Northwest
Territories
PLAY: CADOMIN DEEP BASIN CUTBANK RESOURCE GAS
T125
Play Description: The Cadomin Formation is continental in origin and was deposited on the uneven surface of the
pre-Cretaceous unconformity as a series of coalescing alluvial fans and fluvial deposits sourced by the Laramide Orogeny
to the west. Cadomin deposition was constrained by the northeast-bounding Fox Creek Escarpment. Hydrocarbons can be
trapped conventionally and unconventionally in stratigraphic and structural closures, as well as unconventionally in
"Deep Basin" style traps. Deep Basin targets are increasingly economic due to advancements in various drilling technologies.
The geology in this play area is complex and requires detailed geological and geophysical mapping to define future prospects.
Mesozoic Defor
E
Alberta
T100
mation Fron
t
NW
CUTBANK
T75
ELMWORTH
Phanerozoic Erosional Edge
British
Columbia
SE
WILD RIVER
T50
Saskatchewan
R1W6
Resource Plays
T25
Cadomin Deep Basin Cutbank Resource Gas
Manitoba
Structural and Geological Elements
Mannville Erosional Edge*
Leduc Platform and Reefs*
Deep Basin Approximate Limit
R1E1
R1W1
Oil Sands Deposits
Fields Mentioned in Text
* (WCSB Atlas, 1994)
Idaho
R1W5
Montana
T1
R1W4
R1W3
R1W2
North Dakota