Abstract: This digital data release includes adsorption isotherm and proximate analysis results of selected samples for shale- and siltstone-hosted hydrocarbons. The strata evaluated include the: - basal Banff Formation, - Colorado Group, - Duvernay Formation, - Exshaw Formation, - Montney Formation, - Muskwa Formation, - Wilrich Member, - Nordegg Member, and - Rierdon Formation.
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Citation:
Title:
Adsorption Isotherm Analyses of Alberta Geological Units for Shale- and Siltstone-Hosted Hydrocarbon
Evaluation (tabular data, tab-delimited format to accompany Open File Report 2012-06)
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2013-11-06
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This digital data release includes adsorption isotherm and proximate analysis results of selected samples for
shale- and siltstone-hosted hydrocarbons. The strata evaluated include the: - basal Banff Formation, -
Colorado Group, - Duvernay Formation, - Exshaw Formation, - Montney Formation, - Muskwa Formation, - Wilrich
Member, - Nordegg Member, and - Rierdon Formation.
Purpose:
To provide the public with data for petroleum analyses of shale- and siltstone-hosted hydrocarbons.
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Alberta Geological Survey
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(780) 638-4491
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(780) 422-1918
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Alberta Energy Regulator
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4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
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4999-98 Avenue NW
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Edmonton
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Alberta
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T6B 2X3
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Access Constraints: Public Use Constraints: Acknowledgement of the Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta
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Government License - Alberta. Distribution Liability: The Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological
Survey (AER/AGS) licenses this information under the Open Government License - Alberta. Any references
to proprietary software in our documentation, and/or any use of proprietary data formats in our
releases, do not constitute endorsement by the AER/AGS of any manufacturer's product.
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Title:
Rock Eval, Total Organic Carbon, Adsorption Isotherms and Organic Petrography of the Colorado Group:
Shale Gas Data Release
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Rock Eval, Total Organic Carbon and Adsorption Isotherms of the Montney Formation in Alberta: Shale
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Rock Eval, Total Organic Carbon and Adsorption Isotherms of the Duvernay and Muskwa Formations in
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Supplemental Information:
Language: In English;
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Feature catalogue description:
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Detailed Entity and Attribute information is provided with the dataset, formatted as Federal Geographic
Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata.
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Distribution:
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Position name:
AGS Information Manager
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
(780) 638-4491
Facsimile:
(780) 422-1918
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Alberta Energy Regulator
Delivery point:
4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Delivery point:
4999-98 Avenue NW
City:
Edmonton
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Alberta
Postal code:
T6B 2X3
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Canada
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AGS-Info@aer.ca
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8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Name:
Tabular Data
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Report:
Absolute external positional accuracy:
Name of measure:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy
Measure description:
Evaluation method description:
We determined outcrop locations using the Global Positioning System. The maximum and average errors in
horizontal position associated with these locations are +/- 20 m and +/-7 m, respectively. Core
locations are based on the unique well identifier. This dataset uses bottom-hole latitude and longitude
coordinates provided by the Alberta Energy Regulator.
Result:
Quantitative result:
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Value:
Report:
Absolute external positional accuracy:
Name of measure:
Vertical Positional Accuracy
Measure description:
Evaluation method description:
In most cases, we collected core samples based on core depth relative to kelly bushing. All core were
depth referenced to the core boxes. If core depth was not recorded, a depth corrected to the geophysical
logs was used; however, this was rarely needed. At outcrop sites, a Global Positioning System unit at
each site calculated the vertical positions of the outcrop samples. The average vertical positional
accuracy of the GPS elevation data was estimated to be +/- 8 metres.
Result:
Quantitative result:
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Identifier:
Units system: xlink: http://www.bipm.org/en/si/
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unknown
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Evaluation method description:
The term shale describes a fine-grained, organic-rich rock and may not imply fissility. Adsorption
Isotherm indicates gas storage capacity of organic matter in a sample. We collected representative core
samples based on available core for the target formations in order to get a reasonable spatial
distribution of data. The core did not always cover the entire target interval. Sampling was focused at
a higher density in the shale targets and fine-grained rocks. Lower density sampling was done in other
lithologies and bounding formations. Outcrop sampling was performed on target formations where
accessible. If Date_Collected is 01-Jan-20xx, we collected the sample during the year indicated, but the
exact date is unknown. In some cases samples were combined to get enough material for an isotherm
analysis (sample_type = "combined"). If there was no Total Organic Carbon (TOC) run on the combined
sample then we have included the orginal sample TOC data (TOC will not be null). All samples that have
adsorption isotherm analyses are included in the dataset. Images consisting of pressure vs. adsorbed gas
and Langmuir parameters are included and referenced in the Image_Filename field. Not all samples include
images.
Result:
unknown
Report:
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Measure description:
We compiled the data into a single dataset for ease of use. A combination of Sample_ID, Site_ID and
Point_Sequence will result in unique records. A site may have multiple samples, and each sample may have
multiple analyses performed on it. Fields with blank analysis values indicates that the specified test
was not run on that sample. The number of significant digits of the sample results is provided by the
laboratory. Trailing zeros may have been dropped by Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access. All attributes
have well defined domains and were found to be valid within the domains.
Result:
unknown
Report:
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Measure description:
Lithologies are generalized and based on visual description.
Allocation of stratigraphic unit names was based on available stratigraphic information at the time of
sampling. No attempt was made to reallocate samples within a consistent regional stratigraphic
framework. In some cases, stratigraphic unit allocation may be incorrect.
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inapplicable
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The term shale describes a fine-grained, organic-rich rock and may not imply fissility.
Adsorption Isotherm indicates gas storage capacity of organic matter in a sample.
We collected representative core samples based on available core for the target formations in order to get
a reasonable spatial distribution of data. The core did not always cover the entire target interval.
Sampling was focused at a higher density in the shale targets and fine-grained rocks. Lower density
sampling was done in other lithologies and bounding formations. Outcrop sampling was performed on target
formations where accessible. If Date_Collected is 01-Jan-20xx, we collected the sample during the year
indicated, but the exact date is unknown.
In some cases samples were combined to get enough material for an isotherm analysis (sample_type =
"combined"). If there was no Total Organic Carbon (TOC) run on the combined sample then we have included
the orginal sample TOC data (TOC will not be null).
All samples that have adsorption isotherm analyses are included in the dataset. Images consisting of
pressure vs. adsorbed gas and Langmuir parameters are included and referenced in the Image_Filename
field. Not all samples include images.
Process step:
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Description:
We collected outcrop samples from various outcrop sites during fieldwork excursions from 2007 to 2011.
Core samples were collected at the Alberta Energy Regulator’s Core Research Centre.
Geologists recorded the sample and site information, such as location, depth, formation, and a brief
lithological description at the time of collection. Representative splits of the samples were made
and sent to the labs for adsorption isotherm analysis.
Date and time:
2007-07-01T00:00:00
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Description:
We received the results from the laboratories in multiple spreadsheets, which we imported into a
Microsoft Access database. The data were exported as flat files for public release. The raw data was
compared to the exported data to ensure that no errors were introduced during data processing and
export.
Date and time:
2011-10-01T00:00:00
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
unknown
Maintenance note:
This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial
Metadatastandard version FGDC-STD-001-1998 using the January 2013 version of the FGDC CSDGM to ISO 19115-2
transform.
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Geological Survey
Position name:
AGS Information Manager
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
(780) 638-4491
Facsimile:
(780) 422-1918
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Alberta Energy Regulator
Delivery point:
4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Delivery point:
4999-98 Avenue NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T6B 2X3
Country:
Canada
Electronic mail address:
AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of service:
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Role:
Role code:
custodian
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