Seismic and geological constraints on the structure and hydrocarbon potential of the northern Whitehorse trough, Yukon, Canada
The Whitehorse trough is an Early to Middle Jurassic underexplored and undrilled sedimentary basin in the northern Canadian Cordillera that is prospective for oil and gas. It records deposition in a collapsing forearc that evolved to become a synorogenic piggyback basin within the nascent Cordillera...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/97034 2024-02-11T10:09:06+01:00 Seismic and geological constraints on the structure and hydrocarbon potential of the northern Whitehorse trough, Yukon, Canada White, D. Colpron, M. Buffett, Grant 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/97034 https://doi.org/10.2113/gscpgbull.60.4.239 unknown Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/gscpgbull.60.4.239 doi:10.2113/gscpgbull.60.4.239 issn: 0007-4802 Bullentin of Canadian Petroleum Geology 60: 239- 255 (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/97034 none artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 2012 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.2113/gscpgbull.60.4.239 2024-01-16T09:58:51Z The Whitehorse trough is an Early to Middle Jurassic underexplored and undrilled sedimentary basin in the northern Canadian Cordillera that is prospective for oil and gas. It records deposition in a collapsing forearc that evolved to become a synorogenic piggyback basin within the nascent Cordilleran orogen. The basin developed atop the Triassic and older arc terranes of Stikinia and Quesnellia, and locally overlaps the Cache Creek accretionary complex. A regional seismic survey and bedrock mapping across the northern Whitehorse trough in Yukon indicate that Jurassic strata of the Laberge Group are up to 3000 m thick and were deformed by southwest-verging folds and thrust faults. These structures have an overall en échelon, sigmoidal pattern that is consistent with dextral transpression associated with strike-slip displacement along the Teslin and Braeburn faults. The structures likely began developing in Middle to Late Jurassic and were further enhanced during the mid-Cretaceous. Fold-and-thrust structures of the northern Whitehorse trough present suitable structural plays in areas where Jurassic strata with good source rock potential and adequate thermal maturity are most prospective. © 2012 by the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. All Rights Reserved. Peer Reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Teslin Whitehorse Yukon Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Canada Teslin ENVELOPE(-132.724,-132.724,60.166,60.166) Yukon Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology 60 4 239 255 |
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The Whitehorse trough is an Early to Middle Jurassic underexplored and undrilled sedimentary basin in the northern Canadian Cordillera that is prospective for oil and gas. It records deposition in a collapsing forearc that evolved to become a synorogenic piggyback basin within the nascent Cordilleran orogen. The basin developed atop the Triassic and older arc terranes of Stikinia and Quesnellia, and locally overlaps the Cache Creek accretionary complex. A regional seismic survey and bedrock mapping across the northern Whitehorse trough in Yukon indicate that Jurassic strata of the Laberge Group are up to 3000 m thick and were deformed by southwest-verging folds and thrust faults. These structures have an overall en échelon, sigmoidal pattern that is consistent with dextral transpression associated with strike-slip displacement along the Teslin and Braeburn faults. The structures likely began developing in Middle to Late Jurassic and were further enhanced during the mid-Cretaceous. Fold-and-thrust structures of the northern Whitehorse trough present suitable structural plays in areas where Jurassic strata with good source rock potential and adequate thermal maturity are most prospective. © 2012 by the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. All Rights Reserved. Peer Reviewed |
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White, D. Colpron, M. Buffett, Grant Seismic and geological constraints on the structure and hydrocarbon potential of the northern Whitehorse trough, Yukon, Canada |
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White, D. Colpron, M. Buffett, Grant |
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Seismic and geological constraints on the structure and hydrocarbon potential of the northern Whitehorse trough, Yukon, Canada |
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Seismic and geological constraints on the structure and hydrocarbon potential of the northern Whitehorse trough, Yukon, Canada |
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Seismic and geological constraints on the structure and hydrocarbon potential of the northern Whitehorse trough, Yukon, Canada |
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Seismic and geological constraints on the structure and hydrocarbon potential of the northern Whitehorse trough, Yukon, Canada |
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Seismic and geological constraints on the structure and hydrocarbon potential of the northern Whitehorse trough, Yukon, Canada |
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seismic and geological constraints on the structure and hydrocarbon potential of the northern whitehorse trough, yukon, canada |
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