Devonian hydrocarbon source rocks and their derived oils in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

摘要

Devonian strata within the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin Contain large reserves of oil the gas. These vast hydrocarbon reserves can be largely attributed to the occurrence of abundant mature, excellent to good quality source rocks. The Middle Devonian Elk Point Group contains several units with hydrocarbon potential including the Evie Formation in British Columbia, the Keg River Formation in northern Alberta, and he Winnipegosis Formation in east-central Alberta and southern Saskatchewan.