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Ministry of Energy and MinesResource DevelopmentAnd Geoscience Branch

The Bowser / Sustut project: Introduction, overview of project status, and highlights of recent research

The Bowser / Sustut project: Introduction, overview of project status, and highlights of recent research

Carol A. [email protected]

With contributions from

The Bowser/Sustut project team

Prepared for the Bowser project workshop, Feb. 21,

2006, Calgary

Earth Sciences Sector


Ministry of Energy and MinesResource Development And Geoscience Branch


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Presentation Outline

• Brief overview of the project and its status

• Brief stratigraphic and structural frameworks (see past presentations for more detail)

• Highlights of 2005 fieldwork

• Highlights of other research and activities in 2005

• New publications, upcoming publications

• Future work

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Brief Bowser/Sustut project overview

What, where, when, and why

INTEGRATED PETROLEUM RESOURCE POTENTIAL ANDGEOSCIENCE STUDIES IN THE BOWSER AND SUSTUT BASINS

A collaborative project: of theGeological Survey of Canada,B.C. Ministry of Energy and MinesSimon Fraser University, U of Alberta

Project goals include: spark private sector investment in the Bowser/Sustut region by increasing data and knowledge of energy resources and geological framework

Time frame: April 1 2003 thru March 31 2007

Location: North-central British Columbia

General geology: Jurassic and Cretaceous marine and non marine basins; fold and thrust belt structure


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Research, technical, and outreach team (2005, 2006)

Judith Baker (GSC, Sidney)Zhuoheng Chen (GSC, Calgary)Randy Enkin (GSC, Sidney)Carol Evenchick (GSC, Vancouver)Filippo Ferri (BCMEM, Victoria)Peter Hannigan (GSC, Calgary)Jamel Joseph (GSC, Vancouver)Carmel Lowe (GSC, Sidney)David Mate (GSC, Sidney)Margot McMechan (GSC, Calgary)Vicki McNicoll (GSC, Ottawa)Peter Mustard (Simon Fraser Univ.)

Brief Bowser/Sustut project overview

Kirk Osadetz (GSC, Calgary)Paul O’Sullivan (Apatite to Zircon

Inc.)Terry Poulton (GSC, Calgary)Marianne Quat (GSC, Vancouver)David Ritcey (GSC, Vancouver)Gareth Smith (Simon Fraser

Univ.)David Snyder (GSC, Ottawa)Lavern Stasiuk (GSC, Calgary)Arthur Sweet (GSC, Calgary)Robert Turner (GSC, Vancouver) John Waldron (University of

Alberta)Carol Wagner (GSC, Vancouver)

Who

Collaborative project between the Geological Survey of Canada and the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, with contributions fromSimon Fraser University, University of Alberta, and Geoscience BC


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Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge Project Status Feb 2006

NEW / GREATLY INCREASED DATA SETSThermal maturityOrganic petrography and diagenesisCharacterization of effective petroleum systemsApatite Fission Track ThermochronologyPaleomagnetismLithogeochemistryIsotopic systems for provenance studyRock magnetic susceptibility and densitySeismic (Lithoprobe)PaleontologyField notes digitalPhotographs digital

FINISHED 3RD YEAR OF FIELDWORK

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NEW PUBLICATIONS (more details later):14 reports and open files (maps and data), including:- a new basin compilation map- a revised model of organic maturity - a GSC bulletin- CD’s of project data distributed at major meetings (workshop, CSPG)


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Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge Project Status Feb 2006

New InitiativesSuccessful application to Geoscience BC for

funding of 3 project elements (over 2 years starting June 2005)

1) Apatite Fission Track of southern Bowser/Sustut basins 2) Early basin history (more from J. Waldron later today)3) Digital release of all field data (notes, photos, etc.)

10 papers submitted to the Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology (9 for a Bowser thematic issue) – interim project results

Topics (most you will hear about later today):1) Petroleum systems – petroleum systems2) Thermal maturity, source rocks, migration history3) Paleomagnetism – timing of fluid migrations4) AFT of northwestern Bowser Basin5) AFT of northern Bowser and Sustut basins6) Seismic tomography northwest Bowser Basin7) Potential Fields – depth to basement8) Sedimentology of fan deltas - northern basin9) Transverse structures, SE Skeena Fold Belt10) Lithogeochemistry - chemostratigraphy

AFT samples previously collectedAFT samples – Geoscience BC projectEarly basin history and structural

studies

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Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge

Regional Geological Framework Bowser and Sustut basins: Jurassic and Cretaceous clastic rocks that cover a large part of north-central British Columbia; about 1.5 times the size of Switzerland.

in the Intermontane Belt of the Canadian Cordillera, a region of low metamorphic grade relative to the bounding Omineca Belt (metamorphic) and Coast Belt (plutonic and metamorphic)

overlie Triassic and lower Jurassic volcanic arc rocks of Stikinia

basin rocks were deformed in Cretaceous time to form Skeena Fold Belt; the fold belt terminates (locally) on the NE in a frontal triangle zone within Sustut Basin strata

Bowser Basin is intruded on the west by early Tertiary plutonic rocks of the Coast Belt

basin rocks are overlain by minor late Tertiary and Quaternary volcanic rocks


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Bowser Basin - more than 6000 m of sedimentary rock deposited in environments ranging from distal submarine fans and abyssal plain, to continental shelf, deltas, rivers, lakes, and alluvial fans. Mapped as lithofacies assemblages of the Bowser Lake Group. Includes Skeena Group (south).Age: Middle Jurassic to mid Cretaceous

Ritchie-Alger assemblage: submarine fan


Regional Stratigraphic Framework

Lithofacies assemblage map

Sustut BasinSustut Group - more than 2000 m of nonmarine clastic strata, divided into two formations:Brothers Peak Formation – latest Cretaceous ageTango Creek Formation – mid to latest Cretaceous age

More to be revealed by P. Mustard later today!!


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Triangle zone


Regional Structural Framework

Basin rocks and underlying strata are folded and thrust faulted. The structures define the Skeena Fold Belt, a thin skinned fold and thrust belt of Cretaceous age.

20 km

Northeast front of the Skeena Fold Belt

Wow factor folds, but….


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Regional Structural Framework W Sustut Group – Brothers Peak Fm

NE Bowser Lk Gp

NE Sustut Group – Tango Ck Fm

NEBowser Lk Gp

Devils Claw Formation

Wide range of scales and styles; the most complex folds are in coaly strata and in thinly layered siliceous siltstone in upper Hazelton Group.Large scale folds are near basement culminations and other competent successions.

Folds are typically conical, disharmonic, detachment, faulted detachment.

Bowser Lk Gp


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Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge Highlights of 2005 Fieldwork

southern segment of basin compilation map published June 2004 (sources: published ‘97 and ’70’s work)

Quick compilation of ’04-’05 field season mapping in the southern basin

Jenkins Creek

Groundhog-Gunanoot

Muskaboo Creek

Cranberry River (new)

Ritchie-Alger

Undivided Bowser Lake Gp

Hazelton Gp and lowerBowser Lake Group assemblagesSkeena GroupPrimarily nonmarine clastic

Primarily volcanic

Undivided Bowser/Skeena

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Lower Bowser “basin” contact vs. base of Bowser Lake Group

103I 93L

103P

93MHazelton Group volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks

Hazelton Group clastic rocks

Bowser Lake Group clastic rocks

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Distinction of thick, generally massive (and commonly cleaved) siltstone/very fine grained sandstone unit

A new assemblage called Cranberry River

103I 93L

103P

93M

Main locations, also in 104A


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Extend distribution of Muskaboo Creek to south and southwest more on this from Peter Mustard

103I 93L

103P

93M

Identification of transitions into Skeena Gp


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Skeena Group – large area of fining up cycles with abundant plant debris and thin coal horizons.

103I 93L

103P

93M


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Skeena Group – a variety of rocks apparently above the lower fluvial section includes Rocky Ridge volcanics and related sedimentary rocks, some as young as the Tango Creek Fm (Sustut Group).

103I 93L

103P

93M

>200 m section overlying Rocky Ridge volc’s is tuffaceous clastic rocks; highest (in footwall of thrust fault) is ≤83 Ma (~Campanian) based on detrital zircon geochron.

Volcanics – E Albian to mid Cenomanian; Ar/Ar 95.6 ± 1.6 (Bassett and Kleinspehn 1996)


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Sustut Group Tango Creek Formation


103I 93L

103P

93M

Also sampled for palynomorphs and geochron. at Sustut unit boundaries to the north (in 94D) to compare with northern Sustut Group

Takla valley – outcrop is sparse and generally small

Overturned SW of Takla valley


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Eocene sedimentary rocks


103I 93L

103P

93M

… also poorly exposed; many small outcrops along the southeast limits of the Bowser Basin


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Structural Styles – Skeena Fold Belt structures in all units, in the valleys and on the peaks

Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge 2005 Fieldwork - Structure

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More on structure of SE Skeena Fold Belt from Margot McMechan later today!!

Skeena Group

Extensional StructuresThe fundamental question is how important are the numerous normal faults shown on existing maps, relative to other structures, in the 3D distribution of map units.

Bowser Lk Gp

Bowser Lk Gp

Skeena Gp

Skeena Gp

Bowser Lk Gp

Hazelton Group


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Most collections of Bowser Lake Group where age could be determined are Late Jurassic, or latest Jurassic to earliest Cretaceous. Most Skeena Group samples yielded Early Cret. Ages (preliminary), a few mid Cretaceous. Next steps are to incorporate previous collections (after verifying locations).

MARINE MACROFOSSILS (determinations by T. Poulton)

from Bowser Lake Group

from lower (Hazelton Gp) strata

age indeterminate or long ranging (ie. Bowser Lk Gp - Jur.)

PALYNOLOGY (determinations by A. Sweet)

very preliminary ages

2005 sample not reported on

age indeterminate or long ranging

UPb GEOCHRONOLOGY (by V. McNicoll)

collected preliminary age

New Ages For The Southern Basin (2004, 2005) From Fossils And Geochronology

103I 93L

103P

93M

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E Cret

E Cret.Kim-Val

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Kim-Val

ca. <83 Ma(~Campan. or yngr)

ca. <149 Ma(~Tith or yngr)

ca. <143 Ma(~Berr. or yngr)

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Oxf. orCall.

L Call.to E Oxf

L AlbL Alb/Tur(Cen)

San Camp ?

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L Jur/E Cret

L Albto Tur

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L Jr?

L Jr?

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Cret probpre M Alb


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Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge Other research – Provenance and age constraints from Isotopic Systems (V.

McNicoll)

Combined cumulative probability plots have youngest peak at the depositional age of the rock determined paleontologically. To date >750 zircon grains from 14 samples analyzed.

The consistency with which the youngest peak is on the depositional age of the rock provides cautious optimism that we can use this method to determine the age of sections where fossils are lacking – target is unit boundaries.

Typical Bowser Lake Gp detrital zircons on SHRIMP mount

APPROACH – collect sandstone from strata whose age is well constrained paleontologically, and from diverse geography, map units, and ages. U-Pb SHRIMP analyses of detrital zircons provide a maximum age.


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Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge Other Research - Thermal Maturity

(L. Stasiuk and others) GSC/BCMEM

open file published 2005 samples collected 2004

More on this and petroleum migration history from V. Stasiuk later todayand K. Osadetz on petroleum systems.

samples collected 2005


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Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge Other research – Timing of Thermal Events

Area around Oweegee dome chosen because of the range of stratigraphic units available for sampling and because thermal maturity low relative to other parts of the basin.

A pervasive hydrothermal event after most of the Skeena Fold Belt deformation in the vicintiy of Oweegee.

More from Randy Enkin later today!

Paleomagnetic Studies - R. Enkin

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Bowser Lake Group

Hazelton Group

Permian / TriassicMean of 30 Siteson and aroundOweegee Dome

North American Expected Directions from Enkin (2006)


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Apatite Fission Track ThermochronologyP. O’Sullivan, K. Osadetz, C. Evenchick, F. Ferri

Northern basin: data for 71 samples published (GSC OF4840 /BCMEM OF2004-3) and 2 interpretion papers submitted to BCPG.

More from Paul O’Sullivan later today!!

Southern Basin: Geoscience BC funded projectFor comparison with northern thermal history and to aid in interpretation of “normal” faults.Data to be published in Open File format in the next 2 months with interpretation paper(s) to follow.

AFT samples previously collectedAFT samples – Geoscience BC

project

Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge Other research – Timing of Thermal Events


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Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge Other research - later today

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From inversion of first-break travel time picks of the Lithoprobe SNORCLE deep reflection profile estimate bulk P-wave speed within the upper 2 km of crust beneath the Bowser Basin. Two areas investigated in detail: near Oweegee Dome, and northwest of the basin at the extension of the triangle zone.

More from Dave Snyder later today Seismic tomographic model

Seismic Tomographic Cross sectionsD. Snyder

Lithogeochemistry and Heavy MetalsD. Ritcey, K. Ratcliffe, C. Evenchick

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Lithofacies assemblages of the

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Whole-rock geochemistry on 158 outcrop samples (a variety of lithologies and stratigraphic units from the Bowser and Sustut basins).Heavy mineral analysis on 30 sandstone samples.Goals - identification of provenance, and geocharacterization of units leading to methods for geochemical correlation. More from David Ritcey later today

An example of plot characterizing the Bowser Lake and Sustut groups.


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Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge Other research - Potential Fields

(Carmel Lowe)

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Right: Depth to basement from spectral analysis of magnetic data

Left: Magnetic anomaly map with basin outlines and interpretation

Data release / interpretation as GSC open file:Lowe, C., Evenchick, C.A., Bellamy, C.S., and Smith, G. 2004. Density and Magnetic Susceptibility of rocks from the Bowser and Sustut basins, and underlying Stikinia, northcentral British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 4629, 23p Full interpretation in journal article:Lowe, C., Baker, J., and Evenchick, C.A. 2006. Constraints on the nature and thickness of sedimentary fill and other intra-basin geologic features, Bowser Basin, north-central British Columbia. March(?) issue Bull. of Can. Petrol. Geol.


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Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge Outreach - Bob Turner and Godfrey Nowlan

Guidebooks for teachers - to bring geoscience to communities through tours of local features.- involves local teachers and other interested community groups. - 10-15 pages of text and graphics.

Geological Landscapes of Northern BC Highway map

Simplified geological map with panels (graphics and text) of landscape / geoscience themes.Under development with BC Geol. Survey

Geoscape Community Guidebooks


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New Publications (2005) – data, maps

FREE DOWNLOADS maps at: http://rgsc.nrcan.gc.ca/mirage/index_e.php reports, open files, bulletins etc. at: http://geopub.nrcan.gc.ca/publist_e.php


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Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge New Publications (2005, early 2006)

Evenchick, CA. 2005. Geology, Laslui Lakes, British Columbia; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 4947.Evenchick, C.A. 2005. Geology, Stalk Lakes, British Columbia; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 4948.Evenchick, C.A. and Ritcey, D. 2005. Geology, Sturdee River, British Columbia; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 4946.Evenchick, C.A. and Thorkelson, D.J. 2005. Geology of the Spatsizi River map area, north-central British Columbia; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 577. 276 pages. 2 sheets of strat. column, 3 sheets of structural cross sections, 12 1:50K maps, 3 1:250 K maps.Evenchick, C.A., F. Ferri, P.S. Mustard, M.E. McMechan, D. Ritcey, V.J. McNicoll, K.G. Osadetz, P.B. O'Sullivan, L.D. Stasiuk, N.S.F. Wilson, T.P. Poulton, C. Lowe, R.J. Enkin, J. Waldron, D.B. Snyder, R.J.W. Turner, G. Nowlan, and M. Boddy. 2005. Highlights of recent research in the Bowser and Sustut basins project, British Columbia. in Current Research, Geological Survey of Canada, no. 2005-A1, 11 pages.Evenchick, C.A., Gabrielse, H., and Snyder, D. 2005. Crustal structure and lithology of the northern Canadian Cordillera: Alternative interpretations of SNORCLE seismic reflection Lines 2a and 2b. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 42: 1149-1161.Evenchick, C.A., O'Sullivan, P.B., Waldron, J.W.F. 2006. Targeted Energy Resource Studies in the Bowser and Sustut Interior Basins of British Columbia. in Geological Fieldwork 2005, BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Paper 2006-1 and Geoscience BC, Report 2006-1, pages 281-285.Ferri, F., Mustard, P.S., McMechan, M., Ritcey, D., Smith, G.T., Evenchick, C.A. and Boddy, M. 2005. Skeena and Bowser Lake Groups, West Half Hazelton Map Area (93M). in Summary of Activities 2005, BC Ministry of Energy and Mines, p. 113-131. Lowe, C., Baker, J., Evenchick, C.A. 2006. Constraints on the nature and thickness of sedimentary fill and underlying basement rocks, in Bowser and Sustut Basins, north-central British Columbia. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. (March 2006 issue).O'Sullivan, P.B., Donelick, R. A., Osadetz, K.G., Evenchick, C.A., Ferri, F., Wilson, N.S.F. and Hayes, M. 2005. Apatite Fission-Track Data from Seventy-one Bowser and Sustut Basin Rock Samples. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File Report 4840 and B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines, Petroleum Geology Open File 2004-3, cd-rom, 500 p.Ritcey, D.H., Evenchick, C.A., and Ratcliffe. K. 2006. Geochemical and heavy mineral analyses of the Bowser Lake and Sustut groups, north-central British Columbia, Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5072, 1 CD-ROM..Smith, G.T. and Mustard, P.S. 2005. The Southern Contact of the Bowser Lake and Skeena groups: Unconformity or Transition? in Summary of Activities 2005, BC Ministry of Energy and Mines, pages 152-156.Stasiuk, L.D., Evenchick, C.A., Osadetz, K.G., Ferri, F., Ritcey, D., Mustard, P.S., McMechan, M. 2005. Regional thermal maturation and petroleum stage assessment using vitrinite reflectance, Bowser and Sustut basins , north-central British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Open File 4945; BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Resources, Petroleum Geology Open File 2005-2: 13 p. (includes map compilation at 1:500k).Waldron, J.W.F., Gagnon, J.-F., Loogman, W., and Evenchick, C.A. 2006. Initiation and deformation of the Jurassic-Cretaceous Bowser Basin: implications for hydrocarbon exploration. in Geological Fieldwork 2005, BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Paper 2006-1 and Geoscience BC, Report 2006-1, pages 349-360.


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Edwards, B.R., Evenchick, C.A., McNicoll, V.J., Wetherell, K., and Nogier, M. 2006. Overview of the volcanology of the Bell-Irving volcanic district, northwestern Bowser Basin, British Columbia: new examples of alpine glaciovolcanism from the northern Cordilleran volcanic province. In press GSC Current Research.Evenchick, C.A., McMechan, M.E., McNicoll, V.J. and Carr, S. A synthesis of the Jurassic-Cretaceous tectonic evolution of the central and southeastern Canadian Cordillera: exploring links across the orogen. For GSA special publication “The Nature of Orogenic Systems” edited by J. Sears, T. Harms, C. Evenchick. In review.M.E. Reichenbach, A.A. Gordon, C.A. Evenchick, and D.H. Ritcey. Petrographic data and descriptions of the Bowser Lake and Sustut groups, north-central British Columbia, Canada. In review, for publication as a GSC Open File.

the following papers have been submitted (or will be in the next week) to the Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology for consideration for inclusion in a thematic issue on the Bowser and Sustut basins.Enkin, R.J., Baker, J., Evenchick, C.A. Paleomagnetic Investigation of Hydrothermal Events in the Bowser Basin.Evenchick, C.A., O'Sullivan, P.B., Osadetz, K.G., and Ferri, F. Apatite Fission Track Thermochronology of the northern Bowser and Sustut basins, British Columbia: Constraints on Cenozoic Thermal History. McMechan, M.E. Transverse structures and tectonic inversion, Mosque Mountain area, southeastern Skeena Fold Belt, British Columbia. Osadetz, K.G., Jiang, C., Evenchick, C.A. Ferri, F., Stasiuk, L.D., Wilson, N.S.F., and Hayes, M. Compositions and significance of petroleum systems in Bowser and Sustut basins (Intermontane Belt) British Columbia: crude oil compositional traits. O'Sullivan, P.B., Ferri, F., Evenchick, C.A., Donelick, R.A. and Osadetz, K.G. Apatite Fission Track Results From The Northwestern Bowser Basin: Constraints On Latest Cretaceous Through Cenozoic Thermal History And Hydrocarbon ProspectivityRatcliffe, K.T., Morton, A.C., Ritcey, D.H., and Evenchick, C.A. Whole rock geochemistry and heavy mineral analysis as exploration tools in the Bowser and Sustut basins, British Columbia, Canada. Ricketts, B.D. and Evenchick, C.A. Gilbert Deltas and Fan Deltas in Contractional Settings: Examples From the Foredeep Margin of Bowser Basin, British Columbia, Canada. Snyder, D.B. and Roberts, B.J. Seismic tomographic cross sections of the Bowser Basin in Northwest British Columbia, Canada. Stasiuk, L.D. Wilson, N.S.F. Thermal maturation, potential source rock evaluation and preliminary constraints on petroleum migration history, Bowser Basin, British Columbia, Canada.

Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge Publications in review or in press


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research and publication

Continue map compilation at 50K, 250K, and 500K scales

Continue analysis and integration of datasets

Interim reports, presentations

Final synthesis - digital basin atlas to encompass all data and interpretations (the plan, but subject to major revision pending budget allocation)

Field trip??? Contact me in the next month if you are interested

[email protected]

FOCUS FOR 2006minor wrap-up fieldwork


Project FutureDIGITAL BASIN ATLAS

Data Field notes, photosFossilsReflectanceTOCPetrographyOrganic chem.Litho geochemistryGeochronologyApatite Fission TrkPaleomagneticMagnetic susceptibilityRock density

Maps (50, 100, 500K scales) GIS linked to data

Papers (linked to maps, data)IntroductionTectonic frameworkStratigraphyStructurePotential fieldsSeismic tomographyBiostratigraphyGeochronologyLithogeochemistryThermal maturityApatite Fission TrackPaleomagnetismPetroleum SystemsSynthesis of depositional, structural, and thermal historyResource Assessment

Interpretations


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Bowser-Sustut Current Knowledge Summary

SOURCES OF RECENT INFORMATIONLatest project “Geosampler” CD with todays powerpoint presentations will be sent if you leave us a buisness card or send an emailSee our website!! www.bowserbasin.com But…please remember, material in ppt presentations, the website, and CD is not peer reviewed; the material is meant to aid in your understanding of the region, but not to be cited in formal publications unless it is already published (formally).

From field season - significantly refined distribution of map units in the southern basin; refinement of unit characteristics; completion of collection of sample suites for thematic studies.From ongoing work – major progress on a number of studies – thermal maturity, organic petrology, petroleum systems, thermal history (AFTT, paleomagnetism), provenance, paleontology, lithogeochemistry, seismic tomography, structural analysis.Several new publications of data and interpretations available.

FREE downloads of GSC products:Maps - http://rgsc.nrcan.gc.ca/mirage/index_e.phpReports (bulletins, data open files, papers) http://geopub.nrcan.gc.ca/publist_e.php

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