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Permeability Heterogeneity in Bioturbated Strata, Cardium Formation, Pembina Field, and the Identification of Potential Waterflood Opportunities by Oliver J. Friesen B.Sc. (Hons.) University of British Columbia 2013 Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Department of Earth Sciences Faculty of Science Oliver J. Friesen 2015 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Summer 2015

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Permeability Heterogeneity in Bioturbated

Strata, Cardium Formation, Pembina Field, and

the Identification of Potential Waterflood

Opportunities

by

Oliver J. Friesen

B.Sc. (Hons.) University of British Columbia 2013

Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the

Requirements for the Degree of

Master of Science

in the

Department of Earth Sciences

Faculty of Science

Oliver J. Friesen 2015

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Summer 2015

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Approval

Name: Oliver J. Friesen

Degree: Master of Science (Earth Sciences)

Title: Permeability Heterogeneity in Bioturbated Strata, Cardium Formation, Pembina Field, and the Identification of Potential Waterflood Opportunities

Examining Committee: Chair: Dr. Dirk Kirste, Associate Professor

Dr. Shahin Dashtgard Senior Supervisor Associate Professor

Dr. James A. MacEachern Supervisor Professor

Dr. Dale Leckie External Examiner Adjunct Professor Department of Geoscience University of Calgary

Date Defended/Approved: July 23, 2015

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Abstract

Bioturbated sediments representing distal expressions of paralic depositional

environments are increasingly being exploited for hydrocarbons in the super-giant

Pembina Field (Cardium Formation), Alberta, Canada. These strata were previously

considered unproductive due to limited vertical and horizontal connectivity between

permeable beds. In these “tight oil” plays (0.1 – 10 md), pressure decay profile

permeametry data indicate that sand-filled burrows provide vertical permeable pathways

between bioturbated and parallel laminated sandstone beds in the central, north-east and

north-west parts of the field. This relationship enables the economic exploitation of

hydrocarbons via horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing. As the exploitation

of bioturbated strata progresses in the Pembina Field, additional primary targets are being

sought out, and horizontal waterflooding is being considered in areas where current

horizontal wells exist. Proximal to historical produced conventional targets, reservoir

analyses indicate that areas where the bioturbated facies average permeability lies

between 0.35 mD and 0.85 mD and sandstone isopach thicknesses are between 0.25 m

and 2.5 m should be targeted in east-central Pembina.

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Acknowledgements

Firstly I would like to thank Dr. Shahin Dashtgard for allowing me to take on this project

and for his guidance and mentorship throughout the entire process. I would also like to

extend a sincere thank you to Dr. James MacEachern for also providing me with

mentorship and feedback throughout the process.

Many thanks to my fellow SFU colleagues, and specifically those in the ARISE group

including Andrew LaCroix, Korhan Aryanci, Kristyn Smith, Sean Borchert, Amy Hsieh, and

Macy Jones who all helped me along during the process.

I would also like to thank all of those at ARC Resources Ltd. who allowed me to undertake

this project, and provided me with feedback and invaluable mentorship during this

process.

Finally I would like to thank the SFU Earth Sciences department support staff including

Matt Plotnikoff, Rodney Arnold, Glenda Pauls and Tarja Vaisanen who were always

available to help when I needed it.

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Table of Contents

Approval .......................................................................................................................... ii Abstract .......................................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................ iv Table of Contents ............................................................................................................ v List of Tables ................................................................................................................. vii List of Figures................................................................................................................ viii

Chapter 1. Introduction ............................................................................................. 1 1.1. Research Objectives .............................................................................................. 2 1.2. Methods ................................................................................................................. 3 1.3. Study Area .............................................................................................................. 5 1.4. Cardium Stratigraphy .............................................................................................. 7 1.5. History of Ideas..................................................................................................... 15

1.5.1. Turbidity and Storm Rip-Currents ............................................................ 15 1.5.2. Offshore Terrace Bars ............................................................................. 16 1.5.3. Stranded Shoreface Deposits .................................................................. 16

Chapter 2. ...................................................................................................................18 2.1. Facies Descriptions .............................................................................................. 18

2.1.1. Facies 1 (F1): Silty mudstone to shale with very fine-grained sand laminae .................................................................................................... 20

2.1.2. Facies 2 (F2): Bioturbated sandy mudstone to muddy sandstone with thin sandstone beds ......................................................................... 22

2.1.3. Facies 3 (F3): Massive to bioturbated sandstone with thin mudstone and siltstone beds ................................................................... 29

2.1.4. Facies 4 (F4): Unbioturbated, massive- to hummocky cross-stratified sandstone ................................................................................. 32

2.1.5. Facies 5 (F5): Clast- and matrix-supported conglomerate ....................... 35 2.2. Facies Associations .............................................................................................. 38

2.2.1. Facies Association One (FA1): Sandying-upwards shelf/ramp to upper delta front (middle shoreface equivalent) deposits ......................... 38

2.2.2. Facies Association Two (FA2): Conglomeratic Transgressive Deposits .................................................................................................. 39

2.3. Cardium Type Logs .............................................................................................. 39

Chapter 3. Permeability Heterogeneity in Bioturbated Strata, Cardium Formation, Pembina Field, and the Identification of Potential Waterflood Opportunities1 .................................................................... 43

3.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 43 3.1.1. Stratigraphy and Paleogeography ........................................................... 44 3.1.2. Study Area and Pembina Development History ....................................... 47

3.2. Methods ............................................................................................................... 49 3.2.1. Pressure Decay Profile Permeameter (PDPK) Analyses ......................... 50

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3.2.2. Permeability Calculations ........................................................................ 50 3.2.3. Contouring (using Golden Software Surfer®) ........................................... 52

3.3. Results ................................................................................................................. 52 3.3.1. Facies ...................................................................................................... 52 3.3.2. Facies Association One (FA1): Sandying upwards shelf/ramp to

upper delta front (middle shoreface equivalent) deposits ......................... 57 3.3.3. Facies Association Two (FA2): Transgressive Conglomerate

Deposits .................................................................................................. 57 3.3.4. PDPK ...................................................................................................... 60 3.3.5. Reservoir Characterization ...................................................................... 62 3.3.6. Mapping .................................................................................................. 63

3.4. Reservoir Controls on Production ......................................................................... 69 3.4.1. PDPK ...................................................................................................... 69 3.4.2. Sandstone Isopach .................................................................................. 69 3.4.3. Bioturbated Facies Kgeometric ..................................................................... 70

3.5. Waterflooding and future exploitation potential in east-central Pembina ............... 73 3.6. Conclusions .......................................................................................................... 76

Chapter 4. Conclusions ........................................................................................... 77 4.1. References ........................................................................................................... 80

Appendices ...................................................................................................................88 Appendix A: AppleCore Well Logs ......................................................................... 89 Appendix B: Well Compilation Data ..................................................................... 128 Appendix C: PDPK Analysis Data ........................................................................ 139 Appendix D: Horizontal Well Data ........................................................................ 162

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List of Tables

Table 2.1: Facies summary ..................................................................................... 19

Table 3.1: Facies summary ..................................................................................... 55

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List of Figures

Figure 1.1: Cardium Formation section ...................................................................... 5

Figure 1.2: Study area map ........................................................................................ 6

Figure 1.3: Cardium fm stratigraphy ........................................................................... 8

Figure 1.4: Stott (1963) stratigraphic chart ............................................................... 10

Figure 1.5: Cardium Formation Allostratigraphy ....................................................... 12

Figure 1.6: Evolution of the E5 surface .................................................................... 14

Figure 1.7: Carrot Creek conglomerate depositional model ...................................... 17

Figure 2.1: Examples of F1 ...................................................................................... 21

Figure 2.2: Examples of F2a .................................................................................... 23

Figure 2.3: Examples of F2b .................................................................................... 25

Figure 2.4: Examples of F2c .................................................................................... 27

Figure 2.5: Examples of F3 ...................................................................................... 32

Figure 2.6: Examples of F4 ...................................................................................... 34

Figure 2.7: Examples of F5 ...................................................................................... 38

Figure 2.8: Core litholog 03-07-048-08W5 ............................................................... 40

Figure 2.9: Core litholog 10-17-049-06W5 ............................................................... 42

Figure 2.10: Cardium type log legend ........................................................................ 42

Figure 3.1: Cardium Lithostratigraphy ...................................................................... 45

Figure 3.2: Paleogeography ..................................................................................... 47

Figure 3.3: Study Area ............................................................................................. 48

Figure 3.4: Facies core images ................................................................................ 56

Figure 3.5: Core litholog 03-07-048-08W5 ............................................................... 59

Figure 3.6: Cardium type log legend ........................................................................ 60

Figure 3.7: PDPK measurement positions (03-07-048-08W5 & 08-11-049-05W5) .................................................................................................... 61

Figure 3.8: PDPK versus facies plots ....................................................................... 62

Figure 3.9: Sandstone (F3, F4) sandstone isopach map .......................................... 64

Figure 3.10: Bioturbated facies (F2b, c) permeability map ......................................... 66

Figure 3.11: Bioturbated facies (F2b, c) isopach thickness map ................................. 68

Figure 3.12: Bioturbated facies (F2b, c) versus monthly oil production (horizontal wells) .................................................................................... 72

Figure 3.13: Bioturbated facies permeability versus production bar graph.................. 73

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Figure 3.14: Final waterflood map .............................................................................. 75

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Chapter 1. Introduction

The Cardium Formation of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB)

comprises a terrigenous clastic wedge deposited along the western margin of the Western

Interior Seaway during the Late Turonian and Coniacian (Krause et al., 1994; Plint et al.,

1986; Walker, 1983b). The Cardium Formation has been studied for over 50 years since

the discovery of significant hydrocarbon reserves, presently estimated to be approximately

10.6 billion barrels of oil originally in place (ERCB, June 2011). While many conventional

oil pools in the Cardium Formation are past their peak production, the improvements in

multi-stage fracturing techniques has led to the discovery of an additional 1 billion barrels

of potential reserves, located mainly in the oil-charged halo of existing pools (Fig. 1; ; New

Technology Magazine, 2011). Water flooding through horizontal wellbores is an enhance

oil recovery (EOR) scheme that is presently being evaluated in the Pembina Field. This

study provides an in depth analysis of permeability heterogeneities of the bioturbated

facies in the central Pembina Field, with the intention of establishing how bioturbated

reservoirs in the Cardium Formation might respond to waterflooding.

The Cardium Formation records a complex depositional history involving tectonic

and eustatically controlled changes in sea level that led to the formation of multiple

allostratigraphic surfaces (Krause et al., 1994). Deposits of the Cardium Formation are

mainly mudstone, sandstone, and conglomerate deposited in and along eastward

prograding shoreline-to-shelf clinoforms (Krause et al., 1994).

Early exploitation of the Pembina Field targeted high permeability shallow-marine

sandstones and foreshore conglomerates through more than 4300 vertical wells (Nielsen,

1957; Parsons, 1955; Parsons and Nielsen, 1954). These wells were drilled between 1953

and 1980, and enhanced oil recovery schemes, including water flooding and infill drilling

were implemented shortly after. In fact, in Canada the first use of EOR, horizontal wells,

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and hydrocarbon-based miscible floods were undertaken in 1957 in the Cardium

Formation, Pembina Field (Clarkson and Pedersen, 2011; Howes, 1988). Recent

advancements in horizontal drilling and multistage hydraulic fracturing have led to a

resurgence of interest in the Cardium Formation. New horizontal wells target the “halo” of

the main Pembina Field (Clarkson and Pedersen, 2011), and many have proven to be

successful. Three-month initial production (IP3) values for new horizontals are as high as

30,000 bbl oil (e.g., 13-21-050-06W5). Conversely, some wells have yielded disappointing

results indicating that the controls on productivity within the “halo” are poorly understood.

An in-depth analysis of permeability heterogeneities within the target area, including the

evaluation of plug and whole core porosity/permeability data and high resolution pressure

decay profile permeametry (PDPK) measurements can allow for better prediction of well

performance. This analysis can also help predict how the bioturbated facies will respond

to horizontal waterflooding schemes at Pembina, where a recent pilot program resulted in

increased reservoir pressure and improved sweep efficiency (M. Tuhin, personal

communication, August 18th, 2014). The goal of this study is to use detailed core logging,

core-permeability measurements, PDPK permeability, and production data to evaluate

areas in east-central Pembina that comprise thick successions of bioturbated muddy

sandstones that would respond favorably to horizontal waterflooding or should be targeted

for additional horizontal well development.

1.1. Research Objectives

The purpose of the research explained in this thesis is to answer the following

questions and / or complete the following tasks:

1. Can bioturbated muddy sandstones and sandy mudstones be waterflooded

effectively? Rank the best areas of east-central Pembina for waterflooding through

horizontal wells.

2. What is the correlation between facies distributions, permeability-porosity

characteristics of facies, and production?

3. Is there a correlation between plug and full diameter permeability data and PDPK

results?

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1.2. Methods

Thirty-eight cores through the Cardium Formation at east-central Pembina were

logged as part of this study (Appendix A). Cardium deposits were subdivided into informal

flow units, based on the total overall visual sandstone/siltstone percentage (including all

discrete beds, burrows, and interstitial grains). The stratigraphic interval of interest

encompass the bioturbated sandy mudstones to muddy sandstones, with overall

combined sandstone/siltstone content ranging from 30% to 80% (L. Schmitt, personal

communication, May 12th, 2014). This range was determined to contain the economically

exploitable resources across Arc Resources Ltd.’s land base in east-central Pembina.

An additional 171 wells with geophysical well logs and porosity/permeability data

were also selected from east-central Pembina to provide data to correlate cored intervals

across the field (based on gamma ray cut off values), and to construct

porosity/permeability and net-pay maps. The most recently drilled wells were selected

preferentially, with preference given to wells with available gamma ray, resistivity, and

neutron and density porosity log profiles. Selected wells also needed to have core-analysis

data for reservoir intervals below the 30% combined sandstone/siltstone content in order

to provide a consistent spread of data throughout the entire section of interest. The

positions of core analyses measurements was determined by comparing depth of

measurements to gamma curves and to nearby wells that have logged core. Once the 171

additional wells were selected, the core analysis data were compiled (Appendix B). Data

pulled from AccuMap included the samples’ upper and lower depths, upper and lower

formation depths, sample thicknesses, Kmax values and porosity values.

Of the 38 Cardium Formation cores, 11 wells were selected for Pressure Decay

Profile Permeameter (PDPK) analysis (Appendix C). When selecting core for PDPK

analysis, preference was given to: 1) cores that preserve the greatest thickness of section

between the upper Cardium Formation marker to the underlying Blackstone Formation

(Fig. 1.1), with preference given to cores that penetrate the unconventional bioturbated

sandy mudstones; 2) cores that have good quality well-log data, core analyses, and

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production information; 3) cores that are equally spaced across the study area; and, 4) the

best quality cores that are at least 7.5 cm in diameter. From the 11 wells, 44 samples

were taken (4 samples taken from each well). Sample lengths ranged from 6–25 cm. From

the 44 samples, permeability measurements were taken from 11 to 23 points per sample

(dependent on the lithological heterogeneities within the samples and sample length) for

a total of 758 points. Sample locations from each slab were carefully chosen to ensure

measurements were taken across the range of lithologies in the sample, including

sandstone/siltstone filled burrows and laminae/beds, and mudstone/siltstone matrix.

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Figure 1.1: Cardium Formation section

Core log position and associated gamma-ray log for the Cardium Formation (00/03-07-048-08W5). Cores that preserved the thickest section from underlying Blackstone Formation to upper Cardium reflector were selected. Blackstone and Cardium formation picks from AccuMap.

Samples selected for micropermeability measurements were slabbed and

micropermeability measurements were performed at Corelab in Calgary, Alberta, using a

PDPK-400. Cut samples were lightly sandblasted to ensure a good seal between the

slabbed surface and the O-ring attached to the PDPK-400 probe tip (0.4 cm diameter).

Following sandblasting, samples were cleaned with a toluene solution to chemically

remove any mobile hydrocarbons, and then placed in an oven to allow the sample to dry

fully. After drying the samples, permeability measurements were acquired. For each

measurement a good seal between the O-ring and the rock was required, and this was

ensured using acetone. With an air-tight seal established, gas was allowed to flow from

the PDPK-400 into the core at a 70 kPa initial upstream flow pressure. The decay of the

initial pressure was measured against time, and the collected data were corrected for

Klinkenberg-slippage effects. This accounts for the fact that gas molecules injected into

the sample move through the pore throat center and edge at the same speed (whereas in

liquids do not). Correction of the data yields Klinkenberg-corrected, liquid-equivalent

permeabilities measured in microdarcies.

1.3. Study Area

This research project focuses on the Cardium Formation within the east-central

Pembina Field (Township 47–50; Range 4–9W5) of Alberta (Fig. 1.2). The study area

covers a total area of 1500 km2 and the majority of the land base is presently either wholly

or partially owned by Arc Resources Ltd. As of October 2014, 2527 vertical wells and 374

horizontal wells had been drilled across the study area. The vertical and horizontal wells

have an abundance of core, core analyses, and production data, which were imperative

for the undertaking this study.

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Figure 1.2: Study area map

Maps showing: (A) the location of the Pembina Field on a paleogeography map of the Cardium Formation in Alberta, Canada (after Krause et al., 1994): (B) the location of the study area within the Pembina Field; and (C) the location of logged cores (yellow stars) and logged cores which were also analyzed for micropermeability measurements (green stars).

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1.4. Cardium Stratigraphy

The Upper Cretaceous Cardium Formation grades upwards from marine shales of

the Blackstone Formation, and passes upwards gradually into marine shales of the

overlying Wapiabi Formation (Fig 1.3; Krause et al., 1994). Outcrops of the Cardium

Formation have been studied in the north and south-central mountains and foothills of

Alberta, wherein the progradational edge of the Musreau and Kawka members are

exposed (Duke, 1985; Plint et al., 1988). In the subsurface, the Cardium Formation

extends below much of western Alberta, and as far south as the Sweetgrass Arch in

northern Montana, USA (Cobban et al., 1959). The Cardium Formation is part of the up to

1200 m thick Colorado Group, which is a regionally extensive succession consisting

predominantly of shale that extends across the WCSB (Bloch et al., 1993). The Colorado

Group is a dominantly eastward-tapering marine shale package that contains at least three

sandstone-dominated units: the Basal Colorado, Viking Formation, and Cardium

Formation (Bloch et al., 1993).

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Figure 1.3: Cardium fm stratigraphy

Chronostratigraphic and lithostratigraphic breakdown of the Central Plains of Alberta from the Lower to Upper Cretaceous (144–66.4 Ma). The Cardium Formation (red rectangle on diagram) is part of the Colorado Group and overlies the Blackstone Formation and underlies the Wapiabi Formation. (ERCB, 2013)

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One of the earliest lithostratigraphic frameworks for the Cardium Formation was

proposed by Stott (1963). Stott defined six members named the Ram, Kiska, Cardinal,

Leyland, Sturrock and Moosehound (Fig. 1.4). These members encompass either major

coarsening-upward successions separated by erosional surfaces (Ram, Kiska, Cardinal,

Leyland, Sturrock members), or continental deposits (Moosehound Member) visible in

outcrops in the Rocky Mountain Foothills (Stott, 1963). The Cardium Formation

lithostratigraphic nomenclature was re-evaluated multiple times since Stott’s (1963) work,

and many studies proposed formal divisions developed for specific Cardium fields. For

example, formal names for stratigraphic intervals in the Cardium Formation were proposed

by Walker (1983b, c) for Garrington-Caroline-Ricinus, by Krause and Nelson (1984) for

Pembina, and by Walker (1985) for Ricinus. Krause and Nelson (1984) attempted to

simplify the Pembina Field terminology by proposing that the Cardium Formation be

broken into two lithostratigraphic units representing the reservoir and overlying seal,

termed the Pembina River Member and Cardium Zone Member, respectively. Plint et al.

(1986) pointed out that Krause and Nelson’s (1984) member terminology did not follow

the standards of the North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature

(NACSN), which does not allow the same name to be used for the formation and member

(Cardium Formation & Cardium Zone Member); consequently, the names proposed by

Krause and Nelson (1984) were abandoned.

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Figure 1.4: Stott (1963) stratigraphic chart

Stratigraphic chart showing the original terminology proposed by Stott (1963) developed from outcrop studies in the Rocky Mountain Foothills. The Moosehound Member represents the continental equivalents of the marginal-marine Leyland, Cardinal, and Kiska members.

One shortfall of the early stratigraphic terminology was the assumption that

mudstone, sandstone, and conglomeratic intervals within the Cardium Formation were

directly correlative as member boundaries – therefore resembling a layer cake geometry

(Plint et al., 1986). Duke’s (1985) outcrop study was the first to recognize that such a layer-

cake stratigraphy was not accurate, recognizing multiple intertonguing marine and non-

marine sequences that make up the Cardium Formation. The Plint et al (1986) proposed

stratigraphic framework was built on the outcrop work done by Duke (1985) and included

detailed subsurface analysis utilizing over 800 cores and 3000 well logs (Fig. 1.5). The

resulting allostratigraphic framework showcased the complexity of the Cardium Formation

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and resulted in the definition of formal members separated by falling stage/lowstand

erosional (E) and transgressive erosive (T) surfaces. In total, seven falling stage/lowstand

(E1–E7) and transgressive erosive surfaces were identified (TI–T7; Fig. 1.5). These

surfaces were interpreted to be regionally extensive, and therefore represented

chronostratigraphic surfaces. Each falling stage/lowstand erosional surface was paired

with a corresponding transgressive surface, as erosion was controlled by allogenic

changes in sea level. Within this allostratigraphic framework, Plint et al. (1986) and Plint

and Walker (1987) broke the Cardium Formation into twelve members that represented

coarsening-upward sequences. Included in this framework were the Burnstick and Raven

River members proposed by Walker (1983c). The 12 members represent deposition in

three unique sedimentary environments. The conglomeratic sequences were interpreted

to have been deposited as roughly shoreline parallel bodies within lowstand or falling

stage shorelines, and the coarsening-upward mudstone to sandstone sequences were

deposited within a laterally prograding shoreface, or vertically aggrading shelf (Plint et al.,

1986; Wadsworth and Walker, 1991; Walker and Eyles, 1991). Another change to the

Cardium Formation stratigraphic framework proposed by Plint et al. (1986) was moving

the base of the Cardium Formation to the E1 surface, such that the upper portion of the

Blackstone Formation be included in the Cardium fm, as the stratigraphic equivalent of the

Kawka Member.

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Figure 1.5: Cardium Formation Allostratigraphy

Proposed allostratigraphic framework for the Cardium Formation proposed by Plint et al. (1986) which is based on outcrop work by Duke (1985). Diagram shows bounding falling stage/lowstand erosional (E) and transgressive erosive (T) surfaces (amalgamated surface where E and T intersect). The red rectangle marks the stratigraphic interval investigated herein. The member names in capital letters are those used for this study and proposed by Plint et al. (1986), and the member names in lower case letters were proposed by Krause & Nelson (1984).

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The most well studied falling stage/lowstand erosional surface, first introduced by

Plint et al. (1986), is the E5 surface. The E5 surface incised into the thickest succession

of shallow marine sandstones within the Pembina Field (Bergman and Walker, 1988;

Leggitt et al., 1990; Wadsworth and Walker, 1991; Walker and Eyles, 1991). Based on the

apparent absence of the P. novimexicanus Ammonite zone across the E5 surface, the

vertical transition from shallow marine sandstones into conglomerates is interpreted to

represent missing time caused by subaerial exposure and transgression (Braunberger and

Hall, 2001a, b; Hall et al., 1994; Krause et al., 1994; Walker and Eyles, 1991). A series of

sub-parallel, NW-SE trending erosional troughs with as much as 20 m of relief were

created during lowstand and transgression of the E5–T5 amalgamated surface (Fig. 1.6;

Bergman and Walker, 1988; Leggitt et al., 1990; Wadsworth and Walker, 1991; Walker

and Eyles, 1991). The erosional topography with multiple highs and lows is interpreted to

have been incised during step-wise marine transgression, and hence the orientation of

paleo-shoreline is parallel to the depositional axis of conglomeratic deposits within the

Cardium Formation (Bergman and Walker, 1988; Leggitt et al., 1990; Walker and Eyles,

1991). Owing to the clarity that Plint et al. (1986)’s allostratigraphic framework brought to

the Cardium Formation, most subsequent workers have adopted it. Additional surfaces

were later identified including the E6.5 surface by Walker & Eyles (1988), and the E5.2

and E5.5 surfaces by Shank (2012) which onlap north-westward onto the E5 surface.

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Figure 1.6: Evolution of the E5 surface

Sequential depositional diagram showing the proposed formation and preservation of steps present along the E5 surface. A) Normal marine deposition ranging from offshore mudstones to shallow marine sandstones. B) Shoreline regression partially controlled by SE tectonic uplift, creating sanding upward sequences and eventually causing subaeriel exposure of previously inundated paralic deposits. In this paper it was argued that transgression eroded the evidence of continental deposits, which could have been created during subaerial exposure. C) Subsequent step-wise marine transgression leading to shoreline-parallel steps being cut via wave ravinement which controlled the distribution of coarse clastics above the E5 surface (from Leggit and Walker (1990).

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1.5. History of Ideas

The depositional history of the Cardium Formation, particularly its oil-bearing

sandstones and conglomerates, has been debated for more than 50 years (Beach, 1955;

DeWiel, 1956; Plint and Walker, 1987; Plint et al., 1986; Walker, 1983a, c). There are

three main hypotheses for the origin and depositional history of Cardium Formation

sandstones and conglomerates.

1.5.1. Turbidity and Storm Rip-Currents

Beach (1955) proposed a turbidity-current source for the coarse clastics (sand and

gravel) of the Cardium Formation. His theory was based on the fact that the extreme lateral

continuity of the coarse clastics within an offshore position was inconsistent with pelagic

sedimentation. Beach (1955) believed that the coarse sands to pebbles were delivered to

an offshore position by gravity driven turbidity currents. This idea was expanded upon by

Walker (1983a, c), who drew on observations of the unit’s sedimentary structures to

support an argument for turbidity currents within the Western Interior Seaway at the time

of Cardium deposition. His evidence included the sharp erosional bases of the

conglomerates, which he claimed displayed vertical transitions from upper flow regime

(e.g. parallel-lamination) to lower flow regime bedforms (e.g. ripple cross laminations)

which are consistent with waning energy conditions in turbidity flows (Walker, 1983c).

Wright and Walker (1981) took a numerical approach to explain the emplacement

of sands and gravels several kilometers from the paleo-coastline. Based on their results,

they proposed a model involving basin-oriented storm-induced rip-currents. The Wright

and Walker (1981) argument hinged on the observation of hummocky cross-stratified

(HCS) sandstones in the Cardium Formation, which they believed were created by the

same long-period storm-generated density currents that transported the sediments below

fair-weather wave base. By assuming a 1.60 m/s bedload transport of sand and gravel by

offshore-directed storm-generated rip currents, it was concluded that it would take roughly

200 days of consistent storm conditions to emplace 1 cm diameter gravels into a position

16 km offshore (Wright and Walker, 1981). These calculations were ultimately used to

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support the turbidity current model, as sand and gravel could be transported to the same

deposition site in only 3.9 hours if entrained in a high-density turbidity current (Walker,

1983c).

1.5.2. Offshore Terrace Bars

A second depositional model for the Cardium Formation, first proposed by Swagor

(1976) and later supported by Griffith (1982) and Nielsen and Porter (1984), interpreted

the sandstones and conglomerates of the Cardium as offshore terrace bars. Swagor’s

(1976) main argument supporting offshore terrace bars was the orientation of the

conglomeratic deposits, which in most areas are parallel or sub-parallel to the inferred

paleo-shoreline. This orientation was believed to be inconsistent with an offshore-directed

delivery mechanism such as tidal, fluvial or turbidity currents (Nielsen and Porter, 1984;

Swagor et al., 1976). The slope break, which was interpreted to exist across the basin,

would have concentrated the sand and gravels and these sediments would subsequently

be transported basinward by storm currents forming shoreline-parallel linear ridges

(Griffith et al., 1982; Nielsen and Porter, 1984; Swagor et al., 1976). However, storm-

generated rip-currents were needed to explain the formation of offshore-terrace bars, and

(based on unrealistic storm duration), this was discarded as a viable mechanism in favour

of the turbidity current model (Wright and Walker, 1981).

1.5.3. Stranded Shoreface Deposits

Plint et al. (1986) gave support to a hypothesis presented by DeWeil (1956) that

proposed the Cardium Formation represents multiple regressions of the shoreline during

the Turonian to Coniacian. E1–E7, which were initially thought to represent scouring of

underlying sediments by turbidity currents, were reinterpreted to have formed by wave

and wind erosion during lowstand conditions (Plint et al., 1986). This placed the deposition

of sandstones in a lower to middle shoreface setting, and conglomerates in an upper

shoreface to foreshore environment (Plint et al., 1986). At each surface, the paleo-

shoreline was forced seaward during the lowstand systems tract, with gravel and sand

from Carrot Creek being introduced to the paralic realm via river mouth gravel bars, or

small coarse clastic deltas (Fig. 1.7; Arnott, 1992, 2003; Wadsworth and Walker, 1991).

The fluvially sourced sands and gravels were then redistributed alongshore by wave-

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generated currents during transgression, which lead to the deposition of the shoreline-

oriented gravel bars found in the Cardium Formation (Arnott, 1992, 2003; Bergman and

Walker, 1987, 1988).

Figure 1.7: Carrot Creek conglomerate depositional model Conceptual diagram showing the orientation and distribution of Carrot Creek conglomerates within the Western Interior Seaway. Coarse clastics were supplied by the Carrot pale-oriver (which has been vertically exaggerated) into the paralic realm. Southeast directed, wave-generated paleocurrents redestributed the sands and pebbles into shoreline oriented ridges, and some of the conglomerates were preserved in locally incised bevels on top of the E5 surface (scoured during lowstand) (Bergman and Walker, 1988).

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Chapter 2.

2.1. Facies Descriptions

Five main facies have been described, based on the detailed analysis of 38

Cardium Formation cores (Table 2.1). Facies were defined mainly by the combined

siltstone/sandstone content, physical sedimentary structures and ichnology. Bioturbation

intensities were semi-quantified using the Bioturbation Index (BI), described originally by

Reineck (1963) and modified by Taylor and Goldring (1993). This scale is based on grades

of bioturbation that can be discerned with the human eye. The Bioturbation Index has

seven grades that range from no visible bioturbation (BI 0) to completely bioturbated (BI

6).

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Table 2.1: Facies summary

Summary of five facies identified in east-central Pembina. Sedimentological abbreviations: very fine-grained (vfg), fine-grained (fg), siltstone (slst), sandstone (sst), shale (sh), hummocky cross-stratification (HCS). Trace fossil abbreviations: Asterosoma (As), Chondrites (Ch), Cylindrichnus (Cy), Diplocraterion (Di), Helminthoida (He), Palaeophycus (Pa), Phycosiphon (Ph), Planolites (Pl), Rhizocorallium (Rh), Rosselia (Ro), Scolicia (Sc), Skolithos (Sk), Teichichnus (Te), Thalassinoides (Th), Trichichnus (Tr), Zoophycos (Zo). Bioturbation Index values based on Reineck (1963) and modified by Taylor and Goldring (1993).

Percent

Sandstone/

Siltstone

Grain Size Sedimentology IchnologyBI

(0–6)

Average

Permeability

(geometric

mean)

Average

Porosity

Depositional

EnvironmentContacts

0–10%shale with up to 10%

vfg sand inter beds

Sst/Slst: discontinuous-, parallel-

and wave-ripple laminated

sand beds. Sh: wavy laminaeCh, He, Pa, Ph,

Pl, Sc, Sk0–3 N/A N/A  shelf/ramp

L = gradational;

U = gradational

2a 10–30%shale with up to 30%

slst - fg sst1–3 lower offshore

2b 30–50% shale with up to 50%

slst - fg sst1–6

 lower to upper

offshore

2c 50–80% shale with up to 80%

slst - fg sst 2–6 upper offshore 

50–100%

fg sandstone with up

to 50% shale inter

beds

Sst/Slst: HCS, wave-, inclined

parallel-, combined flow- and

current-ripple laminated

sandstones. Sh: wavy laminae

and beds

As, Ch, Cy, Di,

Ph, Pl, Sk, Te, Th,

Tr, Zo

0–3

lower delta front

(lower shoreface

equivalent)

L = gradational,

erosional, FS; U

= gradational,

erosional

95–100% vfg - fg

Sst/Slst: HCS, wave ripple,

inclined parallel, combined

flow and current ripple

laminated sandstones. Sh:

wavy laminae

N/A 0–1

lower to upper

delta front

(middle shoreface

equivalent)

L = gradational,

erosional; U =

erosional

5a0–50% sand

matrix

sand matrix with cg

sand to cobble clasts

5b0–50% mud

matrix

mud matrix with cg

sand to cobble clasts

7.30%upper shoreface

to foreshore

L = erosional;

U= sharp,

gradational

L= gradational;

U = gradational,

erosional, FS

Facies

Facies 1: Dark grey- to

black silty mudstone to

shale with very fine-

grained sandstone laminae

Facies 3: Massive to

bioturbated sandstone with

parallel and wavy shale

beds

Facies 4: Apparently

structureless to HCS

sandstone

9.90%

16.40%

Facies 2: Dark grey

bioturbated sandy

mudstone to muddy

sandstone

Sst/Slst: discontinuous-, parallel-

, inclined- and wave-ripple

laminated, mudstone rip-up

clasts, HCS, lenticular bedding.

Sh: wavy laminae

As, Ch, Cy, Di,

Gy, He, Pa, Ph,

Pl, Rh, Ro, Sc, Sk,

Te, Th, Tr, Zo

0.69 mD

18.8 mD

Facies 5: Clast- to

matrix-supported

conglomerate

parallel and inclined laminae Ch, Pl, Ph, Th 0–1 84.4 mD

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2.1.1. Facies 1 (F1): Silty mudstone to shale with very fine-grained sand laminae

Facies 1 comprises weakly to moderately bioturbated (BI 0–3), silty to sandy shale with

rare (0–5%) mm- to cm-scale, very fine-grained sandstone to siltstone beds (Fig. 2.1). The

combined sand/silt content is less than 10%. Discrete sandstone beds are commonly normally

graded, sharp-based, and contain discontinuous parallel- to wave-ripple laminae (Fig. 2.1A).

Coarse sandstone beds and large granules are rare (0–3%), and are organized into poorly defined

pebble horizons that increase in abundance in proximity to Facies 5 (Fig. 2.1B). Nodular siderite

is found throughout.

Burrows are generally diminutive (<2 mm diameter) in size, and the overall trace fossil

diversity is low to moderate. Identified traces include Chondrites, Helminthoida, Palaeophycus,

Phycosiphon, Planolites, Skolithos, and lesser Schaubcylindrichnus. Inoceramid and belemnite

fragments are rare throughout.

Facies 1 Interpretation:

The silty mudstones of Facies 1 are interpreted to have been deposited at or slightly below

effective storm wave base on the shelf / ramp of the Western Interior Seaway. Within this

environment mud is deposited mainly under low-energy ambient weather conditions, and silt- to

sand-sized grains are transported and deposited during and immediately following storm surges

either by wave-orbital motion or via offshore-directed storm-induced currents (Plint and

Macquaker, 2013; Plint et al., 2012). The scoured bases and rare wave-generated sedimentary

structures in these sandstone tempestites of F1 are consistent with this interpretation.

F1 is weakly to moderately bioturbated (BI 1-3) and the trace-fossil suite is typical of the

Zoophycos Ichnofacies (MacEachern et al., 2010). The low to moderate bioturbation intensity and

small diameters of trace fossils reflect infaunal responses to physical-chemical stresses in the

depositional environment; likely reduced oxygen levels (Dashtgard et al., in press; MacEachern

et al., 2010). In contrast, bioturbation is absent to weak in individual silty to sandy tempestites and

is typical of top-down colonization by opportunistic fauna following high energy emplacement of

event beds (Vossler and Pemberton, 1988a).

Coarse sands and pebbles are only found in F1 where it overlies F5 (Fig. 2.1B). The

coarse clastics are interpreted to be tempestites sourced from the laterally adjacent, gravel-

bearing shoreline, wherein the gravel is carried offshore by storm waves.

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Figure 2.1: Examples of F1

Core photographs of Facies 1: Silty mudstone to shale with very fine-grained sandstone laminae. A) Weakly bioturbated (BI 0–3) laminated silty mudstone with 5–10% siltstone/sandstone content and rare siderite (SID) concretions. The bases of discontinuous’ sandstone tempestites are marked with yellow arrows (6-29-049-08W5, 1502.3 m). B) Mudstone of F1 overlying conglomerate of F5. The mudstone contains 5% scattered coarse-grained sand to pebbles, and fine-grained sandstone to siltstone beds are not evident. The conglomerate bed at the top of the photo is 4 cm thick and occurs within F1 (04-11-048-08W5, 1558.9 m). Trace fossil abbreviations: Asterosoma (As), Chondrites (Ch), Phycosiphon (Ph), Planolites (Pl), and Skolithos (Sk).

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2.1.2. Facies 2 (F2): Bioturbated sandy mudstone to muddy sandstone with thin sandstone beds

Facies 2 is subdivided into 3 subfacies based on the combined siltstone and sandstone

content.

Facies 2a (F2a): Sandy mudstone with 10–30% siltstone/sandstone content

Facies 2a comprises weakly to moderately bioturbated (BI 0–3) silty to sandy mudstone

with rare (5–10%) mm- to cm-scale, very fine- to fine-grained sandstone beds. The combined

sand/silt content ranges from 10–30%. Siltstone and sandstone is contained either within graded

beds in weakly bioturbated (BI 0–1) sediments, or as interstitial grains distributed in moderately

bioturbated intervals (BI 2–3). Sedimentary structures in sandstone beds include wave ripples

with lesser parallel lamination. Sandstone beds commonly have scoured bases, with mudstone

rip-up clasts, and are graded. Black shale beds and laminae are found throughout and are

discontinuous, wavy-parallel to wavy non-parallel laminated (Fig. 2.2). Medium- to coarse-grained

sand in F2a are present as floating grains or as weakly defined sandstone lenses (Fig. 2.2A).

Burrows are generally diminutive in size (< 2 mm diameter) and the overall trace fossil

diversity is low to moderate (eleven distinct forms encountered). The commonly observed trace

assemblage includes Asterosoma, Chondrites, Helminthoida, Phycosiphon, Planolites,

Rhizocorallium, Schaubcylindrichnus, Scolicia, Teichichnus, Trichichnus, and Zoophycos.

Nodular siderite is found throughout. Pyrite is rare throughout and is present either as scattered

round nodules or occurs in nodular micritic siderite concretions (cm-scale).

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Figure 2.2: Examples of F2a

Core photographs of Facies 2a: bioturbated sandy mudstone. A) Moderately to intensely bioturbated (BI

2–5) sandy/silty mudstone (15% sand/silt content) with 2% floating coarse-grained sand grains (CS).

Silt/sand content is manifest as discontinuous beds and laminae. Yellow arrows mark bases of discontinuous tempestites and red arrows mark bases of wavy shale laminae (08-11-049-06W5, 1309.0

m). B) Weakly to intensely bioturbated (BI 1–6) sandy/silty mudstone (30% sand/silt content).

Sandstone/siltstone is contained in laterally discontinuous tempestites and in burrow fills (10-26-047-07W5, 1548.8 m). Trace fossil abbreviations: Asterosoma (As), Phycosiphon (Ph), Planolites (Pl), Rosselia (Ro), and Thalassinoides (Th).

Facies 2b (F2b): Sandy mudstone 30–50% siltstone/sandstone content

Facies 2b comprises weakly to moderately bioturbated (BI 1–4) silty to sandy mudstone

with rare to moderate (5–25%) cm-scale, fine- to very fine-grained sandstone beds. The combined

sand/silt content ranges from 30–50%. Siltstone and sandstone is distributed either in weakly to

moderately bioturbated discrete graded beds (BI 1–3) or as interstitial grains mottled by

bioturbation (BI 3–4). Sedimentary structures in sandstone beds include planar- and wave ripple-

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laminae, wavy-parallel, hummocky cross-stratification, and lenticular bedding (Fig. 2.3A). Locally,

sandstones may appear structureless. Sandstone beds commonly have scour bases with

mudstone rip-up clasts, and are normally graded (Fig. 2.3A). Black shale beds and laminae occur

throughout and are discontinuous, wavy-parallel to wavy non-parallel (Fig. 2.3). Medium- to

coarse-grained sand is rare and occurs as floating grains or as weakly defined lenses, typically in

close stratigraphic proximity to facies contacts.

Burrows are generally diminutive (< 2 mm diameter) to moderate (2–8 mm diameter) in

size, and the overall trace-fossil diversity is 12 (Seilacher, 1974). Chondrites, Cylindrichnus,

Diplocraterion, Helminthoida, Palaeophycus, Phycosiphon, Planolites, Schaubcylindrichnus,

Skolithos, Teichichnus, Trichichnus, and Zoophycos are commonly observed. Nodular siderite is

common within F2b. Pyrite is rare throughout and occurs in nodular micritic siderite concretions

(cm-scale).

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Figure 2.3: Examples of F2b

Core photographs of Facies 2b: Bioturbated sandy mudstone to muddy sandstone. A) Weakly to moderately

bioturbated (BI 1–4) sandy mudstone (50% combined sand/silt content) with a 4.5 cm thick wavy-parallel

(WP) laminated sandstone tempestite with a scoured base and a mudstone rip-up clast (MR; base of tempestites marked with yellow arrow). Base of wavy shale laminae marked with red arrow (03-07-048-

08W5, 1648.6 m). B) Moderately to intensely bioturbated (BI 3–5) sandy mudstone (40% total sand

content; 03-07-048-08W5, 1647.2 m). C) Moderately bioturbated (BI 4–5) sandy mudstone (45% total sand

content; 15-27-047-07W5, 1529.1 m). Trace fossil abbreviations: Chondrites (Ch), Phycosiphon (Ph), Planolites (Pl), Rhizocorallium (Rh), Rosselia (Ro), Schaubcylindrichnus (Sc), Skolithos (Sk), Teichichnus (Te), Thalassinoides (Th), and Trichichnus (Tr).

Facies 2c (F2c): Muddy sandstones with 50–80% siltstone/sandstone content

Facies 2c comprises moderately to intensely bioturbated (BI 3–5) muddy sandstones with

moderate to abundant (10–35%) cm-scale, fine- to very fine-grained sandstone beds. The

combined sand/silt content ranges from 50–80%. Siltstone and sandstone units display weakly to

moderately bioturbated, discrete graded beds (BI 1–3) or show interstitial grains mottled by

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bioturbation (BI 3–5). Sedimentary structures in sandstone beds include planar-, inclined- and

wave-ripple laminae, hummocky cross-stratification, and lesser lenticular bedding that is rarely

preserved due to high intensities of bioturbation (Fig. 2.4C). Sandstone beds commonly have

scoured bases with mudstone rip-up clasts (Fig. 2.4D), are commonly normally graded, and are

bioturbated towards the top of the bed. Black shale beds and laminae occur throughout and are

discontinuous, or wavy-parallel to wavy non-parallel laminated (Fig. 2.4). Rare medium- and

coarse-grained sands are rare throughout and are present as floating grains or as weakly defined

pebble lenses.

Burrows in Facies 2c range from diminutive (<2 mm diameter) to robust (>8 mm diameter)

in size. The overall trace-fossil diversity is 16. The trace assemblage includes Chondrites,

Cylindrichnus, Diplocraterion, Helminthoida, Palaeophycus, Phycosiphon, Planolites,

Schaubcylindrichnus, Skolithos, Teichichnus, Trichichnus, and Zoophycos. Asterosoma,

Rosselia, Rhizocorallium, and Thalassinoides also occur rarely in this facies. Pyrite is rare

throughout, and occurs in nodular siderite concretions (cm-scale).

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Figure 2.4: Examples of F2c

Core photographs of Facies 2c: Moderately to intensely bioturbated sandy mudstone to muddy sandstone. A) Moderately to intensely bioturbated (BI 3–5) muddy sandstone (50% combined siltstone/sandstone content). Bases of wavy shale beds are marked with red arrows (03-07-048-08W5, 1652.3 m). B) Moderately to intensely bioturbated (BI 2–6) muddy sandstone (65% combined siltstone/sandstone content). Bases of discontinuous tempestites are marked with a yellow arrow (03-07-048-08W5, 1652.8 m). C) Weakly to moderately bioturbated (BI 1–4) muddy sandstone (75% combined siltstone/sandstone content). This sample also has a cm-scale wave-ripple (WR) laminated tempestite (11-05-049-07W5, 1434.9 m). D) Weakly to intensely bioturbated (BI 1–5) muddy sandstone (70% combined siltstone/sandstone content) (10-07-048-07W5, 1509.7 m). Trace fossil abbreviations: Asterosoma (As), Chondrites (Ch), Cylindrichnus (Cy), Helminthoida (He), Phycosiphon (Ph), Planolites (Pl), Rosselia (Ro), Schaubcylindrichnus (Sc), Siphonichnus (Si) – red outline, Skolithos (Sk), Thalassinoides (Th), Trichichnus (Tr), and Zoophycos (Zo).

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Facies 2 Interpretation:

The bioturbated sandy mudstones to muddy sandstones of facies 2a are interpreted to

have been deposited at or just above effective storm wave base in a lower offshore environment.

Facies 2b is interpreted to have been deposited above effective storm wave base, and below fair-

weather wave base in a lower to upper offshore environment. Facies 2c is interpreted to have

been deposited below fair-weather wave base in an upper offshore environment. Within these

environments, mud is deposited mainly under low-energy ambient conditions or by hyperpycnal

plumes initiated during the waning stages of a storm surge resultant from the increase in overland

precipitation and subsequent increased river sediment supply; and the silt- to sand-sized grains

are likely transported and deposited during and immediately following storm surges either by

wave-orbital motion or via offshore-directed storm-induced currents (Mulder and Syvitski, 1995;

Plint and Macquaker, 2013; Plint et al., 2012). The scoured base, and wave-generated

sedimentary structures present within the sandstone deposits in F2 is consistent with this

interpretation. An overall increase in the sandstone/siltstone fraction from F1 to F2 indicates that

deposition occurred in progressively shallowing water depths, initiated by normal regression (Plint

et al., 1986).

The bioturbation intensity, diversity and trace fossil sizes vary between the F2 subfacies.1)

F2a is weakly to moderately bioturbated and the trace-fossil suite is typical of the Cruziana and

Zoophycos Ichnofacies (MacEachern et al., 2010). The low to moderate bioturbation intensity and

small diameters of trace fossils within F2a are a manifestation of animal growth in a physico-

chemically stressed environment. In this case, low oxygen levels likely limit animal size

(Dashtgard et al., in press; MacEachern et al., 2010). Bioturbation is absent to weak within

individual sandstone tempestites, and tempestites increase in thickness and frequency from F1

to F2a. F2b is moderately to intensely bioturbated, and the trace-fossil suite is typical of the

Cruziana Ichnofacies (MacEachern et al., 2010). The bioturbation intensities and moderate trace

fossil diameters within F2b are indicative of limited physico-chemically stresses within this

depositional environment (MacEachern et al., 2010). Bioturbation is absent to weak within

individual sandy tempestites, which increase in thickness and recurrence from F2a to F2b. 3) F2c

is moderately to intensely bioturbated, and the trace-fossil suite is typical of the Cruziana

Ichnofacies (MacEachern et al., 2010). The high bioturbation intensity and moderate to large trace

fossil diameters (Fig. 2.4A; Fig. 2.4D) within F2c are indicative of a depositional environment with

minimal physico-chemical stresses (Dashtgard et al., in press; MacEachern et al., 2010).

Bioturbation is absent to weak within individual sandstone storm deposits which increase in

thickness and frequency from F2b to F2c. The nature of bioturbation within individual tempestites

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in F2 is typical of top-down colonization by opportunistic fauna (Pemberton and MacEachern,

1997; Vossler and Pemberton, 1988b)

The coarse-grained sands and pebbles found in F2 are interpreted to be tempestites

sourced from the laterally adjacent shallow-marine environments that contain gravel, wherein the

gravel is carried offshore by storm waves (e.g., Fig. 2.2A).

2.1.3. Facies 3 (F3): Massive to bioturbated sandstone with thin mudstone and siltstone beds

Facies 3 comprises structureless to weakly bioturbated (BI 0–2) muddy sandstone to

sandstone, with absent to abundant (0–50%) mm- to cm-scale mudstone beds (locally up to 80%

wavy-bedded shale). The shale beds commonly have scoured bases and are either undulatory-,

wavy non-parallel, or planar-laminated (Fig. 2.5). The sandstones are locally massive to

hummocky cross-stratified or wave-ripple laminated. Other sedimentary structures include

inclined and parallel, combined-flow and current ripple-laminae that are commonly demarcated

by carbonaceous detritus (Fig. 2.5D). Sandstones commonly contain mudstone rip-up clasts and

nodular siderite (Fig. 2.5B). Pyrite is rare throughout, and occurs in nodular micritic siderite

concretions (cm-scale).

Burrows in F3 are generally diminutive (< 2 mm diameter) to moderate (2–8 mm diameter)

in size, and the overall trace-fossil diversity is 13 (Fig. 2.5). Chondrites, Cylindrichnus,

Diplocraterion, Phycosiphon, Planolites, Skolithos, Teichichnus, Trichichnus, and Zoophycos with

rare Asterosoma and Thalassinoides are commonly observed in muddier (10–20% mud)

sandstone intervals. Discrete wavy-bedded shales are bioturbated exclusively with Chondrites (BI

0–2). Sandstone intervals are weakly bioturbated (BI 0–1) and only Gyrochorte are present.

Facies 3 Interpretation:

Facies 3 sandstones are considered to be deposited on the lower delta front (lower

shoreface equivalent) of a wave-dominated delta. Within this depositional environment, high

volumes of mud was delivered from rivers to the delta front during and immediately following

periods of high elevated discharge (Mulder and Syvitski, 1995; Wheatcroft, 2000). When

suspended sediment concentrations and water salinity parameters allow, these muds were

transported via bottom-hugging hyperpycnal flows onto the delta front (Bhattacharya and

MacEachern, 2009). These mud-rich deposits can mantle existing bedforms and be remobilized

by storm waves (Fig. 2.5).

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F3 is weakly bioturbated and the trace-fossil suite is typical of a stressed expression of

the Cruziana Ichnofacies (MacEachern et al., 2005). Only facies-crossing, opportunistic fauna are

able to inhabit such deltaic environments, which regularly experience fluctuations in water

salinities, oxygen levels, and water turbidity (Gingras and MacEachern, 1998; MacEachern et al.,

2005). Bioturbation is highly variable within this heterolithic facies and it is dependent on the

periodicity of seasonal and annual storm events. Sandstone and mudstone layers devoid of

bioturbation represent periods with high sediment influx and when hyperpycnal conditions

dominated over hypopycnal (Fig. 2.5C). Bioturbated muddy sandstones are indicative of

prolonged ambient conditions allowing for the colonization by opportunistic fauna (Fig. 2.5A;

MacEachern et al., 2005).

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Figure 2.5: Examples of F3

Core photographs of Facies 3: Sandstone with thin mudstone laminae and beds. A) The lower portion of the sample comprises absent to weak bioturbation (BI 0–2) in stacked hummocky cross-stratified (HCS) tempestites that grade into wavy shale laminae (base of individual tempestites marked with yellow arrow). Upper portion of sample comprises intensely bioturbated (BI 5) muddy sandstone (70% combined sandstone/siltstone content; 06-29-049-08W5, 1490.8 m). B) Absent to moderately bioturbated (BI 0–3) stacked wavy parallel- to combined-flow ripple laminated tempestites (80% combined siltstone/sandstone content). Base of middle tempestite (marked by yellow arrow) is lined with mudstone rip-up clasts (MR). The middle sandstone bed is moderately bioturbated (BI 3) with bioturbation increasing towards the top of the bed. This reflects top-down post-depositional colonization of the tempestite (03-07-048-08W5, 1651.0 m). C) Sandstone with mm- cm-scale wave-ripple and wavy shale laminae. Base of shale laminae is marked with a red arrow (06-29-049-08W5, 1492.2 m). D) Sandstone with mm- to cm-scale wave-ripple and wavy parallel shale laminae (15-27-047-07W5, 1525.8 m). E) Wave- to (WR) combined flow-ripple (CF) laminated sandstone with mm-scale wavy shale laminae (03-07-048-08W5, 1650.1 m). Trace fossil abbreviations: Asterosoma (As), Chondrites (Ch), Gyrochorte (Gy), Palaeophycus (Pa), Phycosiphon (Ph), Planolites (Pl), Rosselia (Ro), Siphonichnus (Si), Skolithos (Sk), and Zoophycos (Zo).

2.1.4. Facies 4 (F4): Unbioturbated, massive- to hummocky cross-stratified sandstone

Facies 4 comprises apparently structureless to hummocky cross-stratified (HCS)

sandstones (Fig. 2.6). Beds are dominantly massive, hummocky cross-stratified, or wave-ripple

laminated, although some beds also show lesser combined-flow and current-ripple laminae.

Parallel, combined flow ripple, and wave ripple laminae are commonly lined with carbonaceous

detritus (Fig. 2.6). Sandstones also commonly contain mudstone rip-up clasts at the bases of

beds (Fig. 2.6B).

Burrows in F4 are generally diminutive in size and the overall trace-fossil diversity is very

low. Clean sandstone intervals are weakly bioturbated (BI 0–1) and only Macaronichnus is

observed. Pyrite is rare throughout, and occurs in nodular micritic siderite concretions (cm-scale).

Sandstones are also locally calcite cemented, which coincides with visibly reduced oil staining

(Fig. 2.6D).

Facies 4 Interpretation:

Facies 4 sandstones are interpreted to have been deposited on the lower to upper delta

front (middle shoreface equivalent) front of a wave-dominated delta. This environment is

characterized by very high sedimentation rates, which is the result of the abrupt velocity drop

across the transition from flow confined to the channel to unconfined flow in the shallow-marine

environment. Wave processes extensively rework the upper to middle delta front and as a result,

these deposits bear many similarities to wave-dominated shorelines.

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Bioturbation is generally absent in F4 and this is attributed to the physico-chemical

stresses affecting the upper delta front (Fig. 2.6). These include extremely high sedimentation

rates, low water salinity, and elevated turbidity (MacEachern et al., 2005). The only trace fossil

found in F4 are diminutive Macaronichnus, which have been shown to have preservation potential

in environments with high sedimentation rates (Clifton and Thompson, 1978).

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Figure 2.6: Examples of F4

Core photographs of Facies 4: Unbioturbated, massive to hummocky cross-stratified (HCS) sandstones. A)

Carbonaceous detritus-rich HCS sandstone (03-07-048-08W5, 1642.9 m). B) Carbonaceous detritus rich

HCS sandstone. Mudstone rip-up (MR) clasts are evident towards the bottom of the sample (03-07-048-

08W5, 1640.5 m). C) Hummocky cross-stratified (red arrow) to combined flow-rippled (yellow arrow)

stacked tempestites. The base of the upper tempestite is scoured and undulatory, reflecting scouring in

association with deposition of the overlying bed (10-10-049-08W5, 1539.9 m). D) Sandstone with mud and

carbonaceous detritus lining inclined parallel laminae. Sample is locally calcite cemented (CC) which

coincides with a visible decrease in oil stain (11-05-049-07W5, 1435.3 m).

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2.1.5. Facies 5 (F5): Clast- and matrix-supported conglomerate

Facies 5 is subdivided into 2 subfacies based on the matrix types present.

Facies 5a (F5a): Clast-supported polymictic conglomerates

Facies 5a comprises polymictic, clast-supported, granule to medium-pebble

conglomerates. F5a is dominantly clast-supported with medium- to coarse-grained sand matrix.

No grading is visible within F5a conglomerates. Sedimentary structures are rarely observed,

although inclined and parallel laminae and bedding occurs locally, particularly where intervening

sandstone and mudstone beds are present (Fig. 2.5B). Clast composition is dominated by chert

with lesser quartz and lithic fragments. Clasts are sub-rounded to well-rounded. Bioturbation is

mainly absent (BI 0–1) with only firmground Thalassinoides present noted (Fig. 2.7A).

Facies 5b (F5b): Mud matrix-supported polymictic conglomerates

Facies 5b comprises polymictic, matrix-supported, granule to medium-pebble

conglomerates. F5b is dominantly matrix-supported with mud to fine-grained silt matrix. No

grading is visible within F5b conglomerates. Sedimentary structures are rarely observed, although

inclined and parallel laminae and bedding occurs locally (Fig. 2.5B). Nodular siderite concretions

are abundant and are most common in intervals with a high mud-matrix component. Complete

sideritization of the mud matrix also occurs in some intervals (Fig. 2.7D). Clast composition is

dominated by chert with lesser quartz and lithic fragments. Clasts are sub-rounded to well-

rounded. Bioturbation is mainly absent (BI 0–1) with only Chondrites, Planolites and Phycosiphon

being observed within isolated mud dominated intervals.

Facies 5 Interpretation:

The clast-supported conglomerates (F5a) of are interpreted to have been deposited in an

upper shoreface to foreshore environment (or proximal delta front) during the later stages of

marine progradation or subsequent transgression (mud matrix-supported; F5b). Coarse clastics

sourced from fluvial point sources and eroded strandplains were deposited proximal to the

shoreline and subjected to extensive winnowing and reworking by wave-action; this is consistent

with the high textural maturity and well-sorted character of F5a progradational conglomerates

(Fig. 2.7). F5 also has mud-supported conglomerates of variable thicknesses (F5b). While it is

possible that thin bedded mud-supported conglomerates could have formed during the later

stages of progradation when mud-laden waters can percolate through coarse beach deposits

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depositing mud matrix; the overall thicknesses viewed within east-central Pembina suggests that

the majority were formed during the initial stages of marine transgression (Dashtgard and

Gingras, 2007; Dashtgard et al., 2006).

The presence of firmground Thalassinoides and the Glossifungites Ichnofacies (Fig. 2.7A)

is evidence that some of the exhumed substrates were subjected to early diagenesis and

therefore represent hardground conditions prior to deposition (MacEachern et al., 2010). The

overall lack of trace fossil diversity and low bioturbation intensity noted in F5 is a result of the poor

preservation potential of ichnological structures within conglomerates (Dashtgard et al., 2008b).

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Figure 2.7: Examples of F5

Core photographs of Facies 5: Clast- to matrix-supported conglomerates. A) Sample with a burrowed contact between F5a and F4 below (yellow dashed line). The base of the F5a conglomerates is erosional. The upper clast-supported conglomerate has medium- to coarse-grained sand matrix. Clasts are polymictic, well-rounded and vary in size from 0.2–1 cm. There is a vertical firmground Thalassinoides (Th) that extends from the F4-F5a contact into F4 (15-27-047-07W5, 1522.3 m). B) Mud-matrix supported polymictic conglomerate (F5b). There is a cm-scale moderately inclined shale bed in the middle of the sample (15-27-047-07W5, 1521.8 m). C) Mud-matrix supported polymictic conglomerate (F5b). Clast diameters range from 0.25 mm (medium-grained sand) to 1 cm (small pebble) (15-27-047-07W5, 1520.2 m). D) Siderite cemented mud-matrix polymictic conglomerate with well-rounded 0.5 mm to 2 cm (medium pebble) clasts (F5b). Sample has a sharp inclined contact with a sand matrix-supported polymictic conglomerate (F5a) in the upper left portion of the sample (03-07-048-08W5, 1636.42 m).

2.2. Facies Associations

Two vertical facies associations are observed in the cores logged for this study.

2.2.1. Facies Association One (FA1): Sandying-upwards shelf/ramp to upper delta front (middle shoreface equivalent) deposits

Facies association 1 (FA1) includes sanding-upwards successions (F1 – F2a – F2b – F2c

– F3 – F4) that represent normal progradation from a shelf/ramp setting (F1) to an upper delta

front (middle shoreface equivalent) environment (F4; Fig. 3.5), or normal progradation from a

shelf/ramp (F1) to the upper offshore (F2c). Where the entire progradation sequence is complete,

the poorly sorted clast-supported conglomerates of F5a overlie shoreface sandstones of F4.

Internal flooding surfaces often exist separating thinner sanding-upward successions F1 – FA2

(a/b/c) below from thicker more complete FA1 successions above (F2a – F2b – F2c – F3 – F4).

Complete FA1 successions that do not contain internal flooding surfaces are rare. FA1 has a

gradational lower contact with the underlying Blackstone Formation and an upper sharp erosional

upper contact with overlying progradational clast-supported or mud-supported transgressive

conglomeratic deposits (FA2). The contacts between bioturbated facies in FA1 (F1-F2) are

gradational and are characterized by an increase in combined siltstone and sandstone content.

Several allogenic and autogenic surfaces exist within FA1 and it is common for bioturbated facies

with lower sandstone/siltstone contents to overlie sandier and siltier units. Additionally, deltaic

deposits may transition to normal shoreface deposits and vice versa as a result of autogenic lobe

switching. The internal flooding surfaces noted above (allogenic surfaces) are locally marked by

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scattered coarse sands to pebbles and siderite nodules. As many as five of these allogenic and

autogenic diastems were noted in some cores. The thickness of FA1 ranges from 6 – 13 m.

2.2.2. Facies Association Two (FA2): Conglomeratic Transgressive Deposits

F1 and F5 comprise FA2 and were deposited in an upper shoreface to foreshore

environment during transgression and during the later stages of marine progradation. The

transgressive surface of erosion upon which the conglomerates are deposited is highly irregular,

with many steps and lows along its extent (Leggitt et al., 1990). This surface was locally

subaerially exposed during forced regression, and the erosional topography controlled the

distribution and character of the transgressive conglomerates within the Cardium Formation

(Krause et al., 1994; Walker and Eyles, 1991). As a result, the contact between FA2 with FA1 is

irregular and has highly variable vertical relief across the study area. The contacts between mud-

supported (F5b) and sand-supported conglomerates (F5a) are typically gradational and are

marked by an increase in siderite cementation as they grade from sandy to muddy matrices. While

no reproducible stacking pattern between sand- and mud-matrix supported conglomerates was

observed, the poorly sorted mud matrix-supported (transgressive) conglomerates (F5b) often

overlie the (progradational) clast-supported conglomerates (F5a). F1 always gradationally

overlies F5 conglomerates and was deposited during the later stages of transgression. The

bioturbation intensity is absent to weak (BI 0–1) within F5, and this reflects the poor preservation

potential of trace fossils in conglomerates, while the bioturbation intensity is absent to moderate

(BI 0–3) within F1 mudstones. The preserved thickness of F5 is highly variable depending on the

proximity to steps or lows along the E5 surface and ranges from 1 cm – 8 m (Fig. 2.8, Fig. 2.9),

while the thickness of FA2 as a whole is unknown as cored intervals do not include the full F1

thickness in any well analyzed.

2.3. Cardium Type Logs

The gamma-ray and resistivity log responses of two wells (03-07-048-08W5, 10-17-049-

06W5) within the study area are shown (Fig. 2.8; Fig. 2.9). The two wells show the distribution of

facies and their log responses along deposition dip from the SW (03-07-048-08W5) to NE (10-17-

049-06W5) portions of the study area. Two pronounced sandying-upwards successions are

shown in the SW section, which are capped by a several meter-thick conglomerate unit. By

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contrast, one sandying upwards succession is capped by a sub-metre thick conglomerate unit

characterizes the NE area. The two log profiles show the differences in gamma-ray responses for

the same facies across the study area, as well as the corresponding resistivity responses.

Figure 2.8: Core litholog 03-07-048-08W5

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Core litholog with gamma-ray and resistivity log profiles for 100/03-07-048-08W5/0 representing the vertical facies changes within the SW part of the study area. The well was chosen because it is one of the best preserved and newest cores logged (RR: 1988-10-07), and it is one of the few that contains all described facies and facies associations. Sandstone grain size is very fine upper throughout. Bioturbation Index, after Taylor and Goldring (1993), is defined in the legend (Fig. 2.10). Sandstone grain size remains consistent throughout the section (fine upper to fine lower).

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Figure 2.9: Core litholog 10-17-049-06W5

Core litholog with gamma-ray and resistivity log profile for 100/10-17-049-06W5 representing the vertical facies changes within the NE part of the study area. Bioturbation index, after Taylor and Goldring (1993), is defined in the legend (Figure 10). Sandstone grain size remains consistent throughout the section (fine upper to fine lower).

Figure 2.10: Cardium type log legend

Legend of symbols used for Cardium type log sections (Fig. 2.8, Fig. 2.9).

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Chapter 3. Permeability Heterogeneity in Bioturbated Strata, Cardium Formation, Pembina Field, and the Identification of Potential Waterflood Opportunities1

1A version of this chapter is intended for publication in the AAPG Bulletin.

3.1. Introduction

Bioturbated sediments representing distal expressions of paralic depositional

environments are increasingly being exploited for oil in the super-giant Cardium Formation

reservoir, Pembina Field, Alberta, Canada. Oil exploitation from these sedimentary strata was

previously was considered uneconomic due to the limited vertical and horizontal connectivity

between permeable beds. However, recent use of horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic

fracturing has enabled the economic exploitation of hydrocarbons from these reservoirs. This

approach has unlocked an additional 1.0 billion barrels of potential reserves, raising the total

reserve estimate for the Pembina-Cardium Formation to 10.4 billion barrels (Krause et al., 1994;

New Technology Magazine, 2011). To assess the viability of waterflooding these strata and to

determine the reservoir controls on production, bioturbated reservoirs in the Cardium Formation

of east-central Pembina Field are evaluated. Full diameter- and core plug-permeability data are

compared to production data and to sedimentary facies to determine which factors most influence

horizontal well production in east-central Pembina.

Studies of bioturbated reservoirs have shown that bioturbation can either reduce (La Croix

et al., 2013; Pemberton and Gingras, 2005; Tonkin et al., 2010) or enhance primary porosity and

permeability (Dawson, 1978; Gingras et al., 2007; Gingras et al., 2004a; Gingras et al., 1999;

Gingras et al., 2004b; La Croix et al., 2013; Lemiski et al., 2011; MacEachern and Gingras, 2007;

Pemberton and Gingras, 2005; Zenger, 1992). The degree to which the reservoir is affected is

largely dependent on the magnitude of bioturbation, nature of the trace-fossil assemblages, fill of

the burrows, and the overall facies characteristics (Hsieh et al., 2015). It is generally accepted

that moderately bioturbated facies (BI 2–3), dominated by grain-selective (i.e., coarser-grained fill

than surrounding matrix), horizontal and vertical feeding strategies (e.g., Chondrites, Planolites,

Skolithos, Thalassinoides), exhibit enhanced permeability, because vertical burrows connect high

permeability horizontal beds. In intensely bioturbated facies (BI 4–6), diminished permeabilites

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persist as a result of full admixing (homogenization) of high permeability sand/silt layers with low

permeability clay.

The Cardium Formation at Pembina is considered to be a dual-permeability system,

wherein sand-filled horizontal and vertical burrows are largely permeable, and the matrix is

effectively impermeable (Pemberton and Gingras, 2005; Solano et al., 2012). Dual-permeability

systems commonly have enhanced effective permeability with high permeability layers are

connected via horizontal and vertical burrow networks. However, the degree to which bioturbation

has altered primary porosity and permeability at Pembina has not previously been evaluated. To

that end, the impact of bioturbation on primary horizontal well production and its potential effects

on horizontal water flooding is unknown.

Unconventional, low-permeability light-oil (light-tight oil or LTO) reservoirs are broken

down into three contrasting play types: tight oil, shale oil, and halo-oil plays (Clarkson and

Pedersen, 2011). The distinguishing factors between these three play types is the source of the

oil (e.g., the reservoir is also the source) and the average matrix permeability. Tight-oil plays have

very low matrix permeabilities (< 0.1 mD) and the hydrocarbon source is distinct from the reservoir

(Clarkson and Pedersen, 2011). Shale oil plays are those wherein the hydrocarbon source is also

the reservoir, and the matrix permeability is very low (generally < 0.1 mD). Halo-oil plays refer to

production of bypassed pay proximal to existing conventional production, but where low reservoir

permeabilities limit the economic exploitation of hydrocarbon using vertical and horizontal wells.

Exploitation of oil from halo-oil plays requires multi-stage hydraulic fracturing along horizontal

wellbores (Clarkson and Pedersen, 2011). The focus of this study is halo-oil production from the

Cardium Formation of the Pembina Field, in bioturbated reservoirs that exhibit relatively high

matrix permeabilities (0.1–10 mD).

3.1.1. Stratigraphy and Paleogeography

The Upper Cretaceous Cardium Formation grades upwards from marine shales of the

Blackstone Formation, and passes upwards gradually into marine shales of the Wapiabi

Formation (Fig. 3.1; Krause et al., 1994). The Cardium Formation is part of the regionally

extensive Colorado Group, which reaches 1200 m in thickness in the Alberta foothills (Bloch et

al., 1993). The Colorado Group is a dominantly eastward-tapering marine shale package that

contains at least three sandstone-dominated units: the Basal Colorado, Viking fm, and Cardium

fm (Bloch et al., 1993).

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Figure 3.1: Cardium Formation Stratigraphy

Chronostratigraphic and lithostratigraphic breakdown of the Cretaceous through the central plains, Alberta. Shown on the chart are the names of bedrock strata from the Lower (144 Ma) to Upper Cretaceous (66.4 Ma). The Cardium Formation (red rectangle on diagram) is part of the Colorado Group and overlies the Blackstone Formation and underlies the Wapiabi Formation. Modified from (ERCB, 2013).

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Cardium Formation deposition occurred during the Cenomanian and Turonian when

the Cretaceous global sea-level was near an all-time high (Smith, 1994). Deposition

occurred along the western margin of the Western Interior Seaway and sediments were

sourced from the Cordillera to the west (Fig. 3.2; Williams and Stelck, 1975). Following the

early stages of Cardium deposition, there was an overall lowering of relative sea-level

causing the eastward and southeastward progradation of the shoreline (Krause et al.,

1994). At Pembina, this progradation is typified by coarsening-upward parasequences of

bioturbated sandy mudstones to hummocky cross-stratified sandstones interpreted to

reflect normal progradation from an offshore environment to the shallow marine (lower

shoreface to delta front). Mudstone to sandstone successions are overlain unconformably

by foreshore conglomerates (deposited during the lowstand to falling stage systems tract)

that were reworked during subsequent transgression. Several cycles of relative sea level

rise and fall led to the deposition of multiple parasequences, all of which are separated by

widespread marine flooding surfaces.

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Figure 3.2: Cardium Paleogeography

Paleogeographic reconstruction of the Western Interior Seaway of North America during the early Turonian (Williams and Stelck, 1975). Paleolatitudes are from Irving et al. (1993).

3.1.2. Study Area and Pembina Development History

Research was focused on the Cardium Formation in east-central Pembina Field

(Township 47–50; Range 4–9W5) of Alberta (Fig. 3.3). As of October, 2014, the study area

contains 2527 vertical wells and 374 horizontal wells. East-central Pembina has had extensive

historical development targeting the conventional conglomerate and sandstone deposits, as well

as recent development focused on the bioturbated sandy mudstones to muddy sandstone

deposits. The vertical and horizontal wells within this area also have an abundance of core, core

analysis, and production data which were imperative for the undertaking of this study.

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Figure 3.3: Study Area

Maps showing: (A) the location of the Pembina Field on a paleogeographic map of the Cardium Formation in Alberta, Canada (after Krause et al., 1994); (B) the location of the study area within the Pembina Field, and; (C) the location of logged cores (yellow stars) and logged cores that were also analyzed for micropermeability values (green stars).

The Cardium Formation (Pembina Field) was discovered in 1953 when Socony Vacuum

Exploration (present day ExxonMobil) drilled the Socony Seaboard Pembina No. 1 discovery

wildcat well (100/04-16-048-08W5; Nielsen, 1957; Parsons and Nielsen, 1954). The Socony

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Seaboard Pembina No. 1 produced hydrocarbons from thick shallow marine sandstone and

conglomerates. To date, the discovery well has produced over 865,000 bbl of oil and 360,000 mcf

of gas (Nielsen, 1957; Nielsen and Porter, 1984; Parsons and Nielsen, 1954). Enhanced oil

recovery schemes (EOR; waterflooding) began in 1960 following seven years of highly variable

success within Pembina using primary production. Strong production continued until the late

1980s, at which point it was believed that the field was nearing maturity (Krasey, 1985; Todd and

Grand, 1993). Other enhanced oil recovery schemes, including CO2 injection, were attempted in

Pembina in the years to follow (Dashtgard et al., 2008a). While horizontal wells were drilled at

Pembina prior to 2008, the introduction of horizontal wells with multi-stage hydraulic fracturing in

2008 brought about a resurgence of interest in the Cardium Formation and the Pembina Field in

particular (Clarkson and Pedersen, 2011). To date, over 2700 horizontal wells have been drilled

into the Cardium Formation, including 951 within the Pembina Field.

3.2. Methods

Data was compiled from 38 cores and 171 wireline logs for a total of 209 total wells (Fig.

3.3c). When selecting cores and wireline logs for inclusion in this study, preference was given to

the most recently drilled wells, and especially those with gamma-ray, resistivity, and neutron and

density porosity log profiles. Core analysis data (e.g., porosity and permeability measurements)

were obtained from Accumap and were compiled and analyzed using Microsoft Excel.

Geophysical well-log responses were compared to core descriptions to determine the log

character of facies, and then facies isopach mapping was undertaken using the log responses for

the 209 wells.

Cardium fm facies were subdivided based on the visual sandstone/siltstone percentage

(including all discrete beds, burrows, and interstitial grains), grain-sizes, physical sedimentary

structures, and ichnology. Bioturbation intensities were semi-quantified using the Bioturbation

Index (BI), described originally by Reineck (1963)) and modified by Taylor and Goldring (1993).

This scale is based on grades of bioturbation that can be discerned with the human eye. The

Bioturbation Index has seven grades that range from no visible bioturbation (BI 0) to completely

bioturbated (BI 6).

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3.2.1. Pressure Decay Profile Permeameter (PDPK) Analyses

A total of 44 samples from 11 wells (Fig. 3.3c) were chosen for Pressure Decay Profile

Permeameter (PDPK or micro-perm) analysis. The wells chosen for sampling have good overall

core integrity, a core diameter >7.5 cm, and contain bioturbated sandy mudstones to muddy

sandstones. Sample lengths range from 6–25 cm, and between 11 and 23 PDPK measurements

were taken per core sample for a total of 758 datapoints. Measurement locations on each slab

were carefully chosen to ensure permeability values were collected for all lithologies (e.g., sand-

filled burrow, parallel laminated mudstone) in each sample.

Core samples selected for PDPK measurements were slabbed to 1/3 of their original

diameter. Cut samples were lightly sandblasted to ensure that a good seal formed between the

slabbed surface and the O-ring attached to the probe tip (0.4 cm diameter) of the PDPK-400

machine. Samples were then cleaned with a toluene solution to chemically remove any mobile

hydrocarbons and placed in an oven to allow the sample to fully dry. Sample preparation and

permeability measurements were performed at the Core Laboratories facilities in Calgary, Alberta.

Once the seal between the O-ring and the rock was confirmed gas was allowed to flow from the

PDPK-400 into the core at 70 kPa (initial upstream flow pressure). The decay of the initial pressure

was measured against time and the collected data was corrected for Klinkenberg-slippage effects

(Fathi et al., 2012). Klinkenberg-slippage correction accounts for the fact that gas molecules

injected into a sample move through the centre and edges of pore throats at the same speed,

whereas liquids (i.e., oil) do not. Correction of the data yields Klinkenberg-corrected liquid

equivalent permeability measured in microdarcys.

3.2.2. Permeability Calculations

An equivalent permeability value (𝒌𝒆𝒒) was estimated using the arithmetic, geometric, and

harmonic means. Assuming steady-state, single-phase flow, the upper bound represents the

equivalent permeability along layering in a perfectly laminated system and is equal to the

arithmetic mean (Eq. 1):

𝒌𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄 = ∑𝒌𝒊𝒅𝒊

𝒅

𝒏

𝒊=𝟏

(Eq. 1)

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where 𝒌𝒊 is the permeability of an individual layer, 𝒅𝒊 is the thickness of that layer, and 𝒅 is the

total thickness of the facies under investigation. The lower bound of this analysis is equivalent to

the harmonic mean (Eq. 2), which is the permeability across layering in a perfectly laminated

system:

𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒄 =𝟏

∑𝒅𝒊

𝒌𝒊𝒅𝒏𝒊=𝟏

(Eq. 2)

where 𝒌𝒊 is the permeability of an individual layer, 𝒅𝒊 is the thickness of that layer, and 𝒅 is

the total thickness of the facies under investigation. The actual effective permeability (𝒌𝒆𝒒) —

a single permeability value that best represents a heterogeneous system as if it were

homogeneous — is equivalent to the geometric mean (Eq. 3). This value lies within the upper

and lower bounds described above and is the best analog for single phase-flow in a natural

reservoir where fluid flow can occur in all directions (Freeze and Cherry, 1979; Gelhar, 1986;

Warren and Price, 1961; Wiener, 1912).

𝐥𝐧 (𝒌𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄) = ∑𝐥𝐧 (𝒌𝒊)𝒅𝒊

𝒅

𝒏

𝒊=𝟏

(Eq. 3)

In order to calculate effective permeabilities for the heterogeneous reservoir under

investigation, the geometric mean equation (Eq. 3) described above was used. It was applied

to three hydrodynamically similar units: 1) bioturbated reservoir ranging from 30–80%

combined sand/silt content; 2) conventionally targeted sandstone reservoirs; and 3)

conventionally targeted conglomeratic reservoirs.

Statistical analyses were completed on core analysis data for each individual

hydrodynamic unit within a single well before the geometric mean was calculated. Only

permeability values that were determined to lie within the statistically defined upper and lower

bounds were used. This is computed using an interquartile range (IQR), which is defined as 50%

of the dataset that lies between the 1st and 3rd quartile (Upton and Cook, 1996). The upper and

lower bounds are therefore (Eq. 4):

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Upper Bound = Q1 + 1.5*IQR

Lower Bound = Q3 – 1.5*IQR

(Eq. 4)

Only permeability data points that lie within the upper and lower bounds were used

in order to retain the integrity of the dataset and to ensure geometric mean values had statistical

significance. This methodology ensured that anomalously high or low permeability measurements

within an individual hydrodynamic unit would not skew the representative geometric mean values

calculated.

3.2.3. Contouring (using Golden Software Surfer®)

Sandstone isopach thicknesses were calculated from the 209 vertical wells, and variable

sandstone gamma-ray, resistivity, and porosity cut-offs were used depending on proximity to well

control points (38 logged wells). Variable cut-offs were used in order to minimize sedimentological

(e.g., radioactivity of clay minerals) and operational bias (e.g., data collected over several

decades), which exists within the study area. Where well-log data was limited or outdated,

porosity and permeability cut-offs were applied to core analysis data to determine the contact

between bioturbated sandy mudstone and sandstone facies.

Advanced kriging, based on deposition trends mapped in the study area

(anisotropy: 1.5, angle: 150°) was applied to the datasets to interpolate between datapoints and

produce contour maps that extend across the entire study area. Data northwest of the Pembina-

Cardium pool boundary were removed from contour maps (insignificant thickness and extent).

Data poor areas exist in the NE, SE, and NW portions of the study area, as well as the NW-SE

trending embayment located in the east-central portion of the study area.

3.3. Results

3.3.1. Facies

Five facies are defined in the Cardium Formation and across the study area (Table 3.1).

Of the 5 facies, Facies 2 (F2) includes bioturbated sandy mudstones and muddy sandstones

(target reservoir facies in this study), and is subdivided into 3 subfacies based on the total

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percentage of combined sandstone and siltstone. Facies 2 represents sediments interpreted to

be deposited below fair-weather wavebase and above storm-wave base; hence, they are

interpreted as offshore to shoreface (prodelta to distal delta front equivalent) deposits. Below are

descriptions of the main reservoir facies (F2b and c, F3–5), with a focus on how sedimentologic

and ichnologic characteristics impact permeability.

Subfacies 2a (F2a) comprises weakly to moderately bioturbated (BI 0–3) silty to sandy

mudstone with rare (5–10%) mm- to cm-scale, very fine- to fine-grained sandstone beds (Table

3.1; Fig. 3.4A). The combined sand/silt content ranges from 10–30%. The sandstone-siltstone

content of F2a is below the 30% threshold for economic exploitation, and hence F2a is not

included in reservoir mapping.

Subfacies 2b (F2b) comprises weakly to moderately bioturbated (BI 1–4) silty to sandy

mudstones with rare to moderate (5–25%) cm-scale, fine- to very fine-grained sandstone beds

(Fig. 3.4B). The combined sand/silt content ranges from 30–50%, and siltstone and sandstone is

distributed either in weakly to moderately bioturbated discrete graded beds (BI 1–3), or as

interstitial grains mottled by bioturbation (BI 3–4). Black shale beds and laminae occur throughout

and are discontinuous, and wavy-parallel to wavy non-parallel laminated (Fig. 3.4B). Medium- to

coarse-grained sand is rare throughout and occurs as floating grains or as weakly defined

sandstone lenses, commonly in close proximity to facies contacts. Sand-filled burrows are

generally diminutive (< 2 mm diameter) to moderate (2–8 mm diameter) in size and the overall

trace-fossil diversity is 12 (Table 3.1; Seilacher, 1974).

Subfacies 2c (F2c) comprises moderately to intensely bioturbated (BI 3–5) muddy

sandstones with moderate to abundant (10–35%) cm-scale, fine- to very fine-grained sandstone

beds (Fig. 3.4C). The combined sand/silt content ranges from 50–80%. Siltstone and sandstone

content is manifest either as weakly to moderately bioturbated, discrete graded beds (BI 1–3) or

as interstitial grains mottled by bioturbation (BI 3–5). Black shale beds and laminae occur

throughout and are discontinuous, and wavy-parallel to wavy non-parallel laminated. Sand-filled

burrows in Facies 2c range from diminutive (< 2 mm diameter) to robust (> 8 mm diameter) in

size. The overall trace-fossil diversity is 16 (Table 3.1; Seilacher, 1974).

Facies 3 comprises structureless to weakly bioturbated (BI 0–2) muddy sandstone (> 80%

combined silt/sand content) to sandstone, with absent to abundant (0–50%) mm- to cm-scale

shale beds (locally up to 80% shale; Fig. 3.4D). The shale beds commonly have scoured bases

and are either undulatory-, wavy non-parallel, or planar parallel laminated (Fig. 3.4D). Sandstones

are locally massive to hummocky cross-stratified (HCS) or are wave-ripple laminated. Other

sedimentary structures include inclined and parallel, combined-flow ripple and current ripple

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laminae that are commonly lined with carbonaceous detritus (Fig. 3.4D). Sand-filled burrows in

F3 are generally diminutive (< 2 mm diameter) to moderate (2–8 mm diameter) in size and the

overall trace-fossil diversity is 13 (Table 3.1; Seilacher, 1974).

Facies 4 comprises apparently structureless to HCS sandstones. Beds are dominantly

massive, contain HCS, or are wave-ripple laminated, although some beds contain parallel,

inclined, combined-flow ripple and current ripple laminae (Fig. 3.4E). Parallel, combined flow and

wave-ripple laminae are commonly lined with carbonaceous detritus (Fig. 3.4E). Burrows in F4

are generally diminutive in size and the overall trace-fossil diversity is 1 (only Macaronichnus is

present).

Facies 5 consists of polymictic, clast- (F5a) and matrix-supported (F5b), granule to

medium-pebble conglomerates (Fig. 3.4F). They are dominantly clast-supported with a medium-

to coarse-grained sand matrix (F5a); however, the conglomerate is locally matrix-supported within

beds that have a high mud-matrix component (F5b). The mud-matrix supported conglomerates

commonly overlie the sand clast-supported conglomerates. Clast compositions are dominated by

quartz and lithic fragments. Clasts are sub-rounded to well-rounded. F5 varies in thickness from

0.05–5 m. Bioturbation is mainly absent (BI 0–1) with only firmground Thalassinoides that extend

down from the basal contact of F5 (Fig. 3.4F), and Chondrites, Planolites, and Phycosiphon locally

within the mud matrix-supported F5b conglomerates.

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Table 3.1: Facies summary

Summary table of lithological, textural, sedimentological, ichnology, reservoir characteristics (permeability and porosity), and interpreted depositional environments for facies identified in the Pembina Oil Field (this study). Sedimentological abbreviations: siltstone (slst), sandstone (sst), shale (sh), hummocky cross-stratification (HCS). Trace fossil abbreviations: Asterosoma (As), Chondrites (Ch), Cylindrichnus (Cy), Diplocraterion (Di), Helminthoida (He), Macaronichnus (Ma), Palaeophycus (Pa), Phycosiphon (Ph), Planolites (Pl), Rhizocorallium (Rh), Rosselia (Ro), Scolicia (Sc), Skolithos (Sk), Teichichnus (Te), Thalassinoides (Th), Trichichnus (Tr), Zoophycos (Zo). Bioturbation index (BI) values based on Reineck (1963) and modified by Taylor and Goldring (1993).

Percent

Sandstone/

Siltstone

Grain Size Sedimentology IchnologyBI

(0–6)

Average

Permeability

(geometric

mean)

Average

Porosity

Depositional

EnvironmentContacts

0–10%shale with up to 10%

vfg sand inter beds

Sst/Slst: discontinuous-, parallel-

and wave-ripple laminated

sand beds. Sh: wavy laminaeCh, He, Pa, Ph,

Pl, Sc, Sk0–3 N/A N/A  shelf/ramp

L = gradational;

U = gradational

2a 10–30%shale with up to 30%

slst - fg sst1–3 lower offshore

2b 30–50% shale with up to 50%

slst - fg sst1–6

 lower to upper

offshore

2c 50–80% shale with up to 80%

slst - fg sst 2–6 upper offshore 

50–100%

fg sandstone with up

to 50% shale inter

beds

Sst/Slst: HCS, wave-, inclined

parallel-, combined flow- and

current-ripple laminated

sandstones. Sh: wavy laminae

and beds

As, Ch, Cy, Di,

Ph, Pl, Sk, Te, Th,

Tr, Zo

0–3

lower delta front

(lower shoreface

equivalent)

L = gradational,

erosional, FS; U

= gradational,

erosional

95–100% vfg - fg

Sst/Slst: HCS, wave ripple,

inclined parallel, combined

flow and current ripple

laminated sandstones. Sh:

wavy laminae

N/A 0–1

lower to upper

delta front

(middle shoreface

equivalent)

L = gradational,

erosional; U =

erosional

5a0–50% sand

matrix

sand matrix with cg

sand to cobble clasts

5b0–50% mud

matrix

mud matrix with cg

sand to cobble clasts

7.30%upper shoreface

to foreshore

L = erosional;

U= sharp,

gradational

L= gradational;

U = gradational,

erosional, FS

Facies

Facies 1: Dark grey- to

black silty mudstone to

shale with very fine-

grained sandstone laminae

Facies 3: Massive to

bioturbated sandstone with

parallel and wavy shale

beds

Facies 4: Apparently

structureless to HCS

sandstone

9.90%

16.40%

Facies 2: Dark grey

bioturbated sandy

mudstone to muddy

sandstone

Sst/Slst: discontinuous-, parallel-

, inclined- and wave-ripple

laminated, mudstone rip-up

clasts, HCS, lenticular bedding.

Sh: wavy laminae

As, Ch, Cy, Di,

Gy, He, Pa, Ph,

Pl, Rh, Ro, Sc, Sk,

Te, Th, Tr, Zo

0.69 mD

18.8 mD

Facies 5: Clast- to

matrix-supported

conglomerate

parallel and inclined laminae Ch, Pl, Ph, Th 0–1 84.4 mD

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Figure 3.4: Facies core images

Facies photographs. A) Facies 2a: Weakly to moderately bioturbated (BI 1–4) sandy/silty mudstone (30% sand/silt content). Sandstone/siltstone is contained in laterally discontinuous tempestites and in burrow fills. Yellow arrows mark bases of discontinuous tempestites and red arrows mark bases of wavy shale laminae (10-26-047-07W5, 1548.8 m). B) Facies 2b: Moderately to intensely bioturbated (BI 3–5) sandy mudstone (40% total sand content; 03-07-048-08W5, 1647.2 m). C) Facies 2c: Moderately to intensely bioturbated (BI 2–6) muddy sandstone (65% combined siltstone/sandstone content; 03-07-048-08W5, 1652.8 m). D) Facies 3: Sandstone with mm- to cm-scale wave-ripples (15-27-047-07W5, 1525.8 m). E) Facies 4: Carbonaceous detritus-rich HCS sandstone. Mudstone rip-up (MR) clasts are evident towards the bottom of the sample (03-07-048-08W5, 1640.5 m). F) Bioturbated contact between F5a and F4 (yellow dashed line). The base of the F5a conglomerates is erosional. There is a vertical firmground Thalassinoides (Th) that extends from the F4–F5a contact into F4 (15-27-047-07W5, 1522.3 m). Trace fossil abbreviations: Chondrites (Ch), Gyrochorte (Gy), Phycosiphon (Ph), Planolites (Pl), Rosselia (Ro), Schaubcylindrichnus (Sc), Skolithos (Sk), Teichichnus (Te), Thalassinoides (Th), and Trichichnus (Tr).

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3.3.2. Facies Association One (FA1): Sandying upwards shelf/ramp to upper delta front (middle shoreface equivalent) deposits

Facies association 1 (FA1) includes sanding-upwards successions (F1 – F2a – F2b – F2c

– F3 – F4) that represent normal progradation from a shelf/ramp setting (F1) to an upper delta

front (middle shoreface equivalent) environment (F4; Fig. 3.5), or normal progradation from a

shelf/ramp (F1) to the upper offshore (F2c). Where the entire progradation sequence is complete,

the poorly sorted clast-supported conglomerates of F5a overlie shoreface sandstones of F4.

Internal flooding surfaces often exist separating thinner sanding upward successions F1 – FA2

(a/b/c) below from thicker more complete FA1 successions above (F2a – F2b – F2c – F3 – F4).

Complete FA1 successions that do not contain internal flooding surfaces are rare. FA1 has a

gradational lower contact with the underlying Blackstone Formation and an sharp erosional upper

contact with overlying progradational clast-supported or mud-supported transgressive

conglomeratic deposits (FA2). The contacts between bioturbated facies in FA1 (F1–F2) are

gradational and are characterized by an increase in combined siltstone and sandstone content.

Several allogenic and autogenic surfaces exist within FA1 and it is common for bioturbated facies

with lower sandstone/siltstone content to overlie sandier and siltier units. Additionally, deltaic

deposits may transition to normal shoreface deposits and vice versa as a result of autogenic lobe

switching. The internal flooding surfaces noted above (allogenic surfaces) are locally marked by

scattered coarse sands to pebbles and siderite nodules. As many as five of these allogenic and

autogenic diastems were noted in some cores. The thickness of FA1 ranges from 6 – 13 m.

3.3.3. Facies Association Two (FA2): Transgressive Conglomerate Deposits

F1 and F5 comprise FA2 and were deposited in an upper shoreface to foreshore

environment during transgression and during the later stages of marine progradation. The

transgressive surface of erosion upon which the conglomerates are deposited is highly irregular,

with many steps and lows along its extent (Leggitt et al., 1990). This surface was locally

subaerially exposed during forced regression, and the erosional topography controlled the

distribution and character of the transgressive conglomerates within the Cardium Formation

(Krause et al., 1994; Walker and Eyles, 1991). As a result, the contact between FA2 with FA1 is

irregular and has highly variable vertical relief across the study area. The contacts between mud-

supported (F5b) and sand-supported conglomerates (Fba) are typically gradational and are

marked by an increase in siderite cementation as they grade from sandy to muddy matrices. While

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no reproducible stacking pattern between sand- and mud-matrix supported conglomerates was

observed, the poorly sorted mud matrix-supported (transgressive) conglomerates often overlie

the (progradational) clast-supported conglomerates (F5a). F1 always gradationally overlies F5

conglomerates and was deposited during the initial and later stages of transgression The

bioturbation intensity is absent to weak (BI 0–1) within F5, and this likely reflects the poor

preservation potential of trace fossils in conglomerates, while the bioturbation intensity is absent

to moderate (BI 0–3) within F1 mudstones (Dashtgard et al., 2008b). The preserved thickness of

F5 is highly variable depending on the proximity to steps or lows along the E5 surface and ranges

from 1 cm – 8 m (Fig. 3.5), while the thickness of FA2 is unknown as cored intervals do not include

the full F1 thickness in any well analyzed

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Figure 3.5: Core litholog 03-07-048-08W5

Core litholog with gamma-ray and resistivity log profiles for 100/03-07-048-08W5/0 representing the vertical facies changes within the SW part of the study area. The well was chosen because it is one of the best preserved and newest cores logged (RR: 1988-10-07), and it is one of the few that contains all described facies and facies associations. Sandstone grain size is very-fine upper throughout. Bioturbation Index, after Taylor and Goldring (1993), is defined in the legend (Fig. 3.6). Sandstone grain size remains consistent throughout the section (fine upper to fine lower).

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Figure 3.6: Cardium type log legend

Legend of symbols used for Cardium type log sections.

3.3.4. PDPK

Micropermeability was measured from 758 points across 44 core samples taken from

Facies 2a, 2b, 2c and 3. Annotated core photographs for PDPK analyses of two samples are

shown in Figure 3.7. Individual measurements were taken from one of three permeability

elements: 1) vertical and horizontal silt/sand filled burrows (burrow), 2) sand beds with

preservation of primary stratification (tempestites), and 3) indistinct bioturbated muddy-sandstone

to sandy mudstone lithologies (matrix). Micropermeabilities across the 44 samples range from 1.0

× 10-4 mD to 65.4 mD, with an average of 0.72 mD. The Kgeometric value calculated for each well

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was then plotted against the range of PDPK measurements taken for samples from the same

well, and by permeability element (e.g., burrow, tempestite, or matrix; Fig. 3.8). Wells with higher

Kgeometric values have higher average PDPK values and a wider range of permeability values. Of

note, below an average Kgeometric of 0.35 mD, all microperm values (n = 237) remain below 0.627

mD, and are not appreciably higher than matrix permeability. For average Kgeometric values between

0.35 mD and 0.65 mD, burrows show permeabilities up to 2.18 mD, which is more than 40 times

greater than the average matrix permeability. However, when the average permeability of F2b

and F2c in a well exceeds 0.6 mD, individual permeability measurements taken from burrows and

tempestites range up to 65.4 mD, which is roughly 730 times higher than the average matrix

permeability.

Figure 3.7: PDPK measurement positions (03-07-048-08W5 & 08-11-049-05W5)

A) Core photograph of F2b (Kgeometric = 0.39 mD) showing the PDPK analysis points and their corresponding permeability values (03-07-048-08W5, 1647.5 m). B) Core photograph of F2b (Kgeometric = 0.95 mD) showing the PDPK analysis points and their corresponding permeability values (08-11-049-05W5, 1269.0 m). All permeability measurements are in millidarcies (mD).

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Figure 3.8: PDPK versus facies plots

A) Plot comparing Kgeometric for each well against PDPK measurements taken from samples from the same well. Blue represents vertical and horizontal silt/sand filled burrows (burrow), red represents tempestites (tempestite), and grey represents bioturbated matrix (matrix). B) Plot comparing Kgeometric for each well against PDPK matrix measurements only. There is no discernible trend in PDPK matrix permeabilities with increasing facies 2b/2c Kgeometric values.

3.3.5. Reservoir Characterization

Tight-oil plays in the study area are divided into two distinct regions: acreage with

prospective halo-oil and acreage with prospective perm-oil. 1) Halo-oil plays were defined loosely

by Clarkson and Pedersen (2011) as oil production from areas proximal to and immediately

surrounding convention oil reservoirs that do not meet traditional net-pay and petrophysical cut-

offs (average matrix permeability > 0.1 mD). We have revised this definition to include oil

production from areas that are up to 5 km away from the 2.5 m sandstone isopach contour. 2)

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Perm-oil plays include all horizontal wells that have horizontal-leg midpoints further than 5 km

from the 2.5 m sandstone isopach contour. This distinction is made because of the impact of

conventional oil production (extensive waterflooding from 1953–~1980) on production rates of

recently drilled horizontal wells.

Multiple contour maps including porosity, permeability (Kgeometric), facies thickness,

and combinations of porosity/permeability and facies thicknesses were constructed to compare

reservoir characteristics to horizontal production. Horizontal wells within east-central Pembina are

generally drilled horizontally to the bottom of the economically exploitable bioturbated reservoirs

(~30% combined sandstone/siltstone content), and hydraulically fracked upwards into the

overlying porous and permeable bioturbated subfacies. Qualitative spatial and quantitative

graphical analyses were undertaken to determine which reservoir properties listed above had the

greatest impact on oil production (3rd month daily average production). The reservoir properties

that appear to show the closest correlation to oil production include sandstone facies thicknesses,

and bioturbated facies Kgeometric, and these maps are included herein (Figs. 3.9 – 3.11). The

midpoint between the surface-hole location and location of the terminal fracture-stimulation

position was chosen for plotting the position of horizontal-well production on the maps.

3.3.6. Mapping

The sandstone isopach map shows the thicknesses of facies 3 and 4 (Fig. 3.9). Four isolated and

semi-continuous thick sandstone trends are evident on the map: 1) a globular geobody that

approaches 7 m thick in 050-07W5; 2) a semi-linear geobody that is approximately 6 m thick in

049-05W5; 3) a globular geobody that exceeds 7 m thick in 049-07 / 08W5; and 4) a prominent

linear geobody in the SW corner the study area where the combined F3 / F4 sand thickness

exceeds 8 m (Fig. 3.9). The 0 m sandstone line marks the termination of F3 and F4 deposition.

Of note is the embayed character of the sandstone towards the SE end of the study area, and the

presence of thin sandstones immediately east of the intersection of townships 48 and 49, and

ranges 8 and 9W5. The sandstone isopach map does not extend through the northeast end of

the study area due to the position of the pool edge boundary (Fig 3.9).

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Figure 3.9: Sandstone (F3, F4) sandstone isopach map

Sandstone (F3, F4) isopach map. Contours were created using advanced kriging methods (anisotropy 1.5, angle 150°) in Surfer® and are based on data from 209 vertical wells in the study area. The midpoint of all horizontal wells drilled in the area are shown with corresponding 3rd month average daily production (m3 /d). The halo-oil play includes all areas of the map that contain contours, and do not fall into either the “effective conventional production (red)” or “perm-oil play” (green) areas. The prominent geobodies identified as 1 to 4 are referred to in the text (see Section 3.3.6). Contour interval is 0.5 m.

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The bioturbated facies (F2b and F2c) permeability (Kgeometric) contour map is shown in

Figure 3.10. Five isolated and semi-continuous permeability trends are evident on the map: 1) a

narrow NW-SE-oriented trend of low permeability that coincides with the embayment in the east-

central portion of the study area; 2) a more globular permeability low in 047-07 / 08W5 and 048-

07 / 08W5; and 3-5) three globular Kgeometric permeability highs found in the north-east (#3; 048 /

049-04W5), west-central (#4; 049-08 / 07W5), and south-west (#5; 047 / 048 – 09W5) quadrants

of the study area (shown in yellow on Fig. 3.10). In areas 1 and 2, Kgeometric values are as low as

0.11 mD. In areas 3 to 5, Kgeometric values exceed 1.8 mD, 1.7 mD and 1.1 mD, respectively. The

Kgeometric map shows a roughly inverse correlation to the sandstone isopach map in that sandstone

thick generally coincide with low permeability zones in the bioturbated facies.

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Figure 3.10: Bioturbated facies (F2b, c) permeability map

Contour map of Kgeometric values of bioturbated facies (F2b, c). Contours were created using advanced kriging methods (anisotropy 1.5, angle 150°) in Surfer®, and are based on data from 209 vertical wells in the study area. The midpoint of all horizontal wells drilled in the area are shown with corresponding 3rd month average daily production (m3 /d). Prominent trends in Facies 2b, c permeabilities described in the text are labelled for easy reference (yellow refers to higher permeability areas 3–5). Sandstone geobodies shown in Figure 3.9 are overlain for reference, and highlight areas of conventional production and waterflooding. Contour interval is 0.1 mD.

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The bioturbated facies (F2b and F2c) thickness contour map is shown in Figure 3.11. Four

discernable thickness trends are evident on the map: 1) a narrow to globular NW-SE-oriented thin that

coincides with the embayment in the east-central portion of the study area; 2) an E-W trending thin in

047-07 / 08W5 that has a combined F2b/F2c thickness less than 6 m; 3) a globular zone of thin

bioturbated facies located in the northwest part of the study area (049-08W5); and 4) an elongate thin

in the northern part of the study area (050-07W5) that is truncated to the east by the approximate pool

edge boundary. The bioturbated facies thickness appears to have exerted limited influence on horizontal

well production within east-central Pembina. Above 7 m isopach thickness there is no discernable

spatial correlation between increasing reservoir thickness and horizontal well production.

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Figure 3.11: Bioturbated facies (F2b, c) isopach thickness map

Contour map of bioturbated facies (F2b, c) thicknesses. Contours were created using advance kriging methods (anisotropy 1.5, angle 150°) in Surfer®, and are based on data from 209 vertical wells in the study area. The midpoint of all horizontal wells drilled in the area are shown with corresponding 3rd month average daily production (m3 /d). The prominent thin geobodies described in the text are labelled 1 to 5 and yellow fill highlights areas of thicker bioturbated facies. Sandstone geobodies shown in Figure 3.9 are overlain for reference and indicate areas of conventional production and waterflooding. Contour interval is 0.5 m.

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3.4. Reservoir Controls on Production

3.4.1. PDPK

Analysis of PDPK data indicates that sandstone-filled burrows and horizontally laminated

sandstone beds (tempestites) are the most permeable components of the bioturbated reservoir

facies (Fig. 3.8), and that the sandstones beds and sandstone-filled burrows likely serve as the

primary flow pathways for hydrocarbons. Matrix permeability is negligible throughout facies 2b

and 2c (Fig. 3.8B). Bioturbation increases effective permeability when discrete vertical and

horizontal burrows connect highly permeability horizontal beds in dual-permeability systems

(Gingras et al., 1999; La Croix et al., 2013; Pemberton and Gingras, 2005). There is an abrupt

increase in sandstone-filled burrow and tempestite spot permeabilities where the average

bioturbated facies permeability (kgeometric) exceeds 0.35 mD (Fig 3.8). Below this threshold, the

sandstone burrows and tempestites have permeabilities similar to the matrix. A second abrupt

increase in sandstone burrow and tempestite permeabilites occurs where kgeometric exceeds ~ 0.65

mD.

Diagenetic and sedimentological variations that commonly exist across large areas are

likely the main reason why sandstone burrows and tempestites show orders of magnitude

increases in permeability across kgeometric. Cardium Formation conventional sandstone

permeabilities increase updip from the southwest to the northeast across the Pembina-Cardium

pool (MacKenzie, 1975; MacKenzie and Russum, 1976). The decrease in permeability to the

southwest can be attributed to: precipitation of calcareous and/or siderite cements, increased

interstitial clays, or secondary quartz overgrowths within the sandstones (Krause and Nelson,

1984; MacKenzie, 1975). Similar diagenetic alterations likely affected the bioturbated facies in the

southern portion of the study area, causing sandstone burrows and tempestites to have

permeabilities that are an order of magnitude lower than similar features located updip.

3.4.2. Sandstone Isopach

The majority of horizontal wells drilled in east-central Pembina target the fringes of

sandstone isopach thicks (i.e., halo-oil play). These horizontal wells are generally the best

producers. The permeabilities and net-pay thickness (k·h) in the halo-oil play were insufficient to

enable economic exploitation through primary production, and hence these areas remained under

or undeveloped (Nielsen and Porter, 1984; Patterson and Arneson, 1957). Bypassed banked oil

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commonly accumulates in areas immediately surrounding extensively produced and waterflooded

conventional reservoirs such as the Pembina-Cardium pool (Shepherd, 2009). Qualitative spatial

analysis of Figure 3.9 indicates that much of the primary (unswept) and banked hydrocarbons in

east-central Pembina likely exist on the margins of conventional oil targets within the 0.25 m to

2.5 m sandstone isopach contour; a hypothesis supported by the linear arrangement of the best

oil producers equidistant from sandstone contour lines (e.g., 049-05/06W5, Fig. 3.9).

Consequently, we rank reservoirs that have between 0.25 and 2.5 m of sandstone (Facies 3 and

4) as highly prospective and the most suitable for waterflooding.

Wells drilled immediately below historically effective conventional production targets in

east-central Pembina are generally very poor producers (Fig. 3.9). It is likely that hydrocarbons

immediately underlying conventionally produced reservoir were depleted during extensive

conventional production and waterflooding. Based on this, we hypothesize that oil exploitation

from bioturbated facies below effective conventional production targets (areas 1–4, Fig. 3.9) will

be largely uneconomic.

A third grouping of horizontal wells have been drilled greater than 5 km from the 2.5 m

sandstone isopach contour and are considered to be largely unaffected by conventional oil

production and associated enhanced oil recovery schemes. This part of the Pembina pool is

referred to as a perm-oil play, and includes the majority of the wells drilled in 047-04W5, 048-

05W5, and 048-04W5 (Fig. 3.9). Qualitative spatial analysis of horizontal production data within

this zone does not reveal any discernable trends in relation to sandstone isopach data.

3.4.3. Bioturbated Facies Kgeometric

In east-central Pembina, the Kgeometric of F2b and F2c is the most important control on

production in unconventional light-tight halo-oil and perm-oil plays. This is because the horizontal

wells are drilled into F2b and hydraulically fracked upward into F2c. The importance of bioturbated

facies permeability is best shown when comparing Kgeometric of F2b and F2c to monthly oil

production (m3; Figure 3.12). Permeabilities of bioturbated facies from the wells drilled within the

halo-oil plays (circles, Fig. 3.12) have a clear Gaussian relationship with respect to third-month

oil production, with the lowest production rates coming from areas that have both very low (e.g. <

0.35 mD) and very high (e.g. > 0.85 mD) bioturbated facies (F2b and F2c) Kgeometric. As a result,

an ideal range for future drilling is between 0.35 mD > Kgeometric > 0.85 mD (Figs. 3.12 and 3.13).

For wells that have a bioturbated facies Kgeometric less than 0.35 mD, is it hypothesized that

production is poor because hydrocarbon migration is ineffective owing to limited connectively

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between sandstone burrows and tempestites. Further, halo-oil play wells that have a bioturbated

facies Kgeometric greater than 0.85 mD have poor production because hydrocarbons were likely

produced during the preceding 55 years of conventional production proximal to the halo-oil play

areas.

There is no definitive relationship between the Kgeometric of F2b and F2c and production

from wells in the perm-oil play. That said, a weak and positive linear relationship does exist

between production and increasing Kgeometric values (Fig. 3.12). However, as previously mentioned

there is a clear contrasting relationship between perm-oil and halo-oil plays shown by Figure 3.12.

Perm-oil play wells have an average F2b, 2c Kgeometric that exceeds that of halo-oil play wells. The

upper limit proposed for wells within the halo-oil play area does not apply to perm-oil play wells.

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Figure 3.12: Bioturbated facies (F2b, c) versus monthly oil production (horizontal wells)

Kgeometric of bioturbated facies (F2b and F2c) versus monthly oil production (3rd month; m3). The Kgeometric of F2b and F2c at the horizontal wells mid-point were interpolated from Figure 3.10. These values were plotted against the 3rd month total oil production. Circles correspond to horizontal wells drilled within defined halo-oil play areas and below conventional production, and crosses to wells drilled within perm-oil play areas. Sandstone thickness is coloured based on thicknesses 0–2 m, 2–3 m, and > 3 m (F3 and F4 combined thickness). A Gaussian curve best fits the production from halo-oil play wells, and a very poorly defined positive linear relationship fits perm-oil play wells. The area on the graph that encompasses the majority of the halo-oil and perm-oil play wells are coloured blue and green, respectively. The wells drilled within the halo are binned in Figure 3.13 showing the average production for all wells with specific bioturbated facies permeabilities.

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Figure 3.13: Bioturbated facies permeability versus production bar graph

Bar-graph of halo-oil play wells showing the average production for six binned bioturbated facies permeability groupings (see Fig. 3.12).

3.5. Waterflooding and future exploitation potential in east-central Pembina

Production versus F2b/F2c Kgeometric (Fig. 3.12) reveals the data spread between wells

drilled proximal (<5 km) and distal (>5 km) to previously exploited conventional targets. While the

focus of this study was wells located proximal (<5 km) to sandstone isopach thicks (i.e., halo-oil

play where vertical well spacing was the most dense), analyses uncovered details – or lack thereof

– about perm-oil play wells that were determined to exist near the NW and SE portions of the

study area.

Figure 3.14 highlights the areas that have the optimal reservoir properties for halo-oil play

horizontal production in east-central Pembina. The dark blue areas indicate where the Kgeometric of

bioturbated facies occurs within the optimal range of 0.35–0.85 mD, and the sandstone facies (F3

and F4) thicknesses are between 0.25 m and 2.5 m. Consequently, the dark blue areas that exist

outside of effective conventional production targets are the optimal locations for exploiting light

tight-oil within the halo (red polygons in Fig. 3.12). Where oil production has already commenced,

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the dark blue areas are the ideal locations for initiating a waterflood in the tight-oil area (as the

bioturbated facies permeabilities are adequate to support efficient horizontal sweep). Secondary

targets include all areas colored light blue (in the optimal range of at least one of the reservoir

properties evaluated) that exist outside of effective conventional production targets within the

halo. Similarly, areas with poor well spacing should be targeted for initial primary horizontal

production, whereas areas with dense well spacing should be targeted for horizontal

waterflooding.

The reservoir controls on production within the perm-oil play in east-central Pembina

was not resolved with the analyses presented in this paper. As a result, no recommendation

for future drilling targets within these zones can be put forward at this time.

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Figure 3.14: Final waterflood map

Contour map showing the intersection between the ideal range for sandstone (F3, F4) thicknesses (0.25–2.5 m) and bioturbated facies Kgeometric (0.35 mD > Kgeometric > 0.85 mD); these areas are highlighted in dark blue. The dark blue areas are the optimal locations for exploiting light tight-oil and therefore should be targeted for future horizontal production (where there is low horizontal well density, red boxes) and horizontal waterflooding (where there is high horizontal well density). The semi-transparent red blobs correspond to areas of high-density primary and secondary production, and are derived from Figure 3.9.

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3.6. Conclusions

1. The matrix in east-central Pembina had negligible permeability (<0.6 mD) in all

samples analyzed (Fig. 3.8B).

2. Sandstone burrows and tempestites in the southern portion of the study area

have an order of magnitude lower permeabilities than equivalent deposits to the

northeast. This is likely attributed to diagenetic and sedimentological variation

across the field (downdip = tighter).

3. The best oil production comes from light tight-oil reservoirs with a Kgeometric of F2b

and F2c between 0.35 mD and 0.85 mD (Fig. 3.12), and sandstone (F3 and F4)

isopach thickness between 0.25 m and 2.5 m (Fig. 3.9). These areas form part

of the halo-oil play of the Pembina-Cardium pool.

4. Future horizontal wells drilled within the halo at east-central Pembina should

target zones that fall within the two ideal ranges listed above. Areas with low well

spacing should be target for primary production via horizontal wells and multi-

stage hydraulic fracturing, and areas with high well spacing should be targeted

for horizontal waterflooding.

The data and analyses presented herein provide an in-depth examination of

horizontal production trends which exist in east-central Pembina. While future

development in the basin should never consider one single reservoir property, this paper

shows the clear correlation of sandstone isopach thicknesses and bioturbated facies

permeability with horizontal production.

The methodology employed herein provides a novel way to evaluate reservoirs

which have extensive vertical and horizontal production, and to understand light tight-oil

plays. It is recommended that this methodology by applied to smaller study areas when

making decisions for future well placement due to the geological complexity of subsurface

reservoirs.

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Chapter 4. Conclusions

Summary

Technological advancements related to horizontal drilling and multi-stage

hydraulic fracturing have resulted in a renewed interest in unconventional, low-

permeability, light-tight oil reservoirs. In particular, these advancements have allowed for

the economic exploitation from the bioturbated lower to upper offshore muddy-sandstones

to sandy-mudstones within the super-giant Pembina oil field. The analyses presented

herein focus on the reservoir characteristics and trends of light-tight oil reservoirs in east-

central Pembina, and also provide information on facies distributions and stratigraphic

architecture. The techniques used can be applied to similar low-permeability fields as a

way to better predict zones that should be targeted for the economic recovery of

hydrocarbons.

Analysis of 38 vertical wells within the study area revealed a total of five facies and

two facies associations. This includes: 1) a silty mudstone (0–10% combined

sandstone/siltstone); 2) bioturbated sandy mudstones to muddy sandstone (10–80%

combined sandstone/siltstone); 3) massive to bioturbated sandstone with mudstone

laminae and beds; 4) HCS sandstone; 5) and a clast to locally matrix-supported

conglomerate. Facies 2 is being targeted in east-central Pembina and therefore was

broken down into three subfacies to highlight ichnological, sedimentological, and

lithological variations present (e.g., 10–30%, 30–50%, and 50–80% combined

sandstone/siltstone). The facies associations were determined to represent sandying

upwards shelf/ramp to upper delta front (middle shoreface equivalent) deposits, and

conglomeratic transgressive deposits.

Core analysis data and formation picks were compiled for 209 wells within east-

central Pembina. These data were used to create contour maps in Surfer® which

highlighted the subsurface changes of selected reservoir properties. This includes

porosities, permeabilities, facies thicknesses, as well as select combinations of these

three reservoir properties (e.g., facies thickness (m) * porosity (ɸ). Once contoured maps

were finalized, horizontal well mid-point positions were overlain. Spatial analysis of trends

were conducted in order to determine the reservoir properties that had some degree of

control on horizontal well production within east-central Pembina. Once this was

completed, quantitative analysis was used in order to confirm or deny suspected reservoir

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controls on production. The precise value of the reservoir property at the horizontal well

mid-point was interpolated within the contouring software; which was determined to be

representative of the entire horizontal well distance. This value was then graphically

compared to set production intervals for that well (e.g., 1-month, 3-month, 6-month). Using

the analysis presented above, it was determined that the most dominant controls on

production were the sandstone facies isopach thickness (and therefore the proximity to

conventional sandstone targets) and the permeability (Kgeometric) of the bioturbated facies

(30–80% combined sandstone/siltstone exclusively) of which the optimal ranges were

0.25 m to 2.5 m and 0.35 mD to 0.85 mD respectively.

Reservoir evaluations similar to the one presented in this thesis can be conducted

on other reservoirs as a way to improve the understanding of production trends and results

from horizontal wells. The work order undertaken in this study that could potentially be

applied elsewhere includes the following steps: 1) facies analysis should be completed on

a minimum of four equally spaced vertical wells within a single township (100 km2 area).

2) To supplement logged intervals, a minimum of sixteen additional wells per township,

with well-logs and preferably with core analysis data, should be analyzed. 3) Contour

maps should be created which show the distribution of facies dependent core analysis

data (e.g., porosity, permeability). 4) Available horizontal well midpoints should be plotted

onto contour maps and reservoir data interpolated. 5) Interpolated reservoir data should

then be plotted against available production data in order to deduce the reservoir

properties and facies that have an impact on production from horizontal wells. Future wells

drilled should adhere to significant reservoir trends deduced from the above analysis.

The contribution to petroleum geoscience that this thesis makes is that it

represents a new and unique way to evaluate large scale subsurface reservoir trends

within fields that contain historical vertical well and core analysis data, as well as newly

drilled horizontal well production data.

4.1 Study limitations and future work

Limitations and potential sources of error related to the methodology and data

availability existed during the undertaking of this study. This includes, but is not limited to:

1) errors related to facies well picks, specifically within older wells where only vintage E

logs, micrologs and SP logs were available. 2) Contouring limitations related to imperfect

well spacing within the study area (wells analyzed were chosen based on availability and

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quality of core, core analysis, and well log profiles). 3) Limitations related to PDPK data,

which only allowed for the analysis of unique features that were greater than 0.4 cm in

diameter (burrows that were smaller than this were not measured). Similarly, horizontal

and vertical burrows were not analyzed separately which limits the analysis of horizontal

versus vertical permeability. 4) An arbitrary distance value of 5 km from conventional

sandstone reservoirs, representing the distinction between halo-oil and perm-oil plays,

and this break is only loosely based on quantified data. As a result it likely does not

represent the definitive boundary between areas that are affected by extensive

conventional oil production within east-central Pembina.

Future work should focus on improving on some of the limitations and potential

sources of error listed above. Additionally, the dataset used can be refined in order to

provide recommendations for future horizontal wells drilled within east-central Pembina. It

is recommended that the methodology presented in this thesis be applied to a smaller

study area (< 400 km2). Within a smaller study area, the well spacing should be decreased

which will allow for a better representation (higher resolution) of how reservoir properties

change in the subsurface. It is also recommended that future work improve on our

understanding of horizontal and vertical changes in reservoir properties. As well,

parasequences located between laterally continuous discontinuities should be evaluated

individually, instead of being grouped into a single unit. Figure 3.5 highlights a well that

has at least one stratigraphically significant surface (located within Facies 2) that likely

has implications on horizontal wells drilled proximal to that boundary. Furthermore,

additional stratigraphic work should be completed on determining the nature of surfaces

(allogenic versus autogenic) as well as the degree of deltaic influence across the study

area (based on the percentage of discrete mudstone laminae and beds).

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Appendices

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Appendix A: AppleCore Well Logs

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Appendix B: Well Compilation Data

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100/06-22-047-05W5/0 12-26-1989 890.4 1427.0 1444.0 657266.1 5882131.6

100/06-29-047-05W5/0 1-4-1964 894.9 1442.6 1459.4 654094.29 5883818.68

100/14-33-047-05W5/0 2-13-1965 864.4 1392.9 1402.1 655644.3 5886283.2

100/10-35-047-05W5/0 6-7-1963 846.4 1351.8 1370.1 659332.67 5885999.70

100/06-20-047-06W5/0 10-13-1961 882.4 1504.2 1516.4 644318.1 5881880.9

100/06-28-047-06W5/0 7-26-1966 865.0 1468.5 1485.3 645925.5 5883563.4

100/04-29-047-06W5/0 1-11-1963 876.0 1498.4 1513.6 643900.2 5883094.5

100/16-29-047-06W5/0 8-24-1962 862.0 1473.7 1484.4 645073.3 5884337.8

100/08-30-047-06W5/0 2-18-1970 879.3 1494.4 1512.1 643440.5 5883482.4

100/04-19-047-07W5/0 6-15-1956 781.2 1463.7 1479.2 632506.3 5881185.2

100/12-22-047-07W5/0 5-11-1956 886.7 1533.1 1551.4 637385.9 5882079.2

100/06-24-047-07W5/0 8-7-1956 912.0 1548.4 1583.4 641072.4 5881783

100/10-26-047-07W5/0 5-29-1955 902.2 1536.8 1555.4 639784.3 5883777.7

100/15-27-047-07W5/0 10-14-1988 881.5 1515.0 1537.8 638136.3 5884119.6

100/04-29-047-07W5/0 3-2-1956 773.3 1429.8 1447.2 634044.4 5882808.3

100/02-31-047-07W5/0 2-7-1955 801.9 1457.9 1477.7 633187.5 5884382.4

100/10-34-047-07W5/0 9-9-1955 863.8 1492.9 1511.2 638071.3 5885353.3

100/12-35-047-07W5/0 10-16-1955 876.3 1503.9 1520.0 638928.6 5885362.4

100/08-36-047-07W5/0 7-29-1958 890.0 1506.6 1524.9 641784.7 5885042.2

100/02-22-047-08W5/0 3-1-1956 783.3 1518.2 1536.5 628441.6 5880988.5

100/06-24-047-08W5/0 5-23-1956 773.9 1470.7 1484.4 631265.63 5881505.35

100/04-26-047-08W5/0 1-8-1956 855.0 1550.5 1573.7 629202.9 5882675.4

100/12-26-047-08W5/0 2-13-1956 858.3 1556.0 1577.0 629181.6 5883479.6

100/04-32-047-08W5/0 12-5-1954 901.9 1619.1 1646.5 624246.1 5884153.7

100/10-35-047-08W5/0 12-17-1954 913.8 1596.5 1620.9 629943.6 5885110.1

100/12-35-047-08W5/0 2-9-1955 889.1 1582.2 1606.6 629139.7 5885087.6

100/02-26-047-09W5/0 5-31-1955 892.5 1648.1 1663.9 620219.5 5882444

100/16-35-047-09W5/0 11-19-1954 917.4 1668.5 1688.3 620549.9 5885267.1

100/10-36-047-09W5/0 9-18-1955 937.9 1670.9 1689.2 621790.4 5884894.7

100/12-36-047-09W5/0 1-24-1955 929.9 1663.9 1693.5 621002.9 5884875.6

100/14-16-048-04W5/0 10-18-1956 850.7 1303.3 1318.3 665226.7 5891487.1

100/16-20-048-04W5/0 5-8-1958 851.9 1309.1 1325.3 664394.7 5893003.7

100/06-21-048-04W5/0 9-4-1957 850.4 1351.5 1374.3 665289.5 5892332.5

100/08-28-048-04W5/0 2-10-1957 858.0 1300.0 1327.7 665993.7 5893929

100/14-29-048-04W5/0 8-7-1957 841.6 1290.5 1318.6 663533.9 5894647.4

100/08-30-048-04W5/0 8-25-1957 837.9 1298.5 1316.7 662738.3 5893815.6

100/08-31-048-04W5/0 6-13-1957 831.2 1286.9 1305.2 662635.41 5895452.21

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100/14-05-048-05W5/0 2-12-1960 864.1 1402.1 1417.3 653957.2 5887853.7

100/16-07-048-05W5/0 6-19-1958 859.8 1389.9 1399.6 653105.3 5889466.8

100/06-17-048-05W5/0 12-5-1982 847.7 1367.2 1379.0 653961.3 5890433.3

100/06-25-048-05W5/0 11-15-1959 815.9 1290.8 1307.3 660316.2 5893764.7

100/14-25-048-05W5/0 10-15-1959 816.6 1292.4 1305.5 660304.8 5894584.3

100/06-26-048-05W5/0 8-20-1962 784.3 1263.4 1278.6 658717.57 5893695.26

100/12-31-048-05W5/0 8-3-1979 802.5 1322.0 1340.0 651796.7 5895593.2

100/06-32-048-05W5/0 11-5-1978 837.0 1341.3 1359.5 653549.67 5895051.48

100/16-33-048-05W5/0 12-27-1962 811.1 1295.4 1310.6 656173 5896014.7

100/08-08-048-06W5/0 5-30-1970 856.5 1443.2 1461.5 644955.27 5888384.32

100/06-11-048-06W5/0 11-5-1962 855.0 1409.7 1428.0 649038.81 5888551.93

100/14-11-048-06W5/0 1-11-1960 847.3 1400.3 1414.3 649019.3 5889310

100/16-12-048-06W5/0 12-20-1958 864.7 1400.3 1413.1 651449.5 5889385.4

100/14-18-048-06W5/0 6-27-1955 865.0 1445.7 1467.6 642442.2 5890737.4

100/06-22-048-06W5/0 3-16-1960 830.0 1382.9 1398.1 647307 5891694.4

100/16-22-048-06W5/0 11-7-1960 825.4 1370.4 1388.7 648038.8 5892520.3

100/06-23-048-06W5/0 2-25-1960 833.3 1376.2 1396.0 648950.9 5891743.1

100/16-23-048-06W5/0 12-4-1960 825.1 1367.0 1382.3 649715.4 5892601.4

100/08-24-048-06W5/0 1-23-1960 847.0 1380.1 1389.9 651372.7 5891817.1

100/06-25-048-06W5/0 12-4-1982 813.5 1348.0 1362.0 650366.3 5893309.7

100/08-26-048-06W5/0 7-19-1960 815.6 1355.8 1367.6 649689.5 5893425.7

100/04-27-048-06W5/0 1-15-1970 808.0 1358.2 1370.7 646809.3 5892906.9

100/12-27-048-06W5/0 1-27-1970 824.2 1368.6 1380.7 646845.2 5893706.1

100/16-29-048-06W5/0 9-15-1955 848.6 1395.7 1414.3 644733.05 5894050.45

102/12-34-048-06W5/0 11-16-1990 825.8 1367.0 1376.0 646703.4 5895214.2

100/04-35-048-06W5/0 7-20-1979 816.4 1354.2 1371.4 648470.3 5894685.7

100/11-03-048-07W5/0 8-18-1977 840.6 1457.6 1475.8 637723 5887006.6

100/14-04-048-07W5/0 2-5-1955 765.4 1386.8 1406.4 636011.8 5887326.4

100/12-05-048-07W5/0 5-15-1955 838.5 1472.5 1491.7 633989.7 5886870.9

100/10-06-048-07W5/0 6-20-1955 871.4 1516.1 1535.0 633158.1 5886840.4

100/10-07-048-07W5/0 10-27-1955 857.4 1498.7 1518.2 633127.40 5888448.30

100/11-07-048-07W5/0 7-28-1984 874.3 1514.0 1530.3 632721.3 5888270.8

100/02-08-048-07W5/0 11-18-1955 766.6 1389.3 1415.8 634824.3 5887697.8

100/11-10-048-07W5/0 8-22-1969 826.9 1441.7 1460.0 637460.8 5888680.7

100/16-12-048-07W5/0 3-18-1958 871.1 1469.1 1483.8 641666.2 5889082.9

100/16-13-048-07W5/0 2-20-1958 872.0 1459.1 1474.6 641617.8 5890711.9

100/12-14-048-07W5/0 7-21-1955 819.3 1419.8 1436.5 638745.6 5890247.8

100/16-15-048-07W5/0 3-23-1955 817.8 1418.8 1438.1 638360.87 5890624.25

100/14-18-048-07W5/0 5-5-1956 842.8 1468.2 1489.6 632663.2 5890462.8

100/06-19-048-07W5/0 3-6-1956 858.3 1481.3 1499.6 632642.1 5891267.3

100/14-23-048-07W5/0 3-16-1956 812.6 1403.0 1419.2 639138.7 5892251.5

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100/08-24-048-07W5/0 3-21-1959 872.0 1453.9 1469.1 641594.1 5891516.4

100/16-25-048-07W5/0 6-11-1957 830.9 1392.3 1408.8 641526.2 5893900.9

100/13-26-048-07W5/0 7-1-1988 813.3 1396.0 1414.0 638719.4 5893864.7

100/04-27-048-07W5/0 8-4-1955 754.4 1353.6 1373.1 637091.2 5892618.9

100/14-28-048-07W5/0 11-15-1956 838.2 1432.6 1450.5 635806.5 5893814.2

100/02-29-048-07W5/0 5-21-1956 834.2 1439.9 1459.4 634644.9 5892552.8

100/08-32-048-07W5/0 12-12-1955 845.5 1429.2 1456.0 634990 5894571.5

100/10-32-048-07W5/0 2-2-1956 847.3 1438.7 1456.9 634576.4 5894954.8

100/14-33-048-07W5/0 11-12-1956 836.4 1422.5 1440.8 635791.1 5895392

100/10-02-048-08W5/0 6-13-1955 889.1 1557.5 1578.6 629873.6 5886738.2

100/04-05-048-08W5/0 1-10-1955 908.6 1620.9 1644.1 624224.8 5885782.9

100/03-07-048-08W5/0 10-27-1988 924.5 1635.0 1655.7 622955 5887400.1

100/11-09-048-08W5/0 9-29-1988 932.5 1614.0 1638.8 626199.4 5888248

102/12-09-048-08W5/0 12-1-1953 931.8 1620.6 1642.6 625805.1 5888229

100/02-11-048-08W5/0 3-20-1955 888.2 1548.7 1568.2 629886.2 5887543.8

100/04-11-048-08W5/0 8-16-1955 892.8 1557.2 1587.7 629086.74 5887522.16

100/02-12-048-08W5/0 7-10-1955 881.5 1530.1 1553.3 631509.2 5887587.3

100/10-13-048-08W5/0 1-23-1956 846.7 1484.4 1502.7 631447.5 5890019.6

100/10-14-048-08W5/0 1-7-1955 869.3 1516.7 1533.8 629821.1 5889976.1

100/02-15-048-08W5/0 2-5-1955 895.2 1562.7 1584.1 628218.7 5889127.5

100/02-16-048-08W5/0 9-18-1955 915.3 1591.1 1609.3 626580.5 5889083.1

100/06-21-048-08W5/0 7-1-1954 902.5 1578.3 1595.3 626123.9 5891083.9

100/08-24-048-08W5/0 12-23-1955 844.0 1467.6 1492.0 631817.8 5891236.8

100/10-27-048-08W5/0 10-27-1955 867.5 1515.5 1533.8 628106.6 5893169.3

100/06-29-048-08W5/0 12-12-1966 888.8 1561.8 1577.0 624442.09 5892730.15

100/08-31-048-08W5/0 12-23-1963 886.4 1554.5 1566.1 623627.6 5894299.9

100/04-33-048-08W5/0 10-27-1964 885.7 1539.5 1555.7 625614.3 5893877.8

100/12-34-048-08W5/0 10-24-1956 883.3 1505.1 1538.6 627256.94 5894756.6

100/02-35-048-08W5/0 8-24-1955 870.2 1500.2 1519.1 629712.1 5894017.8

100/16-36-048-08W5/0 2-16-1956 861.7 1467.6 1485.9 631711 5895276.9

100/11-01-048-09W5/0 1-6-1988 911.6 1639.0 1656.6 621338.9 5886516.3

100/10-03-048-09W5/0 2-27-1956 894.6 1645.3 1669.7 618480.7 5886444.6

100/12-12-048-09W5/0 2-8-1955 892.1 1610.9 1637.4 620896.8 5888113.9

100/07-13-048-09W5/0 7-27-1974 899.2 1606.3 1624.6 621654.5 5889358.4

102/06-15-048-09W5/0 8-21-1981 866.6 1603.0 1621.2 618132.3 5889399.6

100/10-22-048-09W5/0 11-27-1955 856.5 1568.2 1587.4 618361.3 5891289.8

100/02-24-048-09W5/0 2-17-1956 898.9 1602.6 1620.9 621648.4 5890515.1

100/16-24-048-09W5/0 3-23-1956 899.5 1596.9 1614.2 622018.3 5891750.6

100/02-25-048-09W5/0 5-3-1956 905.6 1601.4 1617.0 621606.3 5892193.8

100/16-26-048-09W5/0 2-10-1958 878.4 1570.3 1592.0 620345.9 5893385.7

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100/06-34-048-09W5/0 7-31-1958 865.3 1572.8 1593.5 617938.8 5894161.8

100/06-06-049-04W5/0 8-8-1957 826.0 1263.4 1289.6 661840.3 5897008.4

100/08-18-049-04W5/0 8-5-1957 855.3 1290.8 1306.4 662552.2 5900300.8

100/06-21-049-04W5/0 7-8-1959 838.8 1249.7 1265.2 664910.7 5901988.1

102/08-06-049-05W5/0 12-1-1985 786.7 1296.0 1308.0 652685.1 5896863.4

100/06-08-049-05W5/0 8-4-1960 755.3 1247.2 1265.8 653633.4 5898367.1

100/16-10-049-05W5/0 10-6-1957 804.7 1273.5 1288.7 657664.6 5899298.8

100/08-11-049-05W5/0 9-20-1958 804.7 1257.3 1275.6 659361.52 5898552.25

100/06-16-049-05W5/0 6-6-1959 791.3 1268.0 1281.4 655192.8 5900045

100/14-17-049-05W5/0 10-28-1959 787.3 1263.4 1278.6 653539.4 5900794.7

100/06-18-049-05W5/0 10-10-1959 774.5 1251.2 1272.8 651939.9 5899940.5

100/02-19-049-05W5/0 1-22-1986 784.8 1261.0 1278.5 652272 5901197.2

100/16-19-049-05W5/0 6-29-1961 760.8 1230.2 1245.4 652621.7 5902333.7

100/06-22-049-05W5/0 11-28-1985 787.6 1246.0 1255.0 656613.5 5901526.5

100/08-01-049-06W5/0 5-24-1981 797.3 1313.0 1331.0 651055.3 5896501

100/08-05-049-06W5/0 2-11-1985 850.8 1386.0 1404.0 644707 5896488.5

100/02-07-049-06W5/0 10-3-1967 824.2 1369.5 1386.5 642581.7 5897550.4

100/08-11-049-06W5/0 3-28-1982 789.5 1298.0 1316.0 649389.9 5898070.6

100/16-13-049-06W5/0 7-5-1959 786.4 1264.9 1280.2 651090.3 5900718.3

100/06-14-049-06W5/0 9-30-1959 794.3 1291.1 1309.4 648689.5 5899830.2

100/10-17-049-06W5/0 7-11-1985 828.5 1352.5 1370.3 644258.13 5900173.43

100/08-19-049-06W5/0 11-8-1982 801.9 1327.0 1340.6 643017.24 5901407.06

100/08-23-049-06W5/0 5-26-1959 775.4 1257.6 1272.8 649439.19 5901468.12

100/06-24-049-06W5/0 8-12-1959 775.1 1249.7 1268.0 650219.4 5901448.2

100/02-28-049-06W5/0 12-18-1984 835.5 1340.0 1352.8 645817.8 5902503.7

100/06-28-049-06W5/0 9-16-1960 828.4 1326.8 1345.1 645333.4 5902972.6

100/08-29-049-06W5/0 11-28-1957 817.2 1323.1 1340.8 644508.93 5902951.81

100/12-29-049-06W5/0 12-21-1987 804.3 1314.0 1332.9 643310.3 5903241.4

100/10-30-049-06W5/0 11-17-1984 777.0 1289.5 1307.5 642542 5903220.3

100/06-35-049-06W5/0 10-21-1960 825.1 1293.9 1318.3 648536.72 5904680.10

100/10-03-049-07W5/0 2-4-1956 747.4 1314.3 1333.8 637780.7 5896672.9

100/10-04-049-07W5/0 7-12-1955 872.0 1445.4 1466.7 636156.8 5896626

100/04-05-049-07W5/0 11-27-1955 837.0 1428.3 1452.7 633735.5 5895755.4

100/11-05-049-07W5/0 6-17-1988 844.1 1429.0 1447.0 634127.6 5896571.1

100/04-06-049-07W5/0 9-2-1956 846.7 1444.1 1462.4 632121.8 5895710.7

100/16-08-049-07W5/0 7-12-1954 872.3 1445.7 1470.1 634879.3 5898603

100/06-11-049-07W5/0 3-3-1957 802.5 1354.2 1377.1 638972.81 5897867.78

100/06-16-049-07W5/0 9-29-1954 849.2 1415.8 1442.6 635681.6 5899449.4

100/13-19-049-07W5/0 8-5-1988 889.5 1454.5 1471.3 631954.7 5901758.8

100/02-22-049-07W5/0 2-26-1956 817.8 1368.6 1386.8 637661.7 5900712.8

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100/10-26-049-07W5/0 8-10-1961 796.7 1328.0 1346.3 639219.93 5903196.52

100/08-30-049-07W5/0 6-8-1962 868.7 1426.2 1444.5 633128.64 5902624.68

100/16-36-049-07W5/0 11-26-1959 773.0 1274.7 1296.3 641140.6 5905308.5

100/16-03-049-08W5/0 5-4-1956 921.4 1539.9 1560.0 628413.8 5896816.8

100/04-04-049-08W5/0 12-12-1955 877.2 1526.4 1539.9 625605.9 5895537.8

100/16-04-049-08W5/0 7-1-1956 896.1 1527.1 1543.2 626781.3 5896778.1

100/02-05-049-08W5/0 2-6-1956 874.8 1527.7 1541.1 624766.2 5895519.4

100/04-07-049-08W5/0 12-25-1956 875.1 1533.5 1548.7 622310.1 5897063.4

100/14-09-049-08W5/0 7-9-1955 903.4 1530.1 1545.3 625934.5 5898366.5

100/10-10-049-08W5/0 7-15-1956 921.7 1531.9 1549.9 627979.3 5898014.8

102/04-11-049-08W5/0 12-19-2007 922.5 1533.8 1559.5 628742.8 5897322.1

100/06-13-049-08W5/0 6-17-1956 872.9 1458.5 1474.6 630791.2 5899315.5

102/04-15-049-08W5/0 6-11-1989 941.3 1556.0 1577.3 627198.2 5898835.8

100/02-16-049-08W5/0 10-31-1954 928.1 1548.4 1563.6 626324.2 5898798.9

100/08-17-049-08W5/0 7-16-1956 890.3 1518.8 1533.5 625088.8 5899169.8

100/12-18-049-08W5/0 6-24-1957 855.9 1501.1 1515.2 622238.3 5899543.2

100/06-25-049-08W5/0 1-9-1957 894.6 1458.5 1479.8 630705.2 5902552.1

100/06-26-049-08W5/0 11-15-1957 881.2 1463.0 1482.2 629083.9 5902510.7

100/06-27-049-08W5/0 3-6-1956 875.4 1466.1 1484.4 627455.1 5902469.9

100/07-27-049-08W5/0 8-23-1988 876.7 1467.0 1489.5 627855.9 5902510.8

100/06-29-049-08W5/0 12-27-1956 873.3 1487.4 1503.6 624209.00 5902394.77

100/13-34-049-08W5/0 11-14-1988 857.4 1440.0 1458.0 627011 5904875.5

100/14-35-049-08W5/0 11-25-1958 884.8 1450.2 1468.5 629015.8 5904924

100/06-36-049-08W5/0 10-1-1958 877.2 1440.2 1455.1 630662.8 5904160.7

100/02-12-049-09W5/0 10-15-1959 876.9 1540.2 1556.9 621501.9 5897058.5

100/08-24-049-09W5/0 1-13-1958 857.4 1505.1 1517.3 621795.2 5900653.7

100/16-25-049-09W5/0 9-9-1957 851.9 1469.1 1496.6 621691.9 5903118

100/14-34-049-09W5/0 5-8-1958 889.1 1532.8 1547.8 617637.9 5904635.3

100/08-09-050-05W5/0 8-8-1985 746.8 1175.0 1193.2 655754.9 5908190.1

100/06-04-050-06W5/0 11-21-1960 790.0 1277.7 1296.0 645232.85 5906210.98

100/12-04-050-06W5/0 3-26-1978 779.1 1289.0 1305.8 644873.7 5906632.1

100/02-05-050-06W5/0 8-16-1986 800.7 1291.0 1308.8 644010.9 5905762

100/12-06-050-06W5/0 8-3-1960 730.3 1228.3 1243.6 641572.3 5906503.1

100/16-15-050-06W5/0 1-30-1989 716.6 1166.0 1183.6 647533.34 5910265.44

100/06-01-050-07W5/0 7-12-1959 783.3 1287.8 1303.0 640361.6 5906065.3

100/08-02-050-07W5/0 8-29-1959 792.5 1301.5 1316.7 639540.9 5906041.5

100/16-03-050-07W5/0 1-29-1960 816.3 1320.1 1346.0 637892.53 5906799.75

100/16-04-050-07W5/0 9-7-1959 804.1 1319.2 1339.6 636269 5906752.7

100/16-05-050-07W5/0 9-21-1959 823.3 1350.6 1367.3 634645.1 5906706.4

100/16-09-050-07W5/0 1-16-1960 823.3 1328.9 1347.8 636223.2 5908359.4

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100/16-10-050-07W5/0 1-31-1960 849.8 1350.3 1373.1 637846.9 5908454.2

100/06-12-050-07W5/0 11-12-1960 783.0 1282.6 1300.0 640314.6 5907673.6

100/06-14-050-07W5/0 12-4-1961 828.1 1332.6 1346.0 638649.4 5909256.4

100/16-17-050-07W5/0 6-11-1959 830.3 1343.9 1362.2 634555.1 5909944.4

100/16-04-050-08W5/0 3-4-1960 851.6 1426.2 1441.4 626535.6 5906487.6

100/14-13-050-08W5/0 3-29-1960 839.4 1375.0 1396.6 630515.7 5909781.8

100/16-14-050-08W5/0 8-9-1960 842.5 1378.9 1397.2 629665.8 5909805.3

100/02-03-050-09W5/0 1-5-1987 889.7 1532.0 1545.3 617931 5905016.6

100/08-04-050-09W5/0 12-17-1958 890.9 1539.2 1555.1 616792.3 5905440.9

102/06-15-050-09W5/0 11-1-1982 855.7 1476.0 1494.2 617594.9 5908865.2

100/10-15-050-09W5/0 9-1-1984 857.1 1473.0 1491.8 617883 5909179.7

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Geo

mean

(mD)

Thickness

(m)Phi (%) Phi-h

Geo

mean

(mD)

Thickness

(m)Phi (%) Phi-h

Geo

mean

(mD)

Thickness

(m)Phi (%) Phi-h

100/06-22-047-05W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.48 9.28 0.075 0.69

100/06-29-047-05W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 9.00 0.00

100/14-33-047-05W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.41 10.11 0.121 1.22

100/10-35-047-05W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 7.25 0.00

100/06-20-047-06W5/0 0.22 0.062 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.42 11.64 0.142 1.65

100/06-28-047-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 12.40 0.00

100/04-29-047-06W5/0 7.28 1.86 0.060 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.41 10.94 0.132 1.45

100/16-29-047-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.34 10.44 0.100 1.04

100/08-30-047-06W5/0 16.60 0.61 0.088 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.53 10.14 0.130 1.32

100/04-19-047-07W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 10.02 4.64 0.119 0.55 0.30 12.57 0.070 0.89

100/12-22-047-07W5/0 0.27 0.031 0.01 21.84 4.24 0.160 0.68 0.79 13.17 0.125 1.65

100/06-24-047-07W5/0 4.35 1.37 0.100 0.14 6.02 4.06 0.152 0.62 0.82 13.10 0.095 1.25

100/10-26-047-07W5/0 90.62 1.46 0.061 0.09 33.38 2.40 0.198 0.48 0.31 10.25 0.105 1.07

100/15-27-047-07W5/0 4.06 1.05 0.060 0.06 3.20 4.61 0.149 0.69 0.29 8.07 0.088 0.71

100/04-29-047-07W5/0 0.36 1.49 0.057 0.08 3.09 5.64 0.124 0.70 0.35 7.56 0.059 0.44

100/02-31-047-07W5/0 0.74 1.95 0.044 0.09 14.19 8.84 0.162 1.43 0.12 8.35 0.093 0.77

100/10-34-047-07W5/0 5.23 1.98 0.070 0.14 4.26 5.15 0.161 0.83 9.20 0.078 0.72

100/12-35-047-07W5/0 12.52 1.65 0.046 0.08 4.85 1.89 0.142 0.27 0.38 9.05 0.094 0.85

100/08-36-047-07W5/0 3.09 0.55 0.091 0.05 15.80 2.29 0.136 0.31 12.06 0.076 0.91

100/02-22-047-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 7.91 6.89 0.121 0.83 0.31 9.54 0.049 0.46

100/06-24-047-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 8.63 4.42 0.151 0.67 0.23 10.92 0.050 0.54

100/04-26-047-08W5/0 1.25 1.22 0.018 0.02 12.45 5.28 0.130 0.69 0.23 8.77 0.057 0.50

100/12-26-047-08W5/0 0.90 0.79 0.053 0.04 11.37 4.27 0.138 0.59 0.33 9.84 0.054 0.53

100/04-32-047-08W5/0 0.58 0.051 0.03 7.04 7.31 0.191 1.40 0.50 9.79 0.109 1.06

100/10-35-047-08W5/0 1.00 0.70 0.086 0.06 14.65 5.80 0.147 0.85 0.22 9.78 0.049 0.48

100/12-35-047-08W5/0 0.49 0.067 0.03 9.34 6.04 0.155 0.94 0.52 10.21 0.054 0.55

100/02-26-047-09W5/0 5.17 2.20 0.065 0.14 7.08 5.21 0.160 0.83 9.96 0.117 1.17

100/16-35-047-09W5/0 0.40 0.036 0.01 5.38 7.22 0.139 1.00 0.89 11.58 0.088 1.02

100/10-36-047-09W5/0 1.44 2.96 0.024 0.07 8.59 5.52 0.126 0.69 1.12 11.55 0.078 0.90

100/12-36-047-09W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 4.48 6.44 0.123 0.79 1.10 10.84 0.095 1.03

100/14-16-048-04W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 1.05 0.000 0.00 0.76 12.76 0.071 0.91

100/16-20-048-04W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 1.05 0.000 0.00 1.05 13.49 0.111 1.50

100/06-21-048-04W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 1.71 11.25 0.090 1.01

100/08-28-048-04W5/0 1.53 1.04 0.065 0.07 0.00 1.20 0.000 0.00 1.74 13.29 0.091 1.20

100/14-29-048-04W5/0 0.09 0.131 0.01 0.00 0.70 0.000 0.00 1.21 13.81 0.087 1.20

100/08-30-048-04W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 1.05 0.000 0.00 1.64 11.64 0.077 0.89

100/08-31-048-04W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 1.05 0.000 0.00 12.00 0.00

100/14-05-048-05W5/0 0.52 0.106 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.61 10.33 0.108 1.12

100/16-07-048-05W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.97 10.24 0.083 0.85

100/06-17-048-05W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.11 8.57 0.072 0.62

100/06-25-048-05W5/0 0.51 0.022 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 1.23 11.95 0.098 1.17

100/14-25-048-05W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.31 0.155 0.05 1.56 10.65 0.095 1.02

100/06-26-048-05W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.6 12.25 0.00

100/12-31-048-05W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.28 8.07 0.067 0.54

100/06-32-048-05W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 10.10 0.00

100/16-33-048-05W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 3.11 1.22 0.164 0.20 0.32 8.20 0.124 1.01

100/08-08-048-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 12.50 0.00

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100/08-08-048-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 12.50 0.00

100/06-11-048-06W5/0 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 12.50 0.00

100/14-11-048-06W5/0 0.37 0.078 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.82 12.27 0.118 1.45

100/16-12-048-06W5/0 0.39 0.077 0.03 13.33 1.13 0.160 0.18 0.84 11.57 0.081 0.94

100/14-18-048-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 13.27 1.04 0.165 0.17 0.76 11.09 0.078 0.87

100/06-22-048-06W5/0 1.67 0.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.85 10.97 0.131 1.44

100/16-22-048-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.091 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.83 10.51 0.102 1.07

100/06-23-048-06W5/0 7.02 1.31 0.069 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.72 11.77 0.109 1.29

100/16-23-048-06W5/0 11.88 0.76 0.082 0.06 15.87 1.22 0.214 0.26 0.77 12.01 0.101 1.21

100/08-24-048-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.68 11.31 0.111 1.26

100/06-25-048-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.43 11.39 0.095 1.08

100/08-26-048-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.69 10.98 0.109 1.19

100/04-27-048-06W5/0 8.99 0.52 0.067 0.03 8.46 0.55 0.170 0.09 0.83 10.20 0.136 1.38

100/12-27-048-06W5/0 1.31 0.18 0.109 0.02 15.13 0.74 0.182 0.13 0.77 10.53 0.131 1.38

100/16-29-048-06W5/0 0.50 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.78 12.50 0.00

102/12-34-048-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.47 12.28 0.088 1.09

100/04-35-048-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.17 10.63 0.062 0.66

100/11-03-048-07W5/0 3.68 1.61 0.070 0.11 9.81 4.03 0.171 0.69 0.44 9.25 0.105 0.97

100/14-04-048-07W5/0 0.39 0.092 0.04 14.84 4.42 0.179 0.79 0.59 10.31 0.125 1.29

100/12-05-048-07W5/0 0.48 0.087 0.04 13.11 8.54 0.172 1.47 0.33 8.77 0.085 0.74

100/10-06-048-07W5/0 1.22 1.37 0.060 0.08 26.26 8.59 0.185 1.59 0.37 8.96 0.082 0.74

100/10-07-048-07W5/0 0.75 0.00 4.50 0.00 0.33 12.50 0.00

100/11-07-048-07W5/0 360.75 1.24 0.068 0.08 66.46 6.50 0.138 0.89 0.47 12.48 0.067 0.84

100/02-08-048-07W5/0 0.22 0.051 0.01 10.41 6.79 0.164 1.11 0.36 9.06 0.098 0.89

100/11-10-048-07W5/0 0.92 0.06 0.060 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.37 9.75 0.108 1.06

100/16-12-048-07W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.97 10.42 0.074 0.77

100/16-13-048-07W5/0 1.00 0.70 0.064 0.04 22.30 1.58 0.169 0.27 0.87 11.80 0.081 0.96

100/12-14-048-07W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 22.61 2.80 0.214 0.60 0.47 12.53 0.098 1.22

100/16-15-048-07W5/0 0.35 0.00 2.75 0.00 11.00 0.00

100/14-18-048-07W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 14.65 2.98 0.142 0.42 0.71 11.49 0.070 0.81

100/06-19-048-07W5/0 0.28 0.019 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.83 12.55 0.070 0.88

100/14-23-048-07W5/0 17.81 0.94 0.054 0.05 14.17 1.40 0.174 0.24 0.53 12.00 0.089 1.07

100/08-24-048-07W5/0 0.61 0.117 0.07 5.32 1.49 0.166 0.25 0.63 11.00 0.095 1.05

100/16-25-048-07W5/0 13.59 0.79 0.100 0.08 17.38 4.73 0.152 0.72 0.76 10.39 0.089 0.92

100/13-26-048-07W5/0 0.13 0.00 7.58 2.71 0.169 0.46 0.77 10.14 0.115 1.17

100/04-27-048-07W5/0 0.58 0.057 0.03 7.25 2.50 0.177 0.44 0.57 9.84 0.110 1.08

100/14-28-048-07W5/0 8.60 0.97 0.060 0.06 15.88 3.66 0.198 0.72 0.60 11.31 0.106 1.20

100/02-29-048-07W5/0 0.85 0.066 0.06 9.39 4.30 0.125 0.54 0.59 11.67 0.055 0.64

100/08-32-048-07W5/0 0.33 0.104 0.03 26.84 3.63 0.159 0.58 0.84 10.27 0.099 1.02

100/10-32-048-07W5/0 0.31 0.063 0.02 20.21 3.81 0.151 0.58 0.68 10.61 0.072 0.77

100/14-33-048-07W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 4.68 5.09 0.166 0.84 0.64 10.45 0.118 1.24

100/10-02-048-08W5/0 0.91 0.047 0.04 11.82 5.83 0.179 1.04 0.21 12.08 0.083 1.01

100/04-05-048-08W5/0 1.34 1.53 0.041 0.06 6.52 4.96 0.136 0.68 0.42 10.88 0.083 0.91

100/03-07-048-08W5/0 23.40 3.02 0.076 0.23 23.40 4.89 0.174 0.85 0.39 10.45 0.078 0.82

100/11-09-048-08W5/0 0.99 0.00 14.92 5.36 0.179 0.96 0.21 9.11 0.071 0.64

102/12-09-048-08W5/0 2.78 3.05 0.077 0.23 12.01 3.23 0.173 0.56 0.62 10.79 0.101 1.09

100/02-11-048-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 8.97 9.65 0.163 1.57 0.11 11.65 0.079 0.92

100/04-11-048-08W5/0 1.60 0.00 7.50 0.00 11.00 0.00

100/02-12-048-08W5/0 0.47 0.70 0.022 0.02 22.02 7.19 0.167 1.20 0.14 10.24 0.092 0.94

100/10-13-048-08W5/0 7.41 1.71 0.058 0.10 6.60 0.82 0.127 0.10 0.52 11.40 0.052 0.59

100/10-14-048-08W5/0 32.81 1.07 0.092 0.10 17.05 4.96 0.150 0.74 0.54 9.76 0.087 0.85

100/02-15-048-08W5/0 0.55 0.084 0.05 17.82 7.98 0.163 1.30 0.68 9.76 0.074 0.72

100/02-16-048-08W5/0 0.37 0.096 0.04 20.82 4.78 0.180 0.86 0.40 11.39 0.092 1.05

100/06-21-048-08W5/0 0.61 0.00 9.96 3.29 0.137 0.45 0.58 12.71 0.083 1.05

100/08-24-048-08W5/0 0.58 0.00 27.89 2.47 0.145 0.36 0.79 12.10 0.071 0.86

100/10-27-048-08W5/0 2.38 0.00 3.71 0.97 0.137 0.13 0.49 11.49 0.089 1.03

100/06-29-048-08W5/0 0.63 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 11.50 0.00

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100/08-31-048-08W5/0 1.75 1.01 0.00 2.43 0.82 0.158 0.13 0.48 11.39 0.116 1.32

100/04-33-048-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.48 9.16 0.093 0.85

100/12-34-048-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 19.14 4.91 0.172 0.84 0.62 10.91 0.102 1.11

100/02-35-048-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 36.86 4.96 0.222 1.10 0.44 10.19 0.102 1.04

100/16-36-048-08W5/0 7.07 1.53 0.079 0.12 54.08 4.60 0.167 0.77 0.52 10.97 0.093 1.02

100/11-01-048-09W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 13.20 6.38 0.137 0.87 10.00 0.118 1.18

100/10-03-048-09W5/0 0.18 0.00 49.15 1.86 0.170 0.32 1.19 12.84 0.085 1.09

100/12-12-048-09W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 9.82 5.76 0.139 0.80 0.45 9.24 0.074 0.68

100/07-13-048-09W5/0 39.50 2.44 0.067 0.16 9.48 5.49 0.185 1.01 12.09 0.00

102/06-15-048-09W5/0 28.32 1.57 0.059 0.09 6.37 4.64 0.129 0.60 1.19 11.91 0.098 1.17

100/10-22-048-09W5/0 1.48 4.42 0.044 0.19 12.67 5.67 0.163 0.93 0.72 11.33 0.064 0.72

100/02-24-048-09W5/0 1.11 0.60 0.029 0.02 14.07 2.90 0.124 0.36 0.51 12.26 0.074 0.91

100/16-24-048-09W5/0 0.87 0.61 0.070 0.04 0.00 0.50 0.000 0.00 0.61 12.98 0.062 0.81

100/02-25-048-09W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.000 0.00 1.18 13.75 0.086 1.19

100/16-26-048-09W5/0 4.81 0.91 0.048 0.04 0.00 0.50 0.000 0.00 0.35 13.57 0.079 1.07

100/06-34-048-09W5/0 1.26 1.65 0.034 0.06 0.00 0.50 0.000 0.00 0.63 13.02 0.088 1.14

100/06-06-049-04W5/0 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.85 0.000 0.00 1.02 13.38 0.089 1.19

100/08-18-049-04W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 1.20 0.000 0.00 1.94 11.52 0.118 1.36

100/06-21-049-04W5/0 1.72 0.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.85 7.16 0.092 0.66

102/08-06-049-05W5/0 1.60 2.23 0.070 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.51 9.27 0.100 0.93

100/06-08-049-05W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 11.91 2.22 0.149 0.33 0.53 10.13 0.121 1.23

100/16-10-049-05W5/0 0.77 0.00 2.97 4.42 0.113 0.50 1.08 10.21 0.085 0.87

100/08-11-049-05W5/0 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.95 12.44 0.00

100/06-16-049-05W5/0 8.87 0.64 0.052 0.03 16.20 0.92 0.185 0.17 0.51 11.28 0.107 1.21

100/14-17-049-05W5/0 95.04 0.64 0.083 0.05 10.39 2.44 0.196 0.48 0.53 10.30 0.118 1.22

100/06-18-049-05W5/0 942.00 0.52 0.101 0.05 20.69 3.50 0.194 0.68 0.57 10.09 0.115 1.16

100/02-19-049-05W5/0 0.12 0.00 31.69 0.92 0.189 0.17 0.84 11.88 0.114 1.35

100/16-19-049-05W5/0 8.01 1.51 0.078 0.12 24.68 1.73 0.182 0.31 0.58 11.70 0.122 1.43

100/06-22-049-05W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 37.17 6.50 0.169 1.10 8.30 0.117 0.97

100/08-01-049-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.09 7.54 0.091 0.68

100/08-05-049-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.22 8.53 0.099 0.84

100/02-07-049-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 21.35 1.04 0.205 0.21 0.36 9.10 0.117 1.07

100/08-11-049-06W5/0 0.10 0.081 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.60 9.65 0.095 0.91

100/16-13-049-06W5/0 251.19 0.46 0.116 0.05 30.34 4.08 0.193 0.79 0.51 9.66 0.121 1.17

100/06-14-049-06W5/0 0.13 0.00 51.35 2.62 0.199 0.52 0.59 9.02 0.113 1.02

100/10-17-049-06W5/0 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 9.55 0.00

100/08-19-049-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.52 9.00 0.108 0.98

100/08-23-049-06W5/0 4.50 0.00 2.15 0.00 10.25 0.00

100/06-24-049-06W5/0 362.69 2.72 0.126 0.34 70.00 2.56 0.210 0.54 0.53 9.43 0.117 1.10

100/02-28-049-06W5/0 0.30 0.069 0.02 21.04 3.75 0.176 0.66 0.71 10.74 0.122 1.31

100/06-28-049-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 37.22 2.75 0.204 0.56 0.91 11.18 0.116 1.30

100/08-29-049-06W5/0 0.30 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.000 0.00 12.45 0.00

100/12-29-049-06W5/0 35.17 0.79 0.137 0.11 0.00 1.50 0.000 0.00 0.48 10.82 0.129 1.40

100/10-30-049-06W5/0 13.98 0.92 0.123 0.11 0.00 0.50 0.000 0.00 0.42 12.67 0.126 1.60

100/06-35-049-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 11.25 0.00

100/10-03-049-07W5/0 25.49 1.95 0.076 0.15 9.31 2.71 0.158 0.43 0.77 9.24 0.099 0.91

100/10-04-049-07W5/0 89.80 4.36 0.083 0.36 10.06 4.05 0.175 0.71 0.56 9.77 0.109 1.06

100/04-05-049-07W5/0 0.17 2.04 0.00 45.85 2.71 0.171 0.46 1.16 11.89 0.076 0.90

100/11-05-049-07W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 18.38 2.52 0.169 0.43 0.78 10.99 0.097 1.07

100/04-06-049-07W5/0 9.29 2.26 0.107 0.24 46.81 4.51 0.210 0.95 0.46 11.06 0.125 1.38

100/16-08-049-07W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 26.37 6.00 0.142 0.85 1.52 11.98 0.094 1.12

100/06-11-049-07W5/0 3.00 0.00 4.23 0.00 10.07 0.00

100/06-16-049-07W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 34.39 5.80 0.158 0.92 1.42 12.49 0.092 1.15

100/13-19-049-07W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 24.08 2.33 0.187 0.44 1.10 10.52 0.112 1.18

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100/10-26-049-07W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.69 12.00 0.00

100/08-30-049-07W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.95 0.00 11.20 0.00

100/16-36-049-07W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 1.03 12.01 0.131 1.58

100/16-03-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 22.73 6.61 0.192 1.27 0.85 9.45 0.113 1.07

100/04-04-049-08W5/0 5.99 0.40 0.061 0.02 19.22 4.48 0.134 0.60 0.73 11.21 0.107 1.19

100/16-04-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 27.72 6.98 0.203 1.42 0.77 8.60 0.120 1.04

100/02-05-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 11.60 3.53 0.160 0.56 0.44 10.99 0.102 1.12

100/04-07-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 18.76 2.44 0.155 0.38 1.28 9.79 0.109 1.07

100/14-09-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 23.02 7.25 0.160 1.16 1.68 8.62 0.086 0.74

100/10-10-049-08W5/0 41.00 3.75 0.077 0.29 79.80 5.09 0.222 1.13 0.56 8.80 0.117 1.03

102/04-11-049-08W5/0 19.30 2.30 0.00 57.81 6.04 0.221 1.33 0.76 9.04 0.113 1.02

100/06-13-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 12.83 5.34 0.196 1.05 0.63 8.84 0.121 1.07

102/04-15-049-08W5/0 8.55 0.62 0.050 0.03 44.92 5.41 0.202 1.10 0.66 9.27 0.110 1.02

100/02-16-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 35.40 6.73 0.165 1.11 1.38 8.39 0.087 0.73

100/08-17-049-08W5/0 0.27 0.94 0.064 0.06 55.86 3.11 0.187 0.58 1.28 8.87 0.123 1.09

100/12-18-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 6.45 2.89 0.109 0.32 1.14 10.07 0.083 0.84

100/06-25-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 24.35 2.34 0.185 0.43 1.25 10.74 0.107 1.15

100/06-26-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 1.70 0.146 0.25 11.16 0.109 1.22

100/06-27-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 12.25 2.35 0.166 0.39 1.18 9.84 0.117 1.16

100/07-27-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 26.06 1.42 0.144 0.20 1.52 9.82 0.106 1.04

100/06-29-049-08W5/0 1.17 0.00 1.75 0.00 0.55 11.00 0.00

100/13-34-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 6.06 2.30 0.137 0.32 11.05 0.122 1.35

100/14-35-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 53.05 1.74 0.158 0.27 1.84 11.40 0.093 1.06

100/06-36-049-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 16.55 2.93 0.134 0.39 1.38 10.06 0.085 0.86

100/02-12-049-09W5/0 0.27 0.061 0.02 2.18 1.10 0.139 0.15 0.99 10.77 0.117 1.26

100/08-24-049-09W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 4.12 2.39 0.125 0.30 0.78 10.79 0.116 1.25

100/16-25-049-09W5/0 1.48 1.62 0.041 0.07 6.52 0.98 0.129 0.13 1.25 10.94 0.103 1.13

100/14-34-049-09W5/0 2.76 1.07 0.078 0.08 34.08 0.76 0.177 0.13 0.88 12.44 0.113 1.41

100/08-09-050-05W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.10 3.93 0.107 0.42

100/06-04-050-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 10.00 0.00

100/12-04-050-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.29 9.36 0.128 1.20

100/02-05-050-06W5/0 2905.60 0.27 0.129 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.50 11.00 0.120 1.32

100/12-06-050-06W5/0 155.63 0.67 0.121 0.08 0.00 0.70 0.000 0.00 0.71 11.02 0.133 1.47

100/16-15-050-06W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 7.41 0.00

100/06-01-050-07W5/0 11.47 0.88 0.077 0.07 0.00 1.50 0.000 0.00 0.40 10.70 0.129 1.38

100/08-02-050-07W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 5.11 5.36 0.150 0.81 0.84 7.40 0.124 0.92

100/16-03-050-07W5/0 6.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 8.95 0.00

100/16-04-050-07W5/0 150.18 3.81 0.087 0.33 8.40 3.17 0.152 0.48 0.77 6.95 0.121 0.84

100/16-05-050-07W5/0 0.58 0.00 17.41 4.32 0.197 0.85 8.23 0.126 1.04

100/16-09-050-07W5/0 208.80 5.86 0.086 0.51 9.20 6.98 0.185 1.29 0.47 7.65 0.125 0.95

100/16-10-050-07W5/0 26.19 1.92 0.093 0.18 7.92 6.67 0.158 1.06 0.40 8.44 0.120 1.01

100/06-12-050-07W5/0 47.67 2.35 0.084 0.20 3.32 5.37 0.167 0.90 6.28 0.133 0.83

100/06-14-050-07W5/0 1.50 0.00 4.46 2.84 0.157 0.45 8.22 0.127 1.05

100/16-17-050-07W5/0 35.54 1.18 0.092 0.11 10.85 5.58 0.172 0.96 0.29 5.18 0.118 0.61

100/16-04-050-08W5/0 0.42 0.065 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.68 10.82 0.130 1.40

100/14-13-050-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 20.42 1.01 0.211 0.21 0.59 10.30 0.131 1.35

100/16-14-050-08W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 18.24 1.06 0.202 0.21 0.68 10.36 0.130 1.35

100/02-03-050-09W5/0 3.38 1.15 0.069 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.43 10.35 0.116 1.20

100/08-04-050-09W5/0 128.78 2.17 0.104 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.57 9.60 0.120 1.15

102/06-15-050-09W5/0 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.15 8.32 0.058 0.49

100/10-15-050-09W5/0 64.23 0.74 0.090 0.07 46.87 2.50 0.163 0.41 0.14 8.13 0.112 0.91

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Appendix C: PDPK Analysis Data

UWI Geometric mean (mD) Average Sandstone (mD) Average Matrix (mD)

16-29-048-06 W5 0.78 1.734431429 0.041479131

16-19-049-05 W5 0.67 1.722460795 0.076281881

08-11-049-05 W5 0.95 2.099908333 0.062743359

06-26-048-05 W5 0.6 0.56379 0.042788336

10-26-049-07 W5 0.7 2.655497917 0.094253466

13-26-048-07 W5 0.77 5.319534444 0.200947083

06-29-049-08 W5 0.55 0.547722222 0.10508079

10-07-048-07 W5 0.33 0.2843 0.063077619

10-26-047-07 W5 0.31 0.175069494 0.051082528

15-27-047-07 W5 0.29 0.207270417 0.047069117

03-07-048-08 W5 0.39 0.363214722 0.02303267

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Point Depth (m)Klinkenberg corrected liquid

equivalent permeability (mD)Comment

16-29-048-06W5

SAMPLE 1 Burrow Tempestite Matrix

1 1401.4277 0.26 0.26

2 1401.4346 10.4 B 10.4

3 1401.437 0.191 0.191

4 1401.4451 0.561 B 0.561

5 1401.4492 0.0107 0.0107

6 1401.4694 0.254 B 0.254

7 1401.493 0.0449 0.0449

8 1401.4957 0.037 0.037

9 1401.5065 0.00764 0.00764

10 1401.5081 0.0727 0.0727

11 1401.5278 0.216 B 0.216

12 1401.5323 0.0549 0.0549

13 1401.5354 0.0452 0.0452

14 1401.5396 0.805 B 0.805

15 1401.5421 0.0977 0.0977

16 1401.5489 0.0122 0.0122

17 1401.5717 0.306 B 0.306

18 1401.5762 0.0271 0.0271

19 1401.582 0.0176 0.0176

20 1401.5837 1.6 B 1.6

Average: 2.02028571 0.06758769

SAMPLE 2

1 1404.7529 0.158 B 0.158

2 1404.7693 0.0393 0.0393

3 1404.7808 0.00502 0.00502

4 1404.7943 0.0226 0.0226

5 1404.8176 0.01 0.01

6 1404.8299 0.254 T 0.254

7 1404.8315 0.0264 0.0264

8 1404.8374 0.046 0.046

9 1404.8702 0.0819 0.0819

10 1404.8732 0.0469 0.0469

11 1404.8786 0.0102 0.0102

12 1404.906 0.0152 0.0152

13 1404.9096 0.446 B 0.446

14 1404.9205 0.00847 0.00847

15 1404.9327 0.0562 0.0562

16 1404.9481 13.6 T 13.6

Average: 3.6145 0.0306825

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SAMPLE 3

1 1405.5015 0.209 B 0.209

2 1405.5034 0.0171 0.0171

3 1405.5137 0.019 0.019

4 1405.5219 0.0386 0.0386

5 1405.526 0.317 0.317

6 1405.531 0.899 B 0.899

7 1405.5505 0.029 0.029

8 1405.5526 0.0209 0.0209

9 1405.5749 0.0188 0.0188

10 1405.5753 0.0127 0.0127

11 1405.5767 0.0157 0.0157

12 1405.5906 2.39 B 2.39

13 1405.592 0.74 B 0.74

14 1405.6011 0.0137 0.0137

Average: 1.0595 0.05025

SAMPLE 4

1 1410.9795 0.00969 0.00969

2 1410.9896 0.0804 0.0804

3 1410.9917 0.0167 0.0167

4 1410.9941 0.0984 B 0.0984

5 1410.9953 0.19 B 0.19

6 1411.0128 0.00392 0.00392

7 1411.0259 0.0071 0.0071

8 1411.0347 0.834 B 0.834

9 1411.0388 0.006 0.006

10 1411.0494 0.00985 0.00985

11 1411.0726 0.0486 B 0.0486

12 1411.0863 0.0462 B 0.0462

13 1411.0963 0.0042 0.0042

14 1411.111 0.0699 0.0699

15 1411.1331 0.000504 0.000504

16 1411.139 0.000337 0.000337

17 1411.1435 0.000155 0.000155

Average: 0.24344 0.01739633

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16-19-049-05W5

SAMPLE 5

1 1236.1162 1.15 B 1.15

2 1236.1223 0.0309 0.0309

3 1236.1288 0.0659 0.0659

4 1236.1341 1.01 B 1.01

5 1236.1434 1.37 B 1.37

6 1236.1534 9.13 B 9.13

7 1236.1566 0.435 0.435

8 1236.1683 0.762 B 0.762

9 1236.1776 0.0325 0.0325

10 1236.1795 0.126 B 0.126

11 1236.1797 0.0133 0.0133

12 1236.1881 15.2 T 15.2

13 1236.1944 4.17 T 4.17

14 1236.1993 0.0523 0.0523

15 1236.2046 0.254 0.254

16 1236.22 0.479 T 0.479

17 1236.2279 1.19 B 1.19

18 1236.236 0.82 B 0.82

Average: 3.21881818 0.12627143

SAMPLE 6

1 1240.1517 0.0175 0.0175

2 1240.1704 0.705 T 0.705

3 1240.1828 0.0184 0.0184

4 1240.1969 0.0723 T 0.0723

5 1240.2012 0.0169 0.0169

6 1240.2048 0.0116 0.0116

7 1240.2142 0.0281 0.0281

8 1240.226 0.49 0.49

9 1240.2333 0.0638 0.0638

10 1240.2452 0.0209 0.0209

11 1240.2485 0.0113 0.0113

12 1240.2566 0.164 0.164

13 1240.2648 0.274 B 0.274

14 1240.2677 0.494 B 0.494

15 1240.2739 0.018 0.018

Average: 0.386325 0.07822727

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SAMPLE 7

1 1243.7524 0.168 B 0.168

2 1243.7633 0.0403 0.0403

3 1243.7679 0.058 0.058

4 1243.7905 0.0122 0.0122

5 1243.7907 0.012 0.012

6 1243.7922 0.0576 T 0.0576

7 1243.8229 3.6 T 3.6

8 1243.8291 5.48 T 5.48

9 1243.8306 5.07 T 5.07

10 1243.8308 3.77 T 3.77

11 1243.8429 0.0227 0.0227

12 1243.8605 1.17 B 1.17

13 1243.8858 0.00908 0.00908

14 1243.8894 0.00909 0.00909

15 1243.9022 0.184 0.184

16 1243.9172 0.00783 0.00783

17 1243.9217 0.00832 0.00832

18 1243.9247 0.00398 0.00398

19 1243.9266 0.258 B 0.258

20 1243.9268 0.0177 0.0177

Average: 2.4467 0.0321

SAMPLE 8

1 1244.8763 1.4 B 1.4

2 1244.8799 0.276 B 0.276

3 1244.8864 0.183 0.183

4 1244.8991 0.0113 0.0113

5 1244.904 0.00439 0.00439

6 1244.9084 0.00525 0.00525

7 1244.9105 0.0054 0.0054

8 1244.9281 0.181 0.181

9 1244.9287 0.173 0.173

10 1244.9388 0.0113 0.0113

11 1244.9391 0.156 0.156

12 1244.9455 0.0218 0.0218

13 1244.9466 0.284 0.284

14 1244.9613 0.00692 0.00692

15 1244.9821 0.0299 0.0299

16 1244.9823 0.0388 0.0388

17 1244.9916 0.0424 0.0424

18 1245.0142 0.00429 0.00429

19 1245.0161 0.00624 0.00624

Average: 0.838 0.06852882

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SAMPLE 9

1 1266.7766 0.0248 0.0248

2 1266.7842 0.0338 0.0338

3 1266.79 0.794 T 0.794

4 1266.7924 0.474 T 0.474

5 1266.8085 0.0674 B 0.0674

6 1266.8094 1.27 B 1.27

7 1266.8174 3.08 B 3.08

8 1266.825 0.0318 0.0318

9 1266.8252 0.0106 0.0106

10 1266.8341 0.336 B 0.336

11 1266.8371 0.377 B 0.377

12 1266.8472 0.0518 0.0518

13 1266.853 0.0367 0.0367

14 1266.8648 0.479 B 0.479

15 1266.8707 1.24 B 1.24

16 1266.8794 0.067 0.067

17 1266.8871 2.49 B 2.49

18 1266.8969 0.0511 0.0511

19 1266.9021 0.0587 0.0587

20 1266.9066 0.168 0.168

Average: 1.06074 0.05343

SAMPLE 10

1 1268.9711 0.00874 0.00874

2 1268.9762 0.0687 0.0687

3 1268.9779 0.00805 0.00805

4 1268.9901 0.201 0.201

5 1268.9965 0.0154 0.0154

6 1269.0056 0.0512 0.0512

7 1269.01 0.0157 0.0157

8 1269.0142 2.06 B 2.06

9 1269.0213 0.257 B 0.257

10 1269.0229 0.019 0.019

11 1269.039 0.0244 0.0244

12 1269.0623 11.5 B 11.5

13 1269.0642 0.464 B 0.464

14 1269.0671 6.09 B 6.09

15 1269.0681 4.49 B 4.49

Average: 4.1435 0.04579889

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SAMPLE 11

1 1270.9717 0.0249 0.0249

2 1270.9809 0.0663 B 0.0663

3 1270.9844 0.0144 0.0144

4 1270.987 0.0177 0.0177

5 1270.9922 0.288 B 0.288

6 1271.0068 4.49 B 4.49

7 1271.009 0.618 0.618

8 1271.0135 0.496 T 0.496

9 1271.0203 0.0116 0.0116

10 1271.0284 8.97 T 8.97

11 1271.0296 0.0741 0.0741

12 1271.0311 0.0484 0.0484

13 1271.0456 0.0295 0.0295

14 1271.0524 0.0222 0.0222

15 1271.0563 0.334 0.334

16 1271.0651 0.0284 0.0284

17 1271.0692 0.0146 0.0146

Average: 2.86206 0.10315

SAMPLE 12

1 1273.4172 0.018 0.018

2 1273.43 0.331 B 0.331

3 1273.4319 0.074 0.074

4 1273.434 0.0186 0.0186

5 1273.4663 0.0192 0.0192

6 1273.4701 0.231 0.231

7 1273.478 0.0158 0.0158

8 1273.4782 0.0475 0.0475

9 1273.4874 0.34 B 0.34

10 1273.5009 0.329 B 0.329

11 1273.5062 0.00914 0.00914

12 1273.5197 0.0157 0.0157

13 1273.5215 0.0364 0.0364

14 1273.5218 0.0492 0.0492

Average: 0.33333333 0.04859455

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SAMPLE 13

1 1268.7841 0.0306 0.0306

2 1268.7899 0.187 0.187

3 1268.8048 0.0342 0.0342

4 1268.8132 0.854 B 0.854

5 1268.8178 0.00761 0.00761

6 1268.8202 0.977 B 0.977

7 1268.8247 0.711 B 0.711

8 1268.8262 0.673 B 0.673

9 1268.8342 0.0207 0.0207

10 1268.8491 0.164 0.164

11 1268.8585 0.0176 0.0176

12 1268.8636 0.0143 0.0143

13 1268.8698 0.0374 0.0374

14 1268.8903 0.0401 0.0401

15 1268.8928 0.0279 0.0279

16 1268.8995 2.05 B 2.05

17 1268.9022 0.0166 0.0166

18 1268.9024 0.0225 0.0225

19 1268.9171 0.0153 0.0153

20 1268.9255 0.0151 0.0151

Average: 1.053 0.043394

SAMPLE 14

1 1270.3087 0.0261 0.0261

2 1270.3182 0.0119 0.0119

3 1270.3253 0.00494 0.00494

4 1270.3332 0.525 B 0.525

5 1270.3334 0.415 B 0.415

6 1270.359 0.279 0.279

7 1270.3664 0.225 B 0.225

8 1270.3765 1.84 B 1.84

9 1270.3838 0.0428 0.0428

10 1270.3913 0.00649 0.00649

11 1270.3971 0.0407 0.0407

12 1270.3986 0.00468 0.00468

13 1270.4021 0.009 0.009

14 1270.42 0.153 B 0.153

15 1270.4343 0.00581 0.00581

16 1270.4559 0.12 0.12

Average: 0.6316 0.05012909

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SAMPLE 15

1 1272.3158 0.0126 0.0126

2 1272.3229 0.0151 0.0151

3 1272.3267 0.0041 0.0041

4 1272.3394 0.0393 0.0393

5 1272.3481 0.178 B 0.178

6 1272.3543 0.28 B 0.28

7 1272.3563 0.0677 0.0677

8 1272.3774 0.0513 0.0513

9 1272.3911 0.0194 0.0194

10 1272.4239 0.102 T 0.102

11 1272.4264 0.0945 T 0.0945

12 1272.4266 0.198 T 0.198

13 1272.4314 0.0309 0.0309

14 1272.4435 0.00651 0.00651

15 1272.452 0.0131 0.0131

16 1272.4632 0.0221 0.0221

Average: 0.1705 0.02564636

SAMPLE 16

1 1276.0699 0.00821 0.00821

2 1276.0727 0.0223 0.0223

3 1276.084 0.0894 0.0894

4 1276.0958 0.0352 0.0352

5 1276.1059 0.0126 0.0126

6 1276.1131 0.0553 T 0.0553

7 1276.1199 0.649 B 0.649

8 1276.1224 0.382 B 0.382

9 1276.1294 0.506 B 0.506

10 1276.1383 0.0357 0.0357

11 1276.1495 0.0173 0.0173

12 1276.1672 0.0169 0.0169

13 1276.1732 0.408 B 0.408

14 1276.1866 0.169 0.169

15 1276.1918 0.0382 0.0382

16 1276.2049 0.0449 0.0449

17 1276.2108 0.0925 0.0925

18 1276.2266 0.028 0.028

19 1276.2294 0.0737 0.0737

20 1276.2308 0.156 0.156

21 1276.2522 0.0276 0.0276

22 1276.257 0.0299 0.0299

23 1276.2681 0.0383 0.0383

Average: 0.40006 0.05198389

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SAMPLE 17

1 1334.1541 0.397 B 0.397

2 1334.1621 0.0501 0.0501

3 1334.1699 0.299 B 0.299

4 1334.183 2.45 B 2.45

5 1334.1967 0.0312 0.0312

6 1334.1969 1.59 B 1.59

7 1334.2017 0.364 B 0.364

8 1334.2144 0.145 0.145

9 1334.2146 0.487 B 0.487

10 1334.2216 3.25 B 3.25

11 1334.2267 0.0193 0.0193

12 1334.2428 0.959 B 0.959

13 1334.2581 0.153 0.153

14 1334.2583 0.536 B 0.536

15 1334.2617 0.1 0.1

16 1334.2619 1.64 B 1.64

17 1334.2657 2.1 B 2.1

18 1334.272 0.294 B 0.294

Average: 1.19716667 0.0831

SAMPLE 18

1 1337.8388 0.252 0.252

2 1337.8423 0.213 0.213

3 1337.8516 0.0308 0.0308

4 1337.8661 0.188 0.188

5 1337.8774 0.201 B 0.201

6 1337.8932 0.0838 0.0838

7 1337.9172 0.0427 0.0427

8 1337.9195 0.608 0.608

9 1337.9286 0.434 B 0.434

10 1337.9288 0.526 B 0.526

11 1337.9322 2.19 B 2.19

12 1337.9627 4.59 T 4.59

13 1337.9629 0.038 0.038

14 1337.9643 11.2 T 11.2

15 1337.9645 10.2 T 10.2

16 1337.9874 0.0122 0.0122

17 1338.0013 0.36 B 0.36

Average: 3.712625 0.16316667

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SAMPLE 19

1 1339.9958 0.0331 0.0331

2 1339.9982 0.791 B 0.791

3 1340.0011 1.11 B 1.11

4 1340.0068 0.929 B 0.929

5 1340.0079 0.91 B 0.91

6 1340.0168 0.00618 0.00618

7 1340.0469 0.0223 0.0223

8 1340.0506 0.0484 0.0484

9 1340.0508 0.637 B 0.637

10 1340.0543 0.046 0.046

11 1340.0579 0.267 0.267

12 1340.0811 0.0154 0.0154

13 1340.0834 0.015 0.015

14 1340.084 0.0436 0.0436

15 1340.0871 0.00711 0.00711

16 1340.1271 0.258 0.258

17 1340.13 0.0328 0.0328

Average: 0.8754 0.06624083

SAMPLE 20

1 1345.1149 0.0534 0.0534

2 1345.1162 0.228 0.228

3 1345.1227 0.0653 0.0653

4 1345.1297 10.5 B 10.5

5 1345.1329 3.27 B 3.27

6 1345.1356 9.89 B 9.89

7 1345.1518 0.00477 0.00477

8 1345.1796 0.062 0.062

9 1345.2009 0.0178 0.0178

10 1345.2161 0.0131 0.0131

11 1345.2192 0.18 0.18

12 1345.2281 0.014 0.014

13 1345.2419 0.2 B 0.2

14 1345.2553 0.0419 0.0419

15 1345.2609 0.324 B 0.324

16 1345.2692 0.0293 0.0293

Average: 4.8368 0.06450636

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SAMPLE 21

1 1402.6117 2.32 B 2.32

2 1402.6259 0.333 B 0.333

3 1402.6264 0.56 B 0.56

4 1402.6319 1.76 B 1.76

5 1402.6512 51.6 B 51.6

6 1402.6533 54.8 B 54.8

7 1402.6565 65.3 B 65.3

8 1402.6685 1.28 B 1.28

9 1402.6716 12.8 B 12.8

10 1402.6866 0.189 0.189

11 1402.7017 0.106 0.106

12 1402.7174 0.0543 0.0543

13 1402.7241 1.01 B 1.01

14 1402.7259 3.19 B 3.19

15 1402.7477 0.0744 T 0.0744

16 1402.7509 0.218 T 0.218

17 1402.7665 1.48 B 1.48

18 1402.7708 0.14 0.14

19 1402.7787 0.861 0.861

20 1402.785 2.13 B 2.13

Average: 13.2570267 0.27006

SAMPLE 22

1 1406.242 0.019 0.019

2 1406.2611 0.148 0.148

3 1406.263 0.0443 0.0443

4 1406.2664 0.338 0.338

5 1406.3003 1.02 1.02

6 1406.305 0.0239 0.0239

7 1406.3074 0.0463 0.0463

8 1406.3134 0.617 0.617

9 1406.3423 2.84 B 2.84

10 1406.3472 0.0307 0.0307

11 1406.3474 0.221 0.221

12 1406.3538 0.887 B 0.887

13 1406.3608 0.0731 0.0731

14 1406.3704 0.91 B 0.91

15 1406.3771 0.111 0.111

Average: 1.54566667 0.22435833

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SAMPLE 23

1 1407.0165 0.0955 0.0955

2 1407.0167 0.265 0.265

3 1407.0175 0.157 0.157

4 1407.0267 0.0629 0.0629

5 1407.0322 0.506 0.506

6 1407.0485 1.04 B 1.04

7 1407.0537 0.23 B 0.23

8 1407.0701 1.64 T 1.64

9 1407.0703 2.83 T 2.83

10 1407.0705 1.54 T 1.54

11 1407.0729 0.829 T 0.829

12 1407.0926 0.0799 0.0799

13 1407.0958 0.053 0.053

14 1407.1235 0.372 0.372

15 1407.1239 8.04 T 8.04

16 1407.1243 26.8 T 26.8

17 1407.1381 0.062 0.062

18 1407.148 13.8 T 13.8

19 1407.1494 0.103 0.103

Average: 6.30544444 0.17563

SAMPLE 24

1 1413.0626 0.101 0.101

2 1413.0723 0.129 0.129

3 1413.0791 0.0183 0.0183

4 1413.082 0.203 0.203

5 1413.0836 0.239 0.239

6 1413.0858 0.0212 0.0212

7 1413.0928 0.17 B 0.17

8 1413.1016 0.0311 0.0311

9 1413.1102 0.424 0.424

10 1413.1148 0.135 0.135

11 1413.1154 0.0358 0.0358

Average: 0.17 0.13374

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SAMPLE 25

1 1493.7398 1.64 B 1.64

2 1493.7526 1.49 B 1.49

3 1493.7617 0.133 0.133

4 1493.7619 0.136 0.136

5 1493.7796 0.154 0.154

6 1493.7799 1.56 B 1.56

7 1493.7841 0.238 0.238

8 1493.7917 0.812 B 0.812

9 1493.7966 0.872 B 0.872

10 1493.8025 0.19 0.19

11 1493.8141 0.225 0.225

12 1493.8177 0.655 B 0.655

13 1493.825 0.566 0.566

14 1493.8257 0.164 0.164

15 1493.8281 0.241 0.241

Average: 1.1715 0.22744444

SAMPLE 26

1 1497.4896 0.0377 0.0377

2 1497.5131 0.327 0.327

3 1497.5166 0.0166 0.0166

4 1497.5279 0.0156 0.0156

5 1497.5523 0.09 0.09

6 1497.5583 0.0488 0.0488

7 1497.5705 0.0129 0.0129

8 1497.5763 0.307 B 0.307

9 1497.5815 0.106 B 0.106

10 1497.6102 0.0876 0.0876

11 1497.6158 0.0403 0.0403

12 1497.6272 0.0327 0.0327

13 1497.6331 0.0118 0.0118

14 1497.6363 0.0152 0.0152

15 1497.6374 0.294 B 0.294

16 1497.6398 0.31 0.31

17 1497.6496 0.0981 0.0981

Average: 0.23566667 0.08173571

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SAMPLE 27

1 1499.6153 0.236 B 0.236

2 1499.6216 0.0138 0.0138

3 1499.6343 0.0211 0.0211

4 1499.6419 0.0269 0.0269

5 1499.6667 0.0145 0.0145

6 1499.6681 0.0614 0.0614

7 1499.685 0.0253 0.0253

8 1499.6939 0.035 0.035

9 1499.7047 0.0768 B

10 1499.7063 0.0833 B

11 1499.7067 0.0729 B

12 1499.7396 0.0127 0.0127

13 1499.7653 0.246 0.246

14 1499.7771 0.00953 0.00953

Average: 0.236 0.046623

SAMPLE 28

1 1500.8493 0.0341 B

2 1500.8534 0.0836 0.0836

3 1500.8581 0.0388 0.0388

4 1500.8823 0.199 B

5 1500.8895 0.0137 0.0137

6 1500.8911 0.0837 0.0837

7 1500.8932 0.0157 0.0157

8 1500.9173 0.0177 0.0177

9 1500.9199 0.0151 0.0151

10 1500.9326 0.0685 B

11 1500.9328 0.0652 B

12 1500.942 0.28 0.28

13 1500.9644 0.0516 0.0516

14 1500.9754 0.0453 0.0453

15 1500.9832 0.316 B

Average: 0.06452

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SAMPLE 29

1 1507.983 0.0282 0.0282

2 1507.9921 0.0397 0.0397

3 1507.9969 0.0891 B

4 1508.0072 0.0576 B

5 1508.0142 0.0146 B

6 1508.0177 0.0192 B

7 1508.0251 0.0265 0.0265

8 1508.0282 0.162 0.162

9 1508.0362 0.184 0.184

10 1508.0388 0.0231 B

11 1508.0485 0.0124 0.0124

12 1508.0595 0.0415 0.0415

13 1508.0655 0.0886 0.0886

14 1508.0735 0.43 0.43

15 1508.086 0.0428 0.0428

16 1508.0942 0.411 B 0.411

17 1508.108 0.0176 0.0176

18 1508.1206 0.0573 0.0573

19 1508.1295 0.0372 0.0372

20 1508.1413 0.0943 0.0943

Average: 0.411 0.09015

SAMPLE 30

1 1510.7401 0.0457 0.0457

2 1510.7492 0.0385 0.0385

3 1510.7577 0.265 B 0.265

4 1510.7774 0.15 0.15

5 1510.7905 0.0294 0.0294

6 1510.8089 0.0127 0.0127

7 1510.8157 0.218 0.218

8 1510.8248 0.0161 0.0161

9 1510.8396 0.0126 0.0126

10 1510.8487 0.457 T 0.457

11 1510.8495 0.0319 0.0319

12 1510.8497 0.0251 0.0251

13 1510.8824 0.0408 0.0408

14 1510.8867 0.0329 0.0329

15 1510.8897 0.0112 0.0112

16 1510.9021 0.0508 0.0508

17 1510.9056 0.0259 0.0259

18 1510.9168 0.064 0.064

Average: 0.361 0.05035

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SAMPLE 31

1 1515.5194 0.0104 0.0104

2 1515.5294 0.0256 0.0256

3 1515.543 0.0398 0.0398

4 1515.5489 0.0666 0.0666

5 1515.5762 0.0453 0.0453

6 1515.5992 0.091 0.091

7 1515.6051 0.0712 0.0712

8 1515.6287 0.0319 0.0319

9 1515.6318 0.0544 0.0544

10 1515.6499 0.0402 0.0402

11 1515.6642 0.14 0.14

12 1515.6668 0.0394 0.0394

13 1515.683 0.193 0.193

14 1515.6875 0.0349 0.0349

15 1515.7021 0.0189 0.0189

16 1515.71 0.0824 0.0824

17 1515.7135 0.0597 0.0597

18 1515.7509 0.044 0.044

Average: 0.06048333

SAMPLE 32

1 1516.2585 0.0945 0.0945

2 1516.2666 0.0237 0.0237

3 1516.2768 0.0233 B

4 1516.3165 0.0156 B

5 1516.3168 0.0264 0.0264

6 1516.3214 0.197 B 0.197

7 1516.3438 0.0282 0.0282

8 1516.374 0.0335 0.0335

9 1516.384 0.0486 0.0486

10 1516.3903 0.0307 T 0.0307

11 1516.3905 0.015 T 0.015

12 1516.3953 0.0135 0.0135

13 1516.4101 0.0396 0.0396

14 1516.4103 0.0192 0.0192

15 1516.4366 0.0135 0.0135

16 1516.447 0.186 0.186

17 1516.4564 0.0569 0.0569

18 1516.4623 0.0639 0.0639

19 1516.47 0.1 0.1

20 1516.483 0.00918 0.00918

21 1516.5088 0.0801 0.0801

Average: 0.0809 0.05132714

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SAMPLE 33

1 1539.8209 0.125 B 0.125

2 1539.8296 0.491 B 0.491

3 1539.8368 0.318 B 0.318

4 1539.8454 0.0205 0.0205

5 1539.8657 0.0328 0.0328

6 1539.8754 0.328 0.328

7 1539.8785 0.0437 0.0437

8 1539.8911 0.221 B 0.221

9 1539.8932 0.0466 0.0466

10 1539.8985 0.0698 0.0698

11 1539.9206 0.153 B 0.153

12 1539.9273 0.0247 0.0247

13 1539.9336 0.15 0.15

14 1539.9404 0.471 B 0.471

15 1539.9675 0.0274 0.0274

16 1539.9799 0.138 B 0.138

Average: 0.27385714 0.08261111

SAMPLE 34

1 1544.5984 0.22 B 0.22

2 1544.6021 0.0388 0.0388

3 1544.6023 0.0733 B 0.0733

4 1544.614 0.0126 0.0126

5 1544.6142 0.0825 0.0825

6 1544.6241 0.0096 0.0096

7 1544.6307 0.101 0.101

8 1544.6527 0.0942 0.0942

9 1544.6719 0.166 B 0.166

10 1544.6724 0.175 B 0.175

11 1544.6826 0.288 B 0.288

12 1544.6909 0.281 B 0.281

13 1544.6985 0.117 B 0.117

14 1544.7133 0.158 B 0.158

15 1544.7143 0.0192 0.0192

16 1544.7176 0.098 0.098

17 1544.7377 0.0567 0.0567

18 1544.7459 0.00965 0.00965

Average: 0.1847875 0.052225

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SAMPLE 35

1 1546.4284 0.0426 0.0426

2 1546.4314 0.0146 0.0146

3 1546.4411 0.00615 0.00615

4 1546.4495 0.0412 0.0412

5 1546.4497 0.0428 0.0428

6 1546.4873 0.0865 0.0865

7 1546.4927 0.0108 0.0108

8 1546.4991 0.0688 0.0688

9 1546.5101 0.0105 0.0105

10 1546.5104 0.128 0.128

11 1546.5361 0.0438 0.0438

12 1546.5436 0.0433 0.0433

13 1546.5506 0.0147 0.0147

14 1546.5749 0.0253 B 0.0253

15 1546.5983 0.0673 0.0673

16 1546.6042 0.0339 0.0339

Average: 0.0253 0.04366333

SAMPLE 36

1 1548.5231 0.0268 0.0268

2 1548.5268 0.0257 0.0257

3 1548.5416 0.0256 0.0256

4 1548.5431 0.022 0.022

5 1548.5475 0.0155 0.0155

6 1548.5625 0.00909 0.00909

7 1548.6055 0.00777 0.00777

8 1548.6077 0.0278 0.0278

9 1548.6151 0.126 B 0.126

10 1548.6153 0.245 B 0.245

11 1548.6209 0.0534 0.0534

12 1548.6229 0.00799 0.00799

13 1548.6297 0.0106 0.0106

14 1548.6348 0.00571 0.00571

15 1548.6446 0.0147 0.0147

16 1548.6543 0.0288 0.0288

17 1548.6689 0.106 0.106

18 1548.672 0.067 T

19 1548.6848 0.278 B 0.278

Average: 0.21633333 0.02583067

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SAMPLE 37

1 1527.7945 0.158 B 0.158

2 1527.8019 0.627 B 0.627

3 1527.8037 0.327 B 0.327

4 1527.825 0.152 B 0.152

5 1527.8293 0.299 B 0.299

6 1527.8324 0.267 B 0.267

7 1527.8362 0.149 B 0.149

8 1527.8391 0.0649 0.0649

9 1527.8514 0.0923 0.0923

10 1527.8537 0.0902 0.0902

11 1527.8574 0.0744 0.0744

12 1527.87 0.0156 0.0156

13 1527.8749 0.132 0.132

14 1527.8794 0.213 B 0.213

15 1527.903 0.0248 0.0248

16 1527.9118 0.0664 0.0664

17 1527.912 0.0358 0.0358

18 1527.9183 0.0282 0.0282

19 1527.9229 0.0302 0.0302

Average: 0.274 0.05952727

SAMPLE 38

1 1529.0698 0.0108 0.0108

2 1529.0887 0.0851 0.0851

3 1529.0922 0.0281 0.0281

4 1529.0938 0.0209 0.0209

5 1529.099 0.0101 0.0101

6 1529.1053 0.00664 0.00664

7 1529.1068 0.0105 0.0105

8 1529.1217 0.0255 B 0.0255

9 1529.1446 0.0154 0.0154

10 1529.1484 0.0261 0.0261

11 1529.1576 0.0393 0.0393

12 1529.1624 0.199 B 0.199

13 1529.165 0.0288 0.0288

14 1529.2114 0.0397 0.0397

15 1529.2175 0.359 B 0.359

16 1529.2192 0.0784 0.0784

17 1529.2204 0.185 B 0.185

Average: 0.192125 0.03075692

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SAMPLE 39

1 1533.8961 0.064 0.064

2 1533.8991 0.0626 B 0.0626

3 1533.9066 0.0349 B 0.0349

4 1533.9254 0.011 0.011

5 1533.9329 0.117 B 0.117

6 1533.9418 0.0192 B 0.0192

7 1533.9533 0.154 B 0.154

8 1533.9647 0.0088 0.0088

9 1533.9673 0.0141 0.0141

10 1534.0034 0.0457 T 0.0457

11 1534.0075 0.0468 T 0.0468

12 1534.0138 0.0637 T 0.0637

13 1534.0417 0.165 B 0.165

14 1534.0466 0.154 B 0.154

0.08629 0.024475

SAMPLE 40

1 1536.7177 0.179 B 0.179

2 1536.7621 0.0272 0.0272

3 1536.7723 0.018 0.018

4 1536.7875 0.033 0.033

5 1536.8142 0.365 B 0.365

6 1536.8158 0.572 0.572

7 1536.8221 0.0253 0.0253

8 1536.8369 0.038 0.038

9 1536.8533 0.0436 0.0436

10 1536.8628 0.00749 0.00749

11 1536.885 0.286 T 0.286

12 1536.8973 0.0132 0.0132

13 1536.9019 0.0183 0.0183

14 1536.9081 0.0126 0.0126

Average: 0.27666667 0.07351727

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SAMPLE 41

1 1647.579 0.00749 0.00749

2 1647.5963 0.00551 0.00551

3 1647.5971 0.00511 0.00511

4 1647.6106 0.00757 0.00757

5 1647.6108 0.00729 0.00729

6 1647.6145 0.0154 0.0154

7 1647.6146 0.364 B 0.364

8 1647.6237 0.0129 0.0129

9 1647.6252 0.238 B 0.238

10 1647.6344 0.00955 0.00955

11 1647.6373 0.012 0.012

12 1647.6545 0.00679 0.00679

13 1647.6566 0.0109 0.0109

14 1647.6579 0.0261 0.0261

15 1647.6593 0.0116 0.0116

16 1647.6685 0.0653 0.0653

17 1647.6703 0.0245 0.0245

18 1647.677 0.0545 0.0545

Average: 0.301 0.01765688

SAMPLE 42

1 1648.5045 0.0174 0.0174

2 1648.525 0.0406 T 0.0406

3 1648.5314 0.0281 T 0.0281

4 1648.5421 0.0343 0.0343

5 1648.5451 0.0396 T 0.0396

6 1648.5552 0.0523 0.0523

7 1648.5633 0.0122 0.0122

8 1648.5642 0.00541 0.00541

9 1648.5811 0.0215 B 0.0215

10 1648.5921 0.0049 0.0049

11 1648.5961 0.0364 B 0.0364

12 1648.6053 0.0144 B 0.0144

13 1648.6081 0.0203 B 0.0203

14 1648.6213 0.0185 B 0.0185

15 1648.6273 0.0181 0.0181

16 1648.6331 0.0129 0.0129

17 1648.6485 0.0277 B 0.0277

18 1648.6623 0.0214 0.0214

19 1648.6657 0.0718 0.0718

20 1648.6826 0.022 0.022

Average: 0.02745556 0.02479182

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SAMPLE 43

1 1652.7576 0.0238 T 0.0238

2 1652.7769 0.0216 0.0216

3 1652.7881 0.017 0.017

4 1652.7883 0.0114 0.0114

5 1652.7995 2.18 B 2.18

6 1652.8024 0.0513 0.0513

7 1652.8073 0.17 0.17

8 1652.8121 0.0288 0.0288

9 1652.8151 0.038 0.038

10 1652.8299 0.0187 0.0187

11 1652.8331 0.0134 0.0134

12 1652.8367 0.0893 0.0893

13 1652.8408 0.0315 0.0315

14 1652.8641 0.026 0.026

15 1652.8676 0.0422 0.0422

16 1652.8681 0.0132 0.0132

17 1652.8844 0.00966 0.00966

Average: 1.1019 0.03792824

SAMPLE 44

1 1654.9699 0.00599 0.00599

2 1654.9733 0.00677 0.00677

3 1654.9828 0.0183 0.0183

4 1654.99 0.0337 B 0.0337

5 1655.0111 0.0117 0.0117

6 1655.0223 0.00921 B 0.00921

7 1655.0563 0.0276 0.0276

8 1655.0697 0.00999 0.00999

9 1655.0823 0.00895 0.00895

10 1655.0883 0.023 0.023

11 1655.0931 0.00948 0.00948

12 1655.0964 0.0103 0.0103

13 1655.1135 0.0214 0.0214

14 1655.123 0.00212 0.00212

15 1655.1264 0.0039 0.0039

16 1655.1546 0.0246 B 0.0246

17 1655.1549 0.0108 0.0108

18 1655.1606 0.0146 0.0146

19 1655.1855 0.00316 0.00316

Average: 0.02250333 0.01175375

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Appendix D: Horizontal Well Data

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UWIMid Hole

(easting)

Mid Hole

(westing)

Rig Release

Date

Monthly

Oil First

Prod (m3)

Monthly

Oil First(3)

Prod (m3)

100/16-14-047-05W5/0 659001.88 5881611.79 1-8-2011 124.7 1213.4

100/13-16-047-05W5/0 656053.37 5881692.51 11-11-2011 384.6 1704.5

100/16-17-047-05W5/0 654121.80 5881462.16 11-25-2010 313.7 2489.5

102/05-19-047-05W5/0 652772.89 5882276.36 10-24-2010 89.6 1187.4

100/13-19-047-05W5/0 652812.68 5882965.37 3-2-2012 308.1 1728.4

100/05-20-047-05W5/0 654422.23 5882280.15 6-28-2010 1018.2 2454.8

100/16-20-047-05W5/0 654304.30 5883069.80 11-23-2009 302.3 948.6

100/04-21-047-05W5/0 656046.86 5882034.32 12-8-2010 846.2 2627.3

100/05-21-047-05W5/0 656046.73 5882248.74 12-10-2011 138.9 654.9

100/09-21-047-05W5/0 655904.53 5882510.13 8-20-2010 284.8 1113.3

100/14-22-047-05W5/0 657304.28 5882574.18 9-5-2009 284.3 647.0

100/13-26-047-05W5/0 658562.08 5884098.27 9-6-2012 357.1 1875.0

100/14-26-047-05W5/0 658760.78 5884108.29 8-27-2012 407.8 1908.3

103/08-27-047-05W5/0 657361.23 5883850.92 2-2-2010 646.9 1160.9

100/16-27-047-05W5/0 657348.89 5884785.29 11-21-2009 658.8 1383.2

100/13-28-047-05W5/0 655344.70 5883919.35 11-4-2012 338.7 1915.5

100/14-28-047-05W5/0 655559.62 5883919.52 10-25-2012 148.5 1734.2

100/15-28-047-05W5/0 656191.94 5884112.58 6-25-2012 698.6 1907.9

102/16-28-047-05W5/0 656418.06 5884115.72 3-13-2010 871.8 1782.7

100/12-29-047-05W5/0 654602.79 5884541.51 12-20-2012 361.5 1765.0

102/12-29-047-05W5/0 654612.22 5884415.50 1-7-2013 190.0 1415.8

100/13-29-047-05W5/0 654591.12 5884665.32 12-11-2012 186.7 1577.7

102/14-29-047-05W5/0 654643.44 5884786.31 12-22-2009 367.8 1240.0

100/01-34-047-05W5/0 657979.82 5886004.76 3-24-2012 1381.4 3096.2

102/01-34-047-05W5/0 657856.56 5885986.55 3-18-2013 32.7 1290.6

100/02-34-047-05W5/0 657725.94 5885995.34 1-29-2012 1021.7 3681.2

100/03-34-047-05W5/0 657293.04 5886300.43 1-18-2013 1389.5 3029.7

100/12-24-047-06W5/0 651032.39 5882748.74 10-14-2010 958.4 1680.6

100/04-25-047-06W5/0 651001.66 5883495.80 9-12-2010 499.3 1333.9

100/05-25-047-06W5/0 650985.58 5883780.24 7-15-2010 1096.2 1697.3

100/13-30-047-06W5/0 641910.59 5883516.36 2-2-2012 267.8 1935.5

102/16-24-047-07W5/0 641666.73 5881815.60 2-2-2013 326.4 773.5

102/03-25-047-07W5/0 640466.85 5883752.93 7-8-2013 403.6 2110.8

102/04-25-047-07W5/0 640915.80 5883662.31 8-7-2011 50.5 150.6

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103/04-25-047-07W5/0 640176.26 5883751.69 6-25-2013 346.7 1644.9

100/15-25-047-07W5/0 641372.76 5883554.69 9-24-2011 1063.9 3031.2

102/16-25-047-07W5/0 641690.53 5883367.75 10-19-2012 798.1 2009.3

102/10-26-047-07W5/0 639750.02 5884137.31 6-15-2013 218.7 1572.8

102/09-27-047-07W5/0 637553.61 5883700.10 7-28-2012 609.8 1788.3

100/09-29-047-07W5/0 634788.69 5882989.59 12-19-2010 26.2 214.5

102/07-33-047-07W5/0 636438.93 5884354.17 7-17-2012 352.0 1322.4

102/14-22-047-09W5/0 617742.68 5881634.75 2-1-2010 0.0 78.6

100/15-22-047-09W5/0 617906.85 5881581.92 2-16-2010 0.0 224.0

100/10-28-047-09W5/0 617233.43 5883900.67 4-2-2009 255.9 1088.1

103/14-28-047-09W5/0 617125.67 5883961.87 7-9-2009 0.1 463.8

100/01-04-048-04W5/0 665613.31 5887025.49 1-12-2010 0.0 79.3

100/13-07-048-04W5/0 662394.23 5889751.63 2-4-2013 157.0 805.2

100/01-16-048-04W5/0 665290.84 5890360.99 9-24-2011 454.6 1239.7

100/08-16-048-04W5/0 665256.53 5890900.69 3-21-2011 319.7 1377.3

100/09-16-048-04W5/0 665427.28 5891316.51 2-23-2012 134.7 1613.8

100/06-17-048-04W5/0 664184.94 5890783.29 2-28-2010 584.8 1080.0

100/13-17-048-04W5/0 663892.40 5891647.74 10-26-2010 696.3 1921.9

100/04-18-048-04W5/0 662457.03 5890492.82 8-29-2012 143.3 143.3

100/05-18-048-04W5/0 662449.34 5890712.36 8-18-2012 95.8 95.8

100/12-18-048-04W5/2 662441.02 5890927.14 8-5-2012 46.8 1590.4

100/13-18-048-04W5/0 662457.24 5891143.63 7-21-2012 76.9 1259.3

100/04-19-048-04W5/0 662255.49 5891946.20 11-9-2011 838.3 2229.5

100/05-19-048-04W5/0 662248.84 5892163.82 3-22-2011 90.6 2155.7

100/12-19-048-04W5/0 662222.78 5892627.19 3-3-2012 1221.7 2926.9

100/13-19-048-04W5/0 662211.93 5892920.99 8-12-2011 0.0 1531.2

100/01-20-048-04W5/0 663737.82 5892006.91 9-5-2011 338.2 2509.0

102/08-20-048-04W5/0 663728.35 5892241.86 8-28-2011 154.4 1490.7

102/09-20-048-04W5/0 663813.46 5892714.79 8-20-2011 0.0 778.8

100/01-21-048-04W5/0 665417.79 5891628.18 2-14-2012 168.3 1761.6

100/12-21-048-04W5/0 665777.50 5892555.02 11-21-2012 211.0 508.6

100/13-21-048-04W5/0 664607.74 5892393.36 2-7-2012 45.4 1448.4

100/01-28-048-04W5/0 665378.76 5893476.98 2-10-2013 208.0 611.8

100/04-29-048-04W5/0 663886.64 5893351.25 2-16-2013 194.5 718.6

102/04-29-048-04W5/0 663878.94 5893548.35 3-1-2013 170.0 1157.5

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100/01-30-048-04W5/0 662065.66 5893403.20 11-17-2011 264.3 2012.2

100/09-30-048-04W5/0 661873.85 5894029.78 9-25-2012 651.5 1936.5

100/01-31-048-04W5/0 662085.45 5894914.82 10-28-2012 35.5 458.4

100/09-31-048-04W5/0 662049.83 5895687.13 11-20-2012 130.6 376.5

103/12-33-048-04W5/0 665445.40 5895997.68 3-20-2012 231.3 949.4

102/13-33-048-04W5/0 665434.25 5896286.36 3-12-2012 417.1 2267.0

103/13-33-048-04W5/0 665437.99 5896135.33 9-7-2012 43.5 1231.7

100/11-03-048-05W5/0 656788.90 5887954.99 2-15-2013 87.0 1181.5

100/16-03-048-05W5/0 657860.17 5887557.71 12-7-2009 3.6 542.1

100/13-09-048-05W5/0 655581.55 5889626.77 6-26-2011 368.3 857.2

100/01-10-048-05W5/0 657288.92 5888317.80 7-25-2012 889.4 2520.2

100/08-10-048-05W5/0 657279.62 5888616.83 7-16-2012 651.4 1946.0

100/09-10-048-05W5/0 657202.17 5889279.71 8-18-2012 131.5 1666.3

102/09-10-048-05W5/0 657206.16 5889164.99 8-10-2012 101.1 1928.4

100/16-10-048-05W5/0 657436.84 5889699.79 11-9-2009 392.9 791.4

100/08-13-048-05W5/0 660437.65 5890641.14 8-4-2010 341.8 1044.7

100/13-13-048-05W5/0 660679.12 5891535.11 1-12-2013 270.9 2262.0

100/05-14-048-05W5/0 658929.56 5890603.86 7-13-2010 62.0 501.2

102/16-15-048-05W5/0 657069.84 5891241.70 2-22-2010 213.7 470.5

102/01-16-048-05W5/0 655726.58 5890020.21 2-9-2012 1480.3 2709.3

100/08-16-048-05W5/0 655824.96 5890145.45 11-23-2009 1253.6 2439.3

100/09-16-048-05W5/0 655608.59 5890818.79 12-19-2011 1125.4 2977.6

100/16-16-048-05W5/0 655597.78 5891213.46 1-14-2012 1659.2 3131.2

100/04-17-048-05W5/0 654271.22 5890040.41 1-9-2012 567.1 2339.3

100/05-17-048-05W5/0 654261.24 5890216.10 9-2-2011 547.9 2051.3

100/12-17-048-05W5/0 654119.12 5890585.70 6-26-2010 1074.9 1835.9

100/13-17-048-05W5/0 654150.70 5891204.97 11-11-2010 713.9 1578.6

100/07-18-048-05W5/0 652862.52 5890060.65 1-27-2011 237.1 739.3

100/12-18-048-05W5/0 652502.19 5890783.41 2-8-2011 820.9 1637.9

102/14-18-048-05W5/0 652727.60 5890973.82 1-23-2010 360.8 638.0

102/04-19-048-05W5/0 652491.36 5891362.44 9-3-2012 638.2 1913.0

100/08-19-048-05W5/0 652240.83 5892149.86 8-17-2012 1258.0 2189.7

102/08-19-048-05W5/0 652295.27 5892006.48 2-18-2013 1415.3 2036.8

100/09-19-048-05W5/0 652194.25 5892283.15 10-27-2010 787.4 1255.6

103/16-19-048-05W5/0 652231.87 5892468.99 8-16-2011 471.7 1305.9

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100/04-20-048-05W5/0 654094.97 5891645.55 9-2-2011 371.8 1378.8

100/05-20-048-05W5/0 654090.51 5891848.48 3-27-2011 770.9 1449.1

100/12-20-048-05W5/0 653996.13 5892485.27 3-28-2012 466.1 1211.6

100/04-21-048-05W5/0 655669.72 5891620.46 7-2-2010 386.1 1246.3

102/12-21-048-05W5/0 655684.49 5892592.70 8-22-2012 363.6 1237.4

103/13-21-048-05W5/0 655678.95 5892826.78 9-3-2012 293.5 1191.9

100/02-22-048-05W5/0 658006.25 5891760.44 12-1-2011 169.1 794.4

100/07-22-048-05W5/0 657999.32 5891994.75 11-19-2011 266.5 1346.7

100/10-22-048-05W5/0 656907.65 5892552.77 6-29-2011 251.3 1481.0

100/01-23-048-05W5/0 658953.48 5891791.46 9-10-2011 60.4 884.5

102/08-23-048-05W5/0 658945.30 5892085.08 8-29-2011 84.0 950.3

100/11-23-048-05W5/0 658056.81 5892613.24 7-30-2011 67.1 1284.4

100/14-23-048-05W5/0 658051.44 5892824.83 7-16-2011 212.1 1520.3

102/16-23-048-05W5/0 659124.58 5893035.87 10-12-2010 515.2 1677.2

100/04-24-048-05W5/0 660616.74 5891719.56 8-15-2010 0.0 1182.1

100/05-24-048-05W5/0 660551.55 5892133.83 3-14-2010 466.6 1803.9

100/12-24-048-05W5/0 660758.58 5892535.20 9-14-2010 1380.3 3154.5

102/12-24-048-05W5/0 659389.16 5892494.89 8-25-2010 792.6 1612.4

103/12-24-048-05W5/0 659920.52 5893334.95 8-18-2011 419.7 2219.0

103/13-24-048-05W5/0 660744.10 5892931.34 2-19-2013 126.4 983.7

102/04-25-048-05W5/0 660680.75 5893350.85 12-4-2011 239.2 2473.4

100/01-26-048-05W5/0 658908.90 5893305.56 2-24-2012 10.5 1142.2

100/10-26-048-05W5/0 660013.05 5894087.49 10-15-2012 297.6 2205.1

100/11-26-048-05W5/0 658225.85 5894770.95 3-3-2013 253.0 1706.5

102/14-26-048-05W5/0 658217.61 5895081.71 3-11-2013 114.2 743.0

100/02-27-048-05W5/0 657808.84 5893356.46 2-14-2012 13.8 1239.4

100/08-28-048-05W5/0 655436.39 5893667.25 11-9-2009 547.2 1019.6

100/04-29-048-05W5/0 654035.46 5893161.68 6-24-2011 284.9 1150.6

100/05-29-048-05W5/0 654024.28 5893363.40 3-8-2011 659.3 1392.1

100/12-29-048-05W5/0 654006.88 5894009.36 6-13-2011 659.3 1925.0

100/13-29-048-05W5/0 653998.52 5894219.01 6-1-2011 270.2 1485.6

100/04-30-048-05W5/0 652391.83 5893415.03 3-13-2011 915.0 2033.4

100/05-30-048-05W5/0 652406.62 5893616.46 9-13-2010 1211.4 2453.2

100/11-30-048-05W5/0 651946.85 5894685.19 8-22-2011 1101.3 2542.0

100/12-30-048-05W5/0 651650.96 5894683.81 8-27-2012 708.4 2369.5

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100/13-32-048-05W5/0 653906.21 5895924.83 8-29-2009 477.0 1058.0

100/09-34-048-05W5/0 657048.35 5895426.44 11-30-2011 88.3 1322.4

100/01-35-048-05W5/0 659489.55 5895451.30 1-10-2012 371.7 1360.6

102/01-35-048-05W5/0 658476.63 5895188.97 3-20-2013 28.7 1278.5

100/04-36-048-05W5/0 660657.64 5894868.35 11-11-2012 491.4 2439.0

100/05-36-048-05W5/0 659874.69 5894728.48 7-26-2011 777.4 2707.0

100/12-36-048-05W5/0 660550.38 5895635.14 11-29-2012 630.8 2014.6

102/13-14-048-06W5/0 648201.77 5890299.48 2-9-2011 515.1 975.8

102/14-14-048-06W5/0 648474.96 5890231.66 2-24-2011 451.2 867.0

100/03-17-048-06W5/0 643988.78 5890310.11 2-10-2013 356.3 1909.3

100/09-19-048-06W5/0 642621.17 5891958.29 6-16-2012 331.8 866.1

100/15-19-048-06W5/0 643378.23 5893220.89 3-8-2011 67.7 329.3

102/02-21-048-06W5/0 647132.72 5891504.33 9-20-2011 422.8 993.0

100/15-23-048-06W5/0 648725.15 5892131.28 10-1-2011 363.4 1260.3

100/05-27-048-06W5/0 647483.89 5892524.54 10-7-2012 185.7 1787.1

100/13-27-048-06W5/0 647477.76 5893392.62 9-25-2012 876.3 2538.9

100/09-28-048-06W5/0 647354.36 5893238.82 9-15-2012 787.1 3033.9

102/13-30-048-06W5/0 641959.76 5893024.64 6-8-2012 169.9 993.3

100/07-31-048-06W5/0 643424.57 5894444.04 6-27-2012 189.1 861.1

100/09-31-048-06W5/0 643632.71 5894569.11 7-6-2012 43.9 361.6

103/16-33-048-06W5/0 646435.95 5894974.82 1-22-2012 1200.6 2218.8

100/16-34-048-06W5/0 647130.19 5895886.00 7-26-2011 0.0 448.4

100/13-35-048-06W5/0 648992.65 5895843.54 7-19-2010 24.7 365.5

100/08-36-048-06W5/0 650508.76 5894944.02 6-6-2010 170.0 389.2

100/03-01-048-07W5/0 639959.04 5886161.77 1-9-2013 532.1 1708.1

102/03-01-048-07W5/0 639954.52 5886319.10 1-20-2013 934.8 2776.8

102/06-01-048-07W5/0 639950.25 5886474.49 2-1-2013 111.6 913.5

102/12-05-048-07W5/2 634475.43 5886881.01 11-9-2000 37.4 142.2

100/13-06-048-07W5/3 632339.59 5887351.55 10-22-2000 1.5 186.5

102/01-07-048-07W5/0 634344.86 5888435.31 11-30-2010 108.2 376.8

100/03-07-048-07W5/3 632921.40 5887639.53 10-10-2000 63.2 299.6

102/12-07-048-07W5/2 632329.53 5887963.98 7-9-1993 161.5 581.5

100/09-09-048-07W5/0 636217.30 5888478.51 10-10-2010 66.2 961.6

102/12-09-048-07W5/2 635591.09 5888034.53 12-1-1992 48.3 407.4

100/16-09-048-07W5/0 636200.97 5888768.74 10-23-2010 158.3 1189.6

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100/01-10-048-07W5/0 638372.85 5888534.68 6-21-2012 1951.9 3488.3

100/03-16-048-07W5/0 635522.64 5889247.17 9-3-2011 16.7 592.5

102/06-16-048-07W5/0 635248.03 5889597.81 11-4-2010 588.1 1868.2

102/10-16-048-07W5/0 636703.35 5890769.28 3-29-2011 328.5 1307.5

100/07-18-048-07W5/0 633750.12 5889444.69 12-11-2010 81.2 433.8

102/02-21-048-07W5/0 635589.32 5890923.38 9-19-2010 91.2 1804.2

102/10-21-048-07W5/0 637094.43 5892568.75 4-9-2012 88.6 792.4

100/01-27-048-07W5/0 637804.67 5892115.54 3-19-2011 82.6 508.1

100/05-27-048-07W5/0 637420.29 5893500.09 3-28-2009 0.0 1414.8

103/05-27-048-07W5/0 636525.07 5892574.20 11-2-2012 43.8 1128.4

100/03-28-048-07W5/0 635290.27 5891689.12 9-7-2010 365.1 1331.7

100/05-34-048-07W5/0 637469.60 5894215.65 3-9-2009 1241.0 3266.8

100/15-34-048-07W5/0 637934.35 5894622.26 3-25-2010 15.2 2100.4

100/13-35-048-07W5/0 639353.66 5896135.15 3-29-2011 353.9 834.8

102/04-07-048-08W5/2 622439.07 5888680.84 7-27-2012 1037.5 2927.9

100/07-19-048-08W5/0 624375.28 5891130.15 12-13-2011 88.9 718.9

100/13-19-048-08W5/0 623149.21 5892150.05 10-24-2011 309.0 1308.8

102/12-20-048-08W5/0 624636.26 5891623.17 9-20-2011 440.9 1080.2

100/13-21-048-08W5/0 626375.95 5892045.03 9-14-2010 340.5 1222.7

102/13-21-048-08W5/0 626428.11 5891705.76 7-30-2011 274.9 1761.9

103/06-22-048-08W5/0 626692.16 5891201.44 9-5-2012 179.6 2997.2

102/13-22-048-08W5/0 627495.10 5891656.53 11-16-2009 1.0 1.0

100/15-22-048-08W5/0 627683.83 5892075.02 9-29-2010 187.5 662.9

102/09-26-048-08W5/0 629211.82 5893159.22 10-19-2011 178.6 657.8

100/03-27-048-08W5/0 627110.19 5892352.78 1-18-2010 700.6 2960.7

103/06-27-048-08W5/0 627060.67 5892883.51 7-10-2010 623.6 1863.0

100/11-27-048-08W5/0 627052.25 5893151.65 12-7-2009 113.1 1504.4

105/14-27-048-08W5/0 627040.58 5893618.60 9-18-2010 627.9 2781.9

100/04-28-048-08W5/0 626136.49 5892350.77 1-17-2012 171.9 2235.9

100/05-28-048-08W5/0 626118.19 5892825.57 3-29-2011 974.4 3412.0

100/12-28-048-08W5/0 624976.52 5893239.98 7-14-2011 281.6 511.4

100/13-28-048-08W5/0 624984.96 5893515.96 6-24-2011 177.3 2067.4

102/04-29-048-08W5/0 624720.56 5892367.27 1-17-2011 292.7 1499.5

100/05-29-048-08W5/0 624776.78 5892827.75 9-5-2010 130.1 1866.7

102/04-30-048-08W5/0 623074.57 5892359.48 1-20-2011 701.1 2096.6

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103/05-30-048-08W5/0 623115.73 5892749.38 10-15-2010 243.5 2027.6

102/10-30-048-08W5/0 623686.16 5893228.70 7-4-2011 497.5 1602.4

100/15-30-048-08W5/0 623694.88 5893477.02 6-13-2011 651.0 817.1

100/01-31-048-08W5/0 622745.47 5893907.48 1-3-2011 620.5 1901.6

103/08-31-048-08W5/0 622767.69 5894349.46 9-2-2011 375.7 1045.9

100/09-31-048-08W5/0 622739.15 5894827.34 3-13-2011 275.9 1381.5

103/16-31-048-08W5/0 622652.01 5895026.77 6-3-2011 317.0 2451.2

102/04-32-048-08W5/0 624653.11 5894029.88 8-23-2012 305.0 1557.5

100/05-32-048-08W5/0 624648.10 5894221.97 8-13-2012 152.9 1711.9

100/09-32-048-08W5/0 624639.95 5894643.48 11-14-2012 98.7 1480.6

100/01-33-048-08W5/0 626070.80 5893964.44 8-6-2010 452.9 2096.0

100/09-33-048-08W5/0 625993.92 5894891.32 3-28-2011 710.3 2903.5

102/04-34-048-08W5/0 627221.49 5894710.50 1-17-2013 50.7 1149.2

102/05-35-048-08W5/0 628583.47 5893862.69 3-29-2012 43.7 615.2

102/08-22-048-09W5/0 618599.00 5890692.15 2-26-2002 69.7 122.0

102/09-22-048-09W5/0 618516.85 5890888.83 8-14-2001 704.7 2409.3

100/15-22-048-09W5/0 618205.64 5891436.79 3-30-2002 261.2 775.9

102/02-24-048-09W5/0 621759.22 5891389.26 1-8-2012 300.1 1906.3

102/04-04-049-04W5/0 665419.34 5896685.98 8-18-2012 28.0 767.9

100/13-04-049-04W5/0 664591.72 5897339.89 10-5-2012 43.5 1663.5

100/04-05-049-04W5/0 663791.54 5896634.46 9-27-2012 20.4 910.6

100/12-05-049-04W5/0 662862.88 5898158.99 10-11-2011 384.6 1339.2

102/12-05-049-04W5/0 663082.31 5898167.37 7-25-2012 65.6 1155.9

100/15-05-049-04W5/0 664167.69 5897346.47 9-21-2012 743.2 2420.9

102/16-05-049-04W5/0 664450.54 5897364.93 9-14-2012 140.2 949.2

102/08-06-049-04W5/0 662003.77 5896982.24 1-30-2013 44.8 301.5

102/02-08-049-04W5/0 664534.50 5898385.95 5-17-2012 60.9 591.1

100/09-08-049-04W5/0 663613.55 5898987.86 10-4-2011 12.4 583.6

100/04-01-049-05W5/0 660521.79 5896311.59 1-18-2013 429.6 3081.3

102/05-01-049-05W5/0 660504.37 5896924.79 2-9-2013 305.1 2180.2

100/12-03-049-05W5/0 657036.37 5896483.67 4-19-2013 1232.4 4751.4

100/10-04-049-05W5/0 656789.82 5896478.67 4-10-2013 716.9 3416.0

100/11-04-049-05W5/0 656488.44 5896485.45 4-1-2013 880.7 4265.6

100/12-05-049-05W5/0 654072.23 5897397.67 11-27-2012 78.3 1166.5

100/01-07-049-05W5/0 651699.11 5897947.70 7-25-2010 856.7 3450.7

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102/04-08-049-05W5/0 653987.71 5897895.35 12-8-2012 493.3 2029.9

100/01-11-049-05W5/0 659051.01 5898278.43 3-7-2010 88.2 401.2

102/06-01-049-06W5/0 649627.50 5896598.62 10-18-2011 7.2 681.4

100/07-01-049-06W5/0 651070.77 5896509.34 3-5-2010 305.3 691.5

100/10-01-049-06W5/0 652040.74 5897245.85 12-17-2011 887.9 2809.1

100/12-02-049-06W5/0 648947.78 5896976.38 11-25-2010 117.4 1391.9

102/12-02-049-06W5/0 647229.61 5896959.83 2-19-2011 741.7 1775.3

100/13-02-049-06W5/0 648939.87 5897577.99 9-14-2010 1029.2 2314.0

100/03-03-049-06W5/0 646297.46 5896339.53 1-27-2011 365.3 789.7

100/06-03-049-06W5/0 646295.29 5896518.48 8-14-2010 1059.1 2505.0

100/07-03-049-06W5/0 648111.81 5896581.55 10-8-2011 128.7 683.9

100/16-03-049-06W5/0 647171.47 5897522.20 7-18-2011 101.6 1289.7

100/03-04-049-06W5/0 644704.21 5896427.37 2-9-2013 1513.9 4296.0

102/06-04-049-06W5/0 644703.33 5896626.23 2-18-2013 82.3 1475.3

100/03-05-049-06W5/0 643189.61 5895432.72 3-14-2011 463.5 1738.9

100/01-06-049-06W5/0 642746.47 5895499.23 8-21-2011 60.5 200.5

100/07-06-049-06W5/0 643191.82 5896578.72 1-29-2013 230.7 1203.9

100/05-09-049-06W5/0 645831.38 5898367.34 3-25-2010 160.1 393.3

100/12-09-049-06W5/0 645776.90 5898618.63 10-18-2010 158.0 676.3

100/13-09-049-06W5/0 645764.20 5898799.93 10-2-2010 16.5 640.7

100/08-10-049-06W5/0 647394.75 5898393.89 7-18-2011 663.8 1947.8

100/10-10-049-06W5/0 647876.42 5898559.73 11-15-2010 1086.2 3823.2

100/04-12-049-06W5/0 650307.57 5897905.81 8-3-2010 909.9 3259.2

100/11-12-049-06W5/0 649479.76 5898605.90 11-6-2010 460.0 2426.0

102/04-15-049-06W5/0 646259.80 5900222.23 10-28-2012 578.6 3816.3

103/04-15-049-06W5/0 647504.71 5899409.34 11-17-2012 375.0 3989.2

100/10-16-049-06W5/0 645728.79 5899674.56 11-15-2010 0.0 810.2

100/13-16-049-06W5/0 645008.02 5899805.07 10-31-2010 0.0 734.8

100/04-17-049-06W5/0 643955.27 5899532.35 9-5-2010 39.6 1282.8

100/05-17-049-06W5/0 643965.40 5899816.64 1-27-2010 591.3 1494.2

100/13-17-049-06W5/0 643616.54 5900253.28 7-2-2010 588.0 1446.8

100/13-18-049-06W5/0 642327.44 5900476.31 1-15-2010 271.1 666.7

100/07-19-049-06W5/0 642735.25 5900902.96 8-1-2009 707.0 1522.0

100/10-19-049-06W5/0 642850.31 5901713.97 2-28-2011 728.0 2025.7

100/04-20-049-06W5/0 643296.32 5901324.38 2-19-2011 490.1 2296.3

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100/07-20-049-06W5/0 644346.91 5900594.54 3-6-2012 200.5 1432.6

100/09-20-049-06W5/0 644614.11 5900699.09 3-17-2012 99.9 1158.2

102/01-21-049-06W5/0 645311.27 5901009.84 10-19-2012 133.9 2035.0

100/09-25-049-06W5/0 650006.69 5903833.30 7-12-2013 111.7 2474.8

102/16-25-049-06W5/0 649979.72 5904224.35 7-21-2013 68.0 2515.5

102/04-30-049-06W5/0 642442.99 5902542.06 11-6-2012 423.6 3879.1

100/05-31-049-06W5/0 641904.53 5904082.90 8-24-2010 126.6 546.3

102/16-01-049-07W5/0 640768.77 5896998.45 4-10-2011 27.5 154.8

102/12-10-049-07W5/0 636120.48 5897343.76 4-24-2012 48.6 374.6

100/09-22-049-07W5/0 637293.42 5901492.91 3-24-2011 810.2 2876.5

102/16-22-049-07W5/0 637450.96 5902003.21 2-8-2010 774.2 1802.3

100/02-23-049-07W5/0 639069.63 5901994.28 7-14-2011 169.7 1909.3

100/12-23-049-07W5/0 638483.44 5902296.59 10-15-2010 651.0 2485.6

100/01-24-049-07W5/0 640893.24 5901629.19 11-17-2011 5.9 1847.0

103/03-24-049-07W5/0 640580.30 5901617.43 11-5-2011 19.2 915.0

100/01-27-049-07W5/0 637173.77 5902563.76 1-9-2011 1073.1 2442.2

103/08-27-049-07W5/0 637151.66 5902795.00 12-19-2010 784.8 2383.7

100/09-27-049-07W5/0 637396.93 5903276.26 8-17-2011 631.4 2314.1

103/16-27-049-07W5/0 637401.83 5903560.94 8-30-2011 684.2 1455.7

100/01-28-049-07W5/0 636443.71 5902826.77 8-4-2011 191.1 1161.4

100/12-28-049-07W5/0 635842.83 5903217.15 10-26-2010 0.0 3136.6

100/13-28-049-07W5/0 635851.44 5903499.86 2-24-2010 778.3 1945.3

102/16-31-049-07W5/0 632909.38 5904399.98 12-12-2010 639.6 1913.0

100/15-34-049-07W5/0 637567.82 5904184.55 3-1-2013 91.0 1498.1

102/15-34-049-07W5/0 638515.63 5905193.74 6-19-2013 462.1 998.6

102/16-34-049-07W5/0 637787.87 5904192.74 2-20-2013 18.2 340.2

100/01-35-049-07W5/0 639138.16 5903519.60 7-23-2011 37.7 943.4

102/04-04-049-08W5/0 626322.83 5895508.47 1-8-2013 238.2 1826.7

100/04-13-049-09W5/0 621349.70 5898586.63 11-4-2010 1468.6 3731.1

100/05-13-049-09W5/0 621352.86 5899150.46 2-2-2011 996.4 2605.3

103/02-24-049-09W5/0 622151.17 5900201.21 8-14-2011 76.3 1488.1

100/10-33-049-09W5/0 617216.52 5904227.17 1-23-2013 217.5 1321.3

100/13-10-050-07W5/0 636289.47 5907966.21 10-16-2003 0.0 46.9

100/07-15-050-07W5/0 637078.27 5908770.42 2-16-2005 64.6 266.6

100/01-10-050-09W5/0 617564.24 5906783.49 1-22-2012 0.0 1220.9

102/08-10-050-09W5/0 617553.06 5907053.68 1-30-2012 0.0 1213.7

100/09-10-050-09W5/0 617542.55 5907279.19 2-8-2012 0.0 1581.6

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UWI

6 month

cumulative

oil (m3)

1 year

cumulativ

e oil (m3)

1st month

average (m3)

3rd month

average (m3)

1 year

average

(m3)

Bioturbated

Facies

geometric

mean (mD)

Sandstone

Thickness

(m)

Play Type

(Halo = 1,

Perm = 2)

100/16-14-047-05W5/0 1988.1 2692 22.47537012 9.459217877 3.23448276 0.475214377 0 1

100/13-16-047-05W5/0 2509.5 3371.1 27.78983051 9.522362869 5.71451613 0.487331464 0 1

100/16-17-047-05W5/0 3994.7 5094.6 58.55067961 20.3534626 7.80625 0.488135668 0 1

102/05-19-047-05W5/0 2610 3251.7 65.21142857 23.26676602 6.05935484 0.491757856 0 1

100/13-19-047-05W5/0 3327.3 5158.9 26.79864407 17.88333333 10.0158254 0.504272962 0 1

100/05-20-047-05W5/0 3288.7 5165.7 25.55333333 17.28666667 8.99916551 0.493273293 0 1

100/16-20-047-05W5/0 1360.8 2120.4 15.09839228 7.602292264 3.66451613 0.4994475 0 1

100/04-21-047-05W5/0 3225.8 4525.6 32.89700272 18.27419355 9.07687776 0.486285372 0 1

100/05-21-047-05W5/0 1523.5 2198.2 20.37391304 11.87172996 4.17096774 0.485249273 0 1

100/09-21-047-05W5/0 1724.7 2458.4 15.1160221 9.444952894 2.05810056 0.48501807 0 1

100/14-22-047-05W5/0 763.2 1131.8 8.454355401 3.6 2.50322581 0.471314376 0 1

100/13-26-047-05W5/0 2543.7 4506.7 60.57263158 18.14516129 11.5740845 0.42545456 0 1

100/14-26-047-05W5/0 2410.6 4262.2 60.58947368 15.55806452 7.70379009 0.42512798 0 1

103/08-27-047-05W5/0 1133.5 1681.7 9.729032258 6.470967742 2.64666667 0.442126453 0 1

100/16-27-047-05W5/0 1642.3 2487 12.54285714 9.1 4.18387097 0.417671624 0 1

100/13-28-047-05W5/0 3374.5 27.58360656 20.4 0.482775789 0 1

100/14-28-047-05W5/0 3414.9 25.58387097 20.43571429 0.477742587 0 1

100/15-28-047-05W5/0 2537.4 3522.4 23.5516129 8.75862069 4.31333333 0.458879878 0 1

102/16-28-047-05W5/0 1956.2 2886.9 17.07419355 10.22 4.13371105 0.453347313 0 1

100/12-29-047-05W5/0 3131 46.88571429 19.66914378 0.499684804 0.010333906 1

102/12-29-047-05W5/0 2683.5 43.17142857 20.89968454 0.499472924 0 1

100/13-29-047-05W5/0 3115.5 46.67142857 18.06552901 0.499878221 0.011966327 1

102/14-29-047-05W5/0 1887.5 2854.9 16.75154778 9.756948229 4.67142857 0.497780442 0.014253981 1

100/01-34-047-05W5/0 3509.5 5007.2 34.08648649 18.72391304 9.19751553 0.393826783 0 1

102/01-34-047-05W5/0 23.28071217 25.50645161 0.394471879 0 1

100/02-34-047-05W5/0 4891.9 6564.7 62.61098901 23.10326087 9.65915493 0.394877783 0 1

100/03-34-047-05W5/0 5885.3 26.49842271 27.53099042 0.396176321 0 1

100/12-24-047-06W5/0 1649.7 2547.8 14.18064516 11.38924731 4.64583942 0.485995166 0 1

100/04-25-047-06W5/0 1697.1 2419.7 16.76887608 8.206451613 5.69354839 0.509614015 0 1

100/05-25-047-06W5/0 1267.2 1908.3 13.05882353 7.921428571 2.60933063 0.5207043 0 1

100/13-30-047-06W5/0 2942.9 4053.8 38.97797357 12.73687231 5.17857143 0.475448567 1.357749982 1

102/16-24-047-07W5/0 1243.3 9.318181818 6.890322581 0.719919907 3.123998276 1

102/03-25-047-07W5/0 38.31864407 0.456941294 2.088723154 1

102/04-25-047-07W5/0 146.8 275 2.260227273 0.395652174 1.10333333 0.445423145 1.891923606 1

103/04-25-047-07W5/0 26.77361478 0.453107734 2.254885703 1

100/15-25-047-07W5/0 4059.3 5748.6 38.0862069 24.46129032 7.57997294 0.456949391 1.684697205 1

102/16-25-047-07W5/0 2561.8 23.54219653 14.73214286 0.479573611 1.58405176 1

102/10-26-047-07W5/0 36.68242812 0.49 2.351538815 1

102/09-27-047-07W5/0 2005 2404 20.69662921 15.31 2.29195089 0.438485413 5.192204249 1

100/09-29-047-07W5/0 938.7 2849.5 0.86 7.681818182 7.6 0.398598245 6.105575702 1

102/07-33-047-07W5/0 1205.9 1323.9 21.13271028 3.256666667 1.0313779 0.371528412 6.391040276 1

102/14-22-047-09W5/0 293 466.1 0.265517241 1.853846154 0.93333333 1.087187912 4.347395938 1

100/15-22-047-09W5/0 418.7 722.2 3.580645161 2.75483871 1.84 1.082374576 4.39475596 1

100/10-28-047-09W5/0 2489.4 4085.8 12.95 13.31935484 7.61666667 1.156025975 3.804187522 1

103/14-28-047-09W5/0 11.58333333 3.215384615 1.159326759 3.757672093 1

100/01-04-048-04W5/0 186.1 0.513772455 0.896666667 0.63941222 0.001896373 2

100/13-07-048-04W5/0 2765.3 19.4 20.80248447 0.628585611 0.086872007 2

100/01-16-048-04W5/0 1501 2274.4 16.32068966 7.085878963 3.50322581 0.755355435 0.455828463 2

100/08-16-048-04W5/0 2138.3 3094.5 20.86451613 10.63333333 4.17 0.7697553 0.674175084 2

100/09-16-048-04W5/0 3300.6 4966.6 26.18601399 19.01899441 6.66702557 0.864804789 0.838711711 2

100/06-17-048-04W5/0 1136.3 1766.7 9.241791045 6.216129032 2.67 0.7618036 0.518372886 2

100/13-17-048-04W5/0 2612.1 4352.2 24.65869565 13.89932705 6.6 0.89210202 0.74718309 2

100/04-18-048-04W5/0 1205.7 2035.3 16.53636364 3.89333333 0.707494222 0.179436847 2

100/05-18-048-04W5/0 1792.6 3065.6 35.15454545 5.66666667 0.736848004 0.210359685 2

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100/12-18-048-04W5/2 3155.2 3993 35.38181818 17.86129032 3.04333333 0.765546048 0.240360905 2

100/13-18-048-04W5/0 2388.7 3014.5 31.34285714 13.65483871 3.37666667 0.802152631 0.280487358 2

100/04-19-048-04W5/0 3047.2 4514.5 29.56451613 18.63243243 7.88064516 0.955953672 0.375255538 2

100/05-19-048-04W5/0 4631.2 6610.4 33.79013453 29.83368107 6.93666667 1.015381881 0.415216295 2

100/12-19-048-04W5/0 5133 8475.2 29.52067039 28.09944134 12.3197847 1.152753504 0.501745414 2

100/13-19-048-04W5/0 5098.2 9113.3 21.66575342 33.89869754 20.0326531 1.250657815 0.566016602 2

100/01-20-048-04W5/0 4625.4 6407.1 43.75489362 24.14516129 7.18064516 0.981217682 0.813768563 2

102/08-20-048-04W5/0 4711.2 7427.9 5.033333333 34.72225352 7.94366197 1.049008612 0.864943733 2

102/09-20-048-04W5/0 2956.4 5041.2 5.493484419 17.28539326 8.98709677 1.147995961 0.952097807 2

100/01-21-048-04W5/0 3775.3 5125.2 28.43353293 23.73843888 5.74643338 1.045284598 0.914218606 2

100/12-21-048-04W5/0 600.8 6.130820996 3.614906832 1.619999448 1.153841957 2

100/13-21-048-04W5/0 3647.8 5733.5 20.91055901 24.48488372 10.8500673 1.224578726 1.028287524 2

100/01-28-048-04W5/0 8.899378882 4.042105263 1.540612927 1.221717201 2

100/04-29-048-04W5/0 11.04596273 5.405668016 1.235712581 0.980982821 2

102/04-29-048-04W5/0 20.48944099 10.17004049 1.26702541 0.976259749 2

100/01-30-048-04W5/0 3896.1 5676.1 37.51219512 21.6483871 7.71958763 1.413633524 0.641543745 2

100/09-30-048-04W5/0 3083.9 37.88181818 23.21769912 1.549699709 0.725028699 2

100/01-31-048-04W5/0 747.4 10.72698908 2.916861436 1.407675569 0.863570733 2

100/09-31-048-04W5/0 509.7 5.558130841 3.26111869 1.241386888 0.928292184 2

103/12-33-048-04W5/0 1723.2 3029.2 14.3035868 9.398373984 6.85395349 1.548689102 0.812018644 2

102/13-33-048-04W5/0 4140.3 5580.8 31.28263989 29.43414634 8.17488372 1.553280054 0.764494063 2

103/13-33-048-04W5/0 2833.8 27.38125 18.24456522 1.550654401 0.789083587 2

100/11-03-048-05W5/0 2514 19.29 15.52 0.377858407 0 1

100/16-03-048-05W5/0 1037.1 1525.8 11.62753036 5.158158996 2.27419355 0.367530893 0 1

100/13-09-048-05W5/0 965.9 1557.7 10.3137931 6.013186813 1.91612903 0.258001502 0 1

100/01-10-048-05W5/0 3449.4 4444.7 31.17988827 16.29913043 5.15226337 0.342560931 0 1

100/08-10-048-05W5/0 2546.7 3678.9 27.89318182 12.66434783 4.54979424 0.327520557 0 1

100/09-10-048-05W5/0 2689.2 3469.6 35.8683871 13.47692308 3.12324324 0.298268966 0 1

102/09-10-048-05W5/0 2934.5 3687.5 42.45204236 14.4383164 3.83351351 0.302243397 0 1

100/16-10-048-05W5/0 852 1332.9 9.533333333 4.703571429 2.3 0.302551722 0 1

100/08-13-048-05W5/0 1470 2228 13.75 8.11978022 3.43225806 0.588828299 0 1

100/13-13-048-05W5/0 4132.4 33.51071429 24.51333333 0.737627382 0.039377416 1

100/05-14-048-05W5/0 963.9 1483.3 9.121407625 5.261290323 2.42903226 0.450677353 0 1

102/16-15-048-05W5/0 636.9 989.6 4.526666667 3.158064516 1.79354839 0.332472608 0 1

102/01-16-048-05W5/0 2541 3501.2 27.53200613 14.25941423 3.7776435 0.3 0 1

100/08-16-048-05W5/0 2958.6 4513.1 24.56785714 22.4625 7.09288703 0.219254872 0 1

100/09-16-048-05W5/0 4159.8 6282.9 37.04718163 27.61669243 8.55225102 0.4 0 1

100/16-16-048-05W5/0 2814.8 3932.5 27.01956522 16.57095436 5.5373494 0.4 0 1

100/04-17-048-05W5/0 3095.4 3742.9 43.36977492 16.86898638 2.96391608 0.264482689 0 1

100/05-17-048-05W5/0 2362.7 2890.5 35.49259259 8.997557666 3.72507042 0.209138293 0 1

100/12-17-048-05W5/0 1657.4 2402.5 14.41666667 15.13125 4.68691099 0.127737387 0 1

100/13-17-048-05W5/0 1724.7 2343.9 17.63217753 10.76982592 3.69032258 0.180240676 0 1

100/07-18-048-05W5/0 1082.7 1752.6 8.78 6.313333333 4.13173653 0.729794496 0.089733096 1

100/12-18-048-05W5/0 1635.7 2506 16.03 8.513333333 3.86946108 0.584129513 0.072543396 1

102/14-18-048-05W5/0 469.1 635.4 5.419672131 2.432258065 1.56 0.462710041 0.006968331 1

102/04-19-048-05W5/0 1998.3 2570.7 25.94516129 9.561290323 1.90726257 0.467637251 0 1

100/08-19-048-05W5/0 1795.7 2528.6 20.31294452 9.4 2.94760563 0.412503982 0 1

102/08-19-048-05W5/0 996.4 14.81034483 3.013407821 0.421992725 0 1

100/09-19-048-05W5/0 897.7 1294.3 10.17614679 4.709677419 2.07596439 0.400966347 0 1

103/16-19-048-05W5/0 1562.4 2057.1 19.72298507 7.090322581 2.57545692 0.368049171 0 1

100/04-20-048-05W5/0 1682.7 2085.9 39.15987461 9.609677419 2.21408451 0.20873718 0 1

100/05-20-048-05W5/0 1677.1 2148.8 19.23548387 0.51020408 0.218865712 0 1

100/12-20-048-05W5/0 1376.5 15.48117155 8.769953052 0.244522859 0 1

100/04-21-048-05W5/0 1782.2 2650.5 15.17 9.376666667 4.11290323 0.252289646 0 1

102/12-21-048-05W5/0 1696.9 2318.9 16.16129032 9.75483871 2.5 0.311582274 0 1

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103/13-21-048-05W5/0 1853.8 2534.8 16.00554017 11.02258065 2.99333333 0.324753644 0 1

100/02-22-048-05W5/0 1348 2091.9 12.2 6.230955585 3.14516129 0.461404831 0 1

100/07-22-048-05W5/0 1995.8 2971.5 23.01333333 7.361507402 3.93548387 0.482468407 0 1

100/10-22-048-05W5/0 2209 3177.2 23.37419355 11.11935484 5.20967742 0.412084805 0 1

100/01-23-048-05W5/0 1860.6 2850.6 17.56315789 19.94545455 3.65333333 0.574132105 0 1

102/08-23-048-05W5/0 2511.6 4007.1 17.54736842 18.81034483 5.58666667 0.610802996 0 1

100/11-23-048-05W5/0 2287.9 3325.2 21.04878745 13.06917293 5.3516129 0.553912831 0 1

100/14-23-048-05W5/0 2961.6 4317 21.39115549 21.32228571 5.97419355 0.576440845 0 1

102/16-23-048-05W5/0 2351 3452.6 22.59753086 12.26666667 5.76333333 0.78847221 0 1

100/04-24-048-05W5/0 2902.1 4306.7 22.60714286 18.44837209 6.02666667 0.765203226 0.039165526 1

100/05-24-048-05W5/0 3456.2 5424 25.61428571 19.94347826 11.231728 0.839713917 0.043932153 1

100/12-24-048-05W5/0 3405.9 5250.6 28.9660787 16.58507463 11.8578279 0.961086989 0.09005482 2

102/12-24-048-05W5/0 2582.5 3997.7 15.14046008 5.76 0.737523451 0 2

103/12-24-048-05W5/0 4422.5 6524.1 27.97333333 2.763934426 1.019052831 0 2

103/13-24-048-05W5/0 2705.5 7.204225352 21.06837881 1.067111064 0.099463695 2

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102/14-26-048-05W5/0 11.82711864 9.090322581 0.869720111 0.537350238 1

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100/04-29-048-05W5/0 1796.9 2417.1 21.59017735 10.9516129 2.96643929 0.265295952 0 1

100/05-29-048-05W5/0 1842 2541.4 15.99677419 10.48745981 4.82674095 0.271679351 0 1

100/12-29-048-05W5/0 2528.6 3346.4 29.53495935 12.75891892 3.50013643 0.29399605 0 1

100/13-29-048-05W5/0 2445.8 3392.7 28.85885559 13.2227027 3.873397 0.301825424 0 1

100/04-30-048-05W5/0 2300.7 3639.6 22.49677419 12.06129032 6.475 0.275963936 0 1

100/05-30-048-05W5/0 3057.6 4645.6 24.78709677 24.09345133 7.76774194 0.26893368 0 1

100/11-30-048-05W5/0 3179.4 4761.7 29.38922156 17.76129032 5.40967742 0.254295408 0 1

100/12-30-048-05W5/0 3508.7 28.2759388 19.65868102 0.245439154 0 1

100/13-32-048-05W5/0 1201 1858.9 10.28333333 7.385454545 2.93870968 0.387451011 0.267376722 1

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100/04-36-048-05W5/0 3736.5 36.97210682 25.57781403 1.496456661 0.516266331 2

100/05-36-048-05W5/0 5362.9 7593.2 34.60666667 36.67096774 8.3011236 1.376310972 0.329390096 2

100/12-36-048-05W5/0 3246.4 26.00322581 19.33927126 1.336694568 0.689095954 2

102/13-14-048-06W5/0 702.4 1738 14.91904762 2.286363636 5.31333333 0.827317561 0.071678692 1

102/14-14-048-06W5/0 846.5 1291.2 9.057324841 4.578409091 1.57666667 0.824978652 0.075796916 1

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100/09-19-048-06W5/0 898.3 1218.4 13.17606838 4.119354839 1.95 0.716794594 2.02754691 1

100/15-19-048-06W5/0 471.6 758.2 6.697109827 2.053333333 1.49352518 0.750100472 2.588684327 1

102/02-21-048-06W5/0 1515 2334.3 14.056 7.090174966 3.41034965 0.841973115 0.13383272 1

100/15-23-048-06W5/0 1685.5 2460.4 20.87804878 7.465517241 4.68666667 0.765537893 0.171111264 1

100/05-27-048-06W5/0 3151.3 33.22413793 14.5 0.83034619 0.185102685 1

100/13-27-048-06W5/0 3150.1 32.33 14.22580645 0.762010678 0.484385413 1

100/09-28-048-06W5/0 4586.7 38.44333333 26.36511628 0.787311363 0.475734503 1

102/13-30-048-06W5/0 1365.3 1598 15.09740791 6.402352941 1.23068182 0.731277867 3.328571902 1

100/07-31-048-06W5/0 1068.5 1236.7 12.67986348 6.393548387 1.02222222 0.674206049 2.148855357 1

100/09-31-048-06W5/0 783.2 1245.2 7.458992806 3.832258065 0.26437768 0.653759768 1.869149387 1

103/16-33-048-06W5/0 3553.5 4921 35.72631579 19.40762463 5.98571429 0.510744528 0.201743088 1

100/16-34-048-06W5/0 1039.8 1598 8.948863636 5.84 2.17096774 0.272853158 0 1

100/13-35-048-06W5/0 662.4 1046.6 6.466666667 3.325806452 1.6516129 0.203040029 0 1

100/08-36-048-06W5/0 507.6 853.9 4.01 2.848314607 1.65806452 0.217390841 0 1

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102/03-01-048-07W5/0 3713.4 40.70331754 19.92727273 0.449160979 1.914213012 1

102/06-01-048-07W5/0 1485.3 25.43471074 8.174193548 0.454989802 1.833805501 1

102/12-05-048-07W5/2 436.3 1025.7 1.777419355 2.35483871 2.69354839 0.349725006 7.945788524 1

100/13-06-048-07W5/3 414.7 640.8 4.013924051 2.177419355 1.06774194 0.199944494 7.767619645 1

102/01-07-048-07W5/0 1166.3 2044.9 0.420745415 4.719907453 1

100/03-07-048-07W5/3 596 1081.2 4.230573248 2.93 2.46129032 0.298091529 7.507502572 1

102/12-07-048-07W5/2 1107.2 1899.9 6.99 6.236666667 4.06129032 0.307888504 6.980920483 1

100/09-09-048-07W5/0 2005.6 3024.8 17.31290323 11.93274956 3.6 0.481417113 2.362874796 1

102/12-09-048-07W5/2 858.1 1470.1 6.78739255 4.738709677 2.80645161 0.463712252 4.097305633 1

100/16-09-048-07W5/0 2718 3796.8 20.54516129 15.50798122 5.02857143 0.476098736 1.866779218 1

100/01-10-048-07W5/0 3407.3 4886.3 30.03548387 21.41935484 7.25333333 0.428262986 0.756228177 1

100/03-16-048-07W5/0 956.4 1315.6 14.51445087 4.19 2.08666667 0.506019585 2.042096752 1

102/06-16-048-07W5/0 2900.8 4216.3 24.50174216 20.64369231 5.76451613 0.543920039 1.945253104 1

102/10-16-048-07W5/0 2205.9 3182.4 16.70810015 12.36097561 4.48064516 0.495654553 2.3058546 1

100/07-18-048-07W5/0 1181.6 1742.5 9.640677966 4.73559322 0.576155973 2.993575326 1

102/02-21-048-07W5/0 3452.6 4752 28.29677419 23.58571429 6.55 0.551453398 2.207166116 1

102/10-21-048-07W5/0 1674.5 14.37362637 19.36735905 0.567908189 2.570260016 1

100/01-27-048-07W5/0 665.2 880.5 7.911801242 3.339589443 1.12580645 0.544745979 2.297342016 1

100/05-27-048-07W5/0 2749.1 3707.3 27.29793673 14.31946309 5.74460641 0.62189995 2.889551076 1

103/05-27-048-07W5/0 2025.6 22.21612903 9.771428571 0.565049659 2.996306428 1

100/03-28-048-07W5/0 3147.3 4931.6 13.23287671 20.26557377 6.46451613 0.571042583 3.040014031 1

100/05-34-048-07W5/0 4749.9 7128.7 39.71158238 30.56774194 12.0487805 0.666535829 3.383492916 1

100/15-34-048-07W5/0 4087.4 5806.5 42.10322581 20.6519337 8.4862069 0.692576016 3.435570052 1

100/13-35-048-07W5/0 1245.2 2207.1 11.73267327 7.436722307 5.85333333 0.730338021 3.426964517 1

102/04-07-048-08W5/2 3723.5 5766.7 36.46451613 28.63762376 12.8069869 0.523889434 4.955478797 1

100/07-19-048-08W5/0 1245.7 2566.8 12.42711864 3.282926829 5.06428571 0.575052281 1.840156909 1

100/13-19-048-08W5/0 2086.8 3353.1 16.78061389 12.34054054 7.16432432 0.66599486 0.531186979 1

102/12-20-048-08W5/0 1173.8 1879.2 14.35 5.579574468 3.17096774 0.583480942 1.466213995 1

100/13-21-048-08W5/0 2061.3 3196.9 16.6483871 11.81265141 4.28879668 0.545558737 1.609326444 1

102/13-21-048-08W5/0 3120.9 4955.9 28.48301887 16.38965517 9.15666667 0.561218624 2.196964617 1

103/06-22-048-08W5/0 4186.5 5567.5 63.08523677 22.05789474 7.3253012 0.580693136 3.186328897 1

102/13-22-048-08W5/0 648.2 1431.2 10.61666667 4.534770889 2.80363636 0.556051099 2.357861316 1

100/15-22-048-08W5/0 1159.1 2036 9.003225806 6.28909825 4.17250674 0.536107122 1.6795718 1

102/09-26-048-08W5/0 2094.2 6701.9 12.54054054 9.558008075 15.9032258 0.51774563 2.635253646 1

100/03-27-048-08W5/0 4210.4 6092.4 42.92436975 21.49752066 7.48888889 0.525546112 1.30270648 1

103/06-27-048-08W5/0 3063.5 4916.8 23.35254237 19.82905983 8.85842697 0.50523209 0.986135345 1

100/11-27-048-08W5/0 2623.9 4194.2 29.69032258 15.10344828 5.54021739 0.501328651 0.999426436 1

105/14-27-048-08W5/0 4863.4 7688.2 52.75644283 31.15555556 15.3994521 0.506412315 1.354055789 1

100/04-28-048-08W5/0 3796.3 4981.9 43.26515837 19.1 5.48064516 0.532140925 1.130869556 1

100/05-28-048-08W5/0 5324 7659.9 45.81357466 39.23913043 9.56 0.509601835 0.626693716 1

100/12-28-048-08W5/0 3688.1 5532.9 26.38851675 25.73225806 7.73855422 0.507667159 0.193048252 1

100/13-28-048-08W5/0 5105.7 6922.4 37.17348066 39.45443787 6.2028169 0.5 0.168448869 1

102/04-29-048-08W5/0 2667.7 4151.6 27.59416532 16.39405204 4.18054054 0.559580554 0.554752923 1

100/05-29-048-08W5/0 3667.4 5252.1 41.62079343 18.28273973 12.4233333 0.530346919 0.246759286 1

102/04-30-048-08W5/0 3023 4695.5 28.19919246 18.10625 8.64827586 0.668660345 0.398698499 1

103/05-30-048-08W5/0 4019.8 5818.7 26.33173653 22.72845528 10.0127601 0.632808578 0.22475055 1

102/10-30-048-08W5/0 3112.3 4288 20.55683891 20.14193548 5.90625 0.550127703 0.108539158 1

100/15-30-048-08W5/0 3391.6 4275.7 35.83219512 24.74210526 4.78192771 0.52957633 0.155139439 1

100/01-31-048-08W5/0 2827.3 4062.4 29.41768173 16.39166667 5.0483871 0.554234324 0.253844444 1

103/08-31-048-08W5/0 1330.6 1870.9 14.09497207 8.099173554 2.7 0.546902891 0.493200546 1

100/09-31-048-08W5/0 2977.2 4236.5 33.28363636 24.96666667 6.98034993 0.576169802 0.792729727 1

103/16-31-048-08W5/0 4096.6 5487.9 51.61758242 23.3490411 7.7173913 0.599542162 0.881092012 1

102/04-32-048-08W5/0 2276.1 2972.4 26.02869198 11.95483871 4.15333333 0.5 0.469044438 1

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100/09-33-048-08W5/0 6126.8 9283.6 43.56923077 34.49795918 20.35 0.578098809 3.370522603 1

102/04-34-048-08W5/0 2222 16.79642857 12.06 0.607340829 4.545738618 1

102/05-35-048-08W5/0 1915.8 2975.3 12.08702929 12.37647059 5.01724138 0.50976407 3.53569728 1

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100/12-05-049-04W5/0 2483.6 3608.1 17.79085714 12.24 7.01325648 1.486995213 0.907916574 2

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100/01-07-049-05W5/0 7421.1 11800.3 42.42234637 46.44895522 20.06 0.510894728 1.09991307 1

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100/12-02-049-06W5/0 2530.4 3711.9 27.93277311 12.45222073 4.82258065 0.301135627 0 1

102/12-02-049-06W5/0 2201 3419.3 19.48387097 11.45483871 7.88 0.27370805 0 1

100/13-02-049-06W5/0 2695.5 4065.9 24.17910448 14.79285714 5.45666667 0.409697137 0 1

100/03-03-049-06W5/0 933.6 1425.1 9.302242152 5.649122807 2.49044415 0.279913169 0 1

100/06-03-049-06W5/0 3362.9 4567.6 33.58237885 20.2619469 5.12131148 0.5 0 1

100/07-03-049-06W5/0 1246.9 1871.2 22.0875 7.414605067 3.23966006 0.5 0 1

100/16-03-049-06W5/0 2437.7 3388.2 28.175 12.88064516 4.9483871 0.5 0 1

100/03-04-049-06W5/0 4836.7 67.9933222 26.04173913 0.5 0.131141867 1

102/06-04-049-06W5/0 2673.3 36.096 14.32 0.236600072 0.048329694 1

100/03-05-049-06W5/0 2881.5 4353 28.4866242 19.39130435 10.2925926 0.56277123 1.819693655 1

100/01-06-049-06W5/0 266 394.2 3.056666667 1.34516129 0.62258065 0.583862195 2.183926 1

100/07-06-049-06W5/0 2140.7 28.58528827 21.28351648 0.39224929 1.125675329 1

100/05-09-049-06W5/0 574.5 962.5 4.185123967 3.167323944 1.77272727 0.360851271 0 1

100/12-09-049-06W5/0 980.5 1430.8 11.04648649 4.922482759 2.20645161 0.382697191 0.039761389 1

100/13-09-049-06W5/0 1387.7 1996.3 11.65568182 10.12005384 2.52258065 0.399621527 0.091065731 1

100/08-10-049-06W5/0 3214.5 4814.6 56.25 21.51806543 7.0483871 0.446049028 0.248020484 1

100/10-10-049-06W5/0 5087.9 6792.7 50.46163142 29.82654867 6.30689655 0.497194397 0.461267974 1

100/04-12-049-06W5/0 4422.8 6440.3 47.35517241 30.24840764 8.1483871 0.488356408 0.473476643 1

100/11-12-049-06W5/0 7284.4 11592.3 43.93531915 57.16393443 16.8677419 0.584097349 0.967842736 1

102/04-15-049-06W5/0 6022.7 60.86321526 36.38571429 0.537938166 1.320683762 1

103/04-15-049-06W5/0 6505.9 66.10391061 36.65625 0.547650767 1.222241638 1

100/10-16-049-06W5/0 4365.6 7598.1 29.18721461 21.84666667 15.5580645 0.474920581 0.525231642 1

100/13-16-049-06W5/0 2513.9 3531.4 25.69475262 12.97740586 4.12903226 0.457377239 0.225382421 1

100/04-17-049-06W5/0 2277.5 3139.4 33.54720812 11.40655738 3.85483871 0.414094088 0 1

100/05-17-049-06W5/0 2182.7 3191.6 17.45333333 13.01589041 5.60967742 0.435047689 0 1

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100/13-17-049-06W5/0 2010.2 3230.6 15.76803395 11.36381487 6.01034483 0.460686234 0 1

100/13-18-049-06W5/0 930.2 1512.5 7.491428571 4.957264957 3.15908479 0.477926364 0 1

100/07-19-049-06W5/0 1905.9 3178.5 14.74333333 15.50723192 6.23140496 0.497011077 0 1

100/10-19-049-06W5/0 2023.4 2889.1 30.41025641 9.254545455 3.63333333 0.509698932 0.098800509 1

100/04-20-049-06W5/0 3347.9 4322.6 36.41666667 16.75568182 3.92 0.50887559 0.109212282 1

100/07-20-049-06W5/0 2478.8 3690.7 24.34758621 13.55865922 5.15666667 0.490589007 0.290477134 1

100/09-20-049-06W5/0 2546.4 3567.2 20.6 18.75 5.79159664 0.501425951 0.529277636 1

102/01-21-049-06W5/0 5066.4 33.06506024 32.53870968 0.546123622 1.313102593 1

100/09-25-049-06W5/0 51.40148148 0.517264605 0.758384179 1

102/16-25-049-06W5/0 57.9023622 0.488336008 0.653286377 1

102/04-30-049-06W5/0 7967.3 63.00647149 62.6881459 6.02857143 0.502684585 0.298825271 1

100/05-31-049-06W5/0 800 1497.1 8.431622746 4.806451613 3.33352192 0.689363692 1.240825156 1

102/16-01-049-07W5/0 426.8 701.9 2.947132867 1.46086957 0.617178117 2.940082095 1

102/12-10-049-07W5/0 1199.9 3586.1 6.431034483 6.419354839 12.3277533 0.903552182 4.40007412 1

100/09-22-049-07W5/0 6093.4 10650.2 38.5 35.26538462 34.1903226 0.750990888 0.754319756 1

102/16-22-049-07W5/0 2478.4 3699.2 18.19666667 14.72903226 5.55193133 0.750793282 0.59025408 1

100/02-23-049-07W5/0 4432 6282.9 23.57666667 35.29851632 6.90645161 0.653323022 0.129475842 1

100/12-23-049-07W5/0 3373.3 4634.7 36.88595041 16.22594595 3.7483871 0.696289948 0.257936563 1

100/01-24-049-07W5/0 3743.8 5079.4 27.61769912 22.59322034 5.90967742 0.561047349 0 1

103/03-24-049-07W5/0 1465.5 2133.2 20.77876106 6.949152542 2.82 0.572336724 0 1

100/01-27-049-07W5/0 4647.8 7511.5 33.136 31.10666667 11.0987887 0.787894117 0.67352894 1

103/08-27-049-07W5/0 3347.3 4896.4 30.98918919 25.359375 10.7113122 0.7955036 0.706857999 1

100/09-27-049-07W5/0 3074.9 4454.3 36.50169492 15.90659341 5.98709677 0.793358961 0.738615183 1

103/16-27-049-07W5/0 1682.1 2752.8 17.10375 8.482417582 5.49971831 0.800964096 0.835631769 1

100/01-28-049-07W5/0 4594 6124.2 11.75280899 35.0490566 4.94659091 0.852751653 0.922867135 1

100/12-28-049-07W5/0 6500.4 9058.6 58.8 38.20357143 13.1323944 0.90426847 0.95235456 1

100/13-28-049-07W5/0 2535.8 3674.4 26.552 14.09628611 5.14666667 0.900885437 1.227935482 1

102/16-31-049-07W5/0 2892.1 4432.2 26.43773585 15.74915254 6.58387097 0.90528 1.84024043 1

100/15-34-049-07W5/0 2764.3 28.425 18.03333333 0.810280996 1.109198816 1

102/15-34-049-07W5/0 18.5 0.825751027 1.739540114 1

102/16-34-049-07W5/0 1676.6 7.482352941 27.98666667 0.803466672 1.05562216 1

100/01-35-049-07W5/0 2195.1 3836.3 15.81 15.19330544 8.01926346 0.727978069 0.305453258 1

102/04-04-049-08W5/0 4731.4 17.27857143 25.96666667 0.713248198 5.111624181 1

100/04-13-049-09W5/0 5351.8 7903.9 41.075 20.71071429 13.7190184 1.145330087 2.229657873 2

100/05-13-049-09W5/0 3476.2 5017 27.67725322 20.26451613 7.18965517 1.115041381 2.379297514 2

103/02-24-049-09W5/0 3000.2 4537.8 25.74339623 17.41666667 6.75862069 0.951542353 2.586114188 2

100/10-33-049-09W5/0 3188.2 28.356 21.48813559 0.865084883 0.70909725 2

100/13-10-050-07W5/0 244.6 901.7 1.288888889 1.05483871 2.90967742 0.549804663 5.525720406 1

100/07-15-050-07W5/0 464.4 860.5 3.583333333 2.72 2.02333333 0.389272449 6.434176958 1

100/01-10-050-09W5/0 2267.2 3199.2 27.46191248 10.60322581 4.2 0.355493249 0 1

102/08-10-050-09W5/0 2082.4 2770.2 25.81290323 9.667741935 2.70530035 0.333554255 0 1

100/09-10-050-09W5/0 3021.1 3941.9 26.14193548 17.2516129 4.60666667 0.313477635 0 1