Evolution of Stratigraphic Models in a Fluvial Deltaic Wedge: Implications for Hydrogeology in the Upper Cretaceous Dunvegan Formation

• Main Author: Glas, Nathan Harrison
• Other Authors: Parker, Beth L.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Guelph 2021
• Subjects: Dunvegan Formation; Liard Basin; Hydrogoelogy; Hydrogeologic Conceptual Model; Hydrogeologic Units; Baseline Groundwater Monitoring; Sequence Stratigraphic Framework; Bedrock Aquifer; Northwest Territories; Canada; Liard; Fort Liard; Dunvegan
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10214/25719

This study investigates the Dunvegan Formation, an important aquifer system within the Liard Basin and Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB). Concerns surrounding contamination of fresh groundwater resources within the Northwest Territories (NWT) arose due to potential unconventional oil and gas d...