The Northeastern BC Montney Tight Oil Play: Potential and ChallengesGeoConvention2020 Euzen et al

Описание: The unconventional Montney play encompasses a huge area of about 100,000 km2 across western Alberta and northeastern British Columbia. Historically, the industry initially focused on the highly over-pressured dry-gas to lean wet-gas fairway, but then moved up dip to capture more liquids, due to sustained low gas prices over the past decade. In recent years, operators have been pushing the boundaries, actively testing the Montney tight oil play in western Alberta and looking for the optimal balance between liquid-richness and reservoir pressure, among other parameters. In contrast, the oil maturity window of the Montney play in northeastern British Columbia (NEBC) is still largely under-explored.