an updated review of the oil and gas potential in Quebec Jean-Sbastien Marcil, Exploration Manager, Junex inc. in collaboration with Peter K. Dorrins, President and CEO, Junex inc. Jean-Yves Lavoie, Chairman,…
Prospective Statement This document contains prospective statements which state the expectations of management with regards to the growth, the operation results, the return and the commercial prospects and occasions for future business…
Table of Content Located in the northeastern part of the Great American Carbonate Bank and the Appalachian Belt, Quebec sedimentary basins covered over 200 000 km. The 2000s saw a significant increase in exploration investment…
Two game-changer for the energy future of region The exploration of Ordovician shales in Quebec is a combination of science, intuition, perseverance and adaptability. But the premises of the story remain similar to those found in…
Utica Shale, Saint Lawrence Lowlands Basin Since the announcement in April 2008 about the potential of shale gas Lowlands of St. Lawrence in southern Quebec, 25 new wells were drilled in the area. This announcement has created a small…
Macasty Shale, Anticosti Basin Located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec, Anticosti Island extends over a length of 220 km and a maximum width of 56 km and covers an area of 7,943 km (3,103 mi). Anticosti is a large ESE-WNW…
Forillon Carbonates, Gasp Basin Located 15 kilometers west of the town of Gasp, the Galt project covers an area of 214 square kilometers. The Galt project is composed of two exploration permits (permit 2008PG989 covers 6,736 hectares…
Introduction to Quebec Oil and Gas Potential New concepts + New technologies 2013: A paradigm shift SOQUIP era Unconventionnal Gas : Multi Tcf; Unconventional Oil : Billion BO; HTD Reservoir : 500 MMBO Offshore…
Quebec Oil and Gas Potential A. According to a study published in 2012 by Universit Laval, the potential recoverable natural gas contained in the Utica shale vary from 22 to 47 TCF (ie 170 years of current consumption Quebec); B.…
Gaspesie (Galt) Total OIIP Resources of 330 MMBO Net Rec. Resources of 30.7 MMBO (NSAI P50) Taconic Front (overthrust) Lowlands Utica Shale Gas Play Total Undiscovered Prospective OGIP Resources 330 TCF Chaleurs Bay…
Ordovician Petroleum System of NE America NE SW Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October 24th, 2013
Utica Shale Geology Prospective Shale Intervals Ordovician- aged Utica Formation & Lorraine Formation Shales Industry is principally focused on Utica Shale at this time Utica - mainly black, organic-rich, limey shale…
NE America Ordovician Shale Correlation SW NE Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October 24th, 2013
Defining the exploration fairways Shallow Structured Deep Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October 24th, 2013
Utica Shale Original Gas-in-Place Estimates Compiled from public reports and presentations (modified from Marcil et al, 2010) Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October 24th, 2013
Ordovician Shale Thermal Maturity Zonation TOCoriginal = 6% OGIP* : +100 Bcf/mi OOIP** : 33.5 MMBO/mi TOCoriginal = 4% * From various external reports published in 2009, 2010 and 2012 **From September 2011 Netherland…
Quebecs Middle Ordovician Carbonate basins Tmax 440 Tmax, Vitrinite eq, C3/C1,oil analysis API Oil = 35* C3/C1 0.8 and depth map of the undeformed platform Tmax 455 Ro eq 0.9% C3/C1 0.1 Oil Window Tmax 450 C3/C1 0.17 (core…
Anticosti Island Geology and Petroleum Potential From the 60s to 2010, a total of 21 wells were drilled, some old one on geologically poorly-defined targets or more recently, on HTD sag targets identified with seismic data.…
Deep fairway X-Section Based on Regional Transect Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October 24th, 2013
Anticosti Stratigraphy 4000m of Carbonates Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October 24th, 2013
Thermal Maturity Tmax can define a general trend Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October 24th, 2013
Comparison of Macasty to Utica & Eagle Ford S1 / (S1 + S2) Outside of Deep Fairway (shallow side of Jupiter Fault) Shallow Macasty Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October 24th, 2013
Fairway comparaison : Ohio vs Anticosti Both maps are at same scale Both are Top Utica Structure Maps Both have same contour interval (& color shading) Black polygons at same scale on both maps Deep Fairway: Higher…
Dolomitized Ordovician Carbonates Lavoie et al. (2009) Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October 24th, 2013
On the way to unlock the Gaspe Potential Galt Project : Most Advanced Oil Project in Quebec Light oil tested in several wells Galt 1 Galt 3 Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October 24th,…
Exploration Model Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October 24th, 2013
Petroleum Geology Oil Saturated Zone Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October 24th, 2013
Resource Play Potential Devonian Limestone 1,000m Oil Saturated Low Perm Low POR C100 C087 Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October 24th, 2013
Resource Play Potential Sweet spot horizon Well C100 (Galt 1) Highest perm related to dolomitic horizon Well C139 (Galt 4) SWC in the Forillon Fm Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October…
Resource Play Potential Directional Drilling Project Development via Horizontal Drilling Drilling in the dolomitic horizon with maximized production by the input of natural vertical fractures Marcil et al. (2013) OPI…
Conclusion - Quebecs Oil and Gas Plays Interest in sedimentary basins Quebec following the emergence of unconventional resources will also highlight several other plays with good potential : Taconic Front Play : the extension of the…
Conclusion - Quebecs O&G Potential Oil exploration in Quebec for 10 years has been a spectacular growth. The vision of the potential of the area has changed completely : Utica Shale Original Gas-in-Place reach 330 Tcf with a potential…
Merci beaucoup Marcil et al. (2013) OPI 52nd Annual Conference Windsor, Ontario October 24th, 2013
Major References for Further Readings Reefs during the multiple crisis towards the OrdovicianSilurian boundary: Anticosti Island, eastern Canada, and worldwide P. Cooper (2001). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, V. 38, P. 153-171…