| OGSR Wireline
By OGSR Library
April 2019
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Hi ,
Welcome to the second quarterly edition of OGSR Wireline 2019.
This edition comes right in the middle of conference planning, end of term project wrap up, and the start of spring. We can't wait for you to attend EPEX 2019: OPI's 57th Conference and Trade show and get inspired by Ontario's oil, natural gas, salt and energy industries.
Keep on geologizing,
OGSR Library Team
Jordan, Matt, Craig, Shuo, Rhys & Hanna
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A Sneak Peak Into 2018 Production Data
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Historic Digitization Project and Outreach
Are you talking to me?
by Rhys
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Field Trip and Core Display
Monthly Drilling Report - March 2019
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A Sneak Peek at 2018 Production Data
By Jordan
On February 15th of each year reporting is submitted for all commercial wells in Ontario operating under an Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act licence. These reports include an annual checkup on every well listing its current operating mode and status. More interesting to most in the industry will be the production volume data
for oil and natural gas. In Ontario these production volume reports are made annually for the prior year’s monthly production on a per-well basis. This data is eventually input into a database by the Library in its granular form thus making possible a wide range of analyses.
In April of each year enough data has been reviewed to make projections for the previous year’s production. On May 15th of each year the full data will be available for review at the OGSR Library. Production volumes available at the time of this writing have been presented below (figure 1).
With 74% of oil production reports aggregated (by reporting volume) a total of 37,443 m3 (235,508 bbls) of oil production has been reported. This represents a decline of 2,167 m3 (13,629 bbls) or 5.5% in oil production for the same operators year over year.
With 89% of natural gas reports aggregated (by reporting volume) a total of 114,524 103m3 (4.0 BCF) of natural gas production has been reported. This represents a decline of 6,793 103m3 (0.2 BCF) or 5.6% in natural gas production for the same operators year over year.
Both oil and natural gas appear to be heading for approximately a 5.5% decline this year. However, with most of this production from older assets we could see a large bump up next year if some of Ontario’s recently licenced exploration wells are successful.
Figure 1: Production Preview for 2018 versus Total Production from 2017
Geology in Virtual Reality
The OGSR Library recently completed a project for the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) to produce a 360-degree stereoscopic tour of Ontario’s geology – a.k.a virtual reality tour (figure 2). This is a tour of the model and data that GSC and many partners, including OGS and MNRF, have been building since 2015.
See the model of Ontario’s geology pulled apart, dive in between rock formations, fly down a 30km wide borehole to Ontario’s first oil pool, zoom between the spikey pinnacles of the natural gas storage reefs and more!
Stop by our booth at EPEX to experience this unique view of Ontario’s geology. Thanks to GSC and Ontario driller Terry Marsh for helping us collect the video assets to assemble this project.
Figure 2: A flattened view of the 3D model.
See You at EPEX 2019!
We look forward to seeing you at EPEX 2019 this April 29th and 30th where we will have more details on petroleum data and how we are collaborating with new fields to move forward as a strong industry.
It's Going to be EPEX
By Matt
EPEX 2019 is upon us! With OPI’s annual conference less than two weeks away, let’s take this opportunity to look at what we presented last year, along with all of the great content that came from the presentations, and then have a look at what we have in store for this year’s event.
Last year was all about collaboration. We set the tone of the conference by presenting a video made of interview clips of people in the industry answering the question “How should we collaborate to grow the industry?”. The talks covered a wide range of topics showing the multidimensional nature of the industry. All talks were made into videos which are all available on our YouTube
channel. Check them out if you haven’t yet or watch them again to prepare for this year’s conference.
This year’s theme is exploration. We will be opening the conference this year with a series of videos we made in collaboration with an exploration geologist as he worked to get his prospects drilled. The series will show you all the steps from development to drilling and we will be finishing by going out live to the field for an update on a well in the process of being drilled. We hope
this will get people excited to see that exploration is happening again.
We’ve recently added VR to our growing list of skills. This year’s conference features of field trip on glacial geology in the London area. We will have a VR video version available to view at the conference for those interested but unable to attend.
We will, of course, be making a brand-new batch of videos from this year’s talks. We received a lot of positive feedback from last year’s videos which continue to gather views. We have another exciting lineup of speakers covering a wide range of topics from oil exploration, more energy storage (a hot topic these days), and an academic block. Look for updates on the release of these
future videos in our next quarterly newsletter.
Historic Record Digitization Project and Outreach
by Craig
Historic Record Digitization Project
Phase one of the Historic Record Digitization Project has been completed. The OGSR Library updated our well licence records by matching historical well cards donated by Union Gas. There were 22 donated boxes containing over 50,000 well cards. To date, approximately 8,000 of 9,000 well cards were matched to existing well licences.
The remaining 1,000 well cards include water wells, historical descriptions, and oil wells that will be assigned its own licence number to update our records. Quality assurance checks of OPDS ran concurrently with this project and has improved details within the database.
Outreach at A.B. Lucas Secondary School
On March 28, 2019 the OGSR Library and MNRF put on a workshop for approximately 60 Grade 9 students at A.B. Lucas Secondary School. The students had the opportunity to learn about bedrock geology and the oil, gas and salt industries within Ontario. The OGSR Library had their 3D Bedrock Geology Virtual Reality experience on display,
which was met with great enthusiasm.
Figure 1: Outreach with Hanna at University of Western Ontario
Field Trip and Core Display
by Shuo
This season the library geology team has been busy preparing for the geologic events for the EPEX 2019 Conference. On April 29th, we will be going on a field trip to explore a few sites that expose the Quaternary glacial deposits and land forms. The Quaternary deposits formed in the past 190,000 years through several
cooling and warming-up cycles are significant for studies on mineral deposits, groundwater flow patterns and climate change. A core display session will be held on April 30th for all the attendance to view the rock features in major Devonian and Ordovician carbonate reservoirs that have the potential of being hydrothermally altered. Keep reading on for a sneak peek at what I have been putting together.
Glacial Geology Field Trip
The goal of this field trip is to learn about the Quaternary geologic history of London and to explore the spectacular landforms formed by recent glacial events. Field trip stops include the Medway Creek near UWO, the Coves in Greenway Park, the Sifton Bog, the Ingersoll Moraine edge in Whisperwood Park and the Westminster Pond near the conference site.
These landforms all formed during the last continental Wisconsin ice age from 115,000 to 10,000 years ago, which has left behind various glacial geologic features including till deposits, moraines, kettle lakes and buried valleys.
Figure 1. Glacial tills at Medway Creek, UWO. Sediments are poorly sorted, with various rock types and silts.
Figure 2. Bridge view of the Westminster kettle ponds.
Figure 3. Fossiliferous limestone of the Dundee Formation. Oil flows can be seen in the intercrystalline porosity in tabulate corals.
Figure 4. The same core box with that in Figure 3 under ultraviolet light. Oil stains are in orange colour under UV light.
Core Display – Dundee Fm. and Trenton Grp.
Both the Dundee Formation and the Trenton Group are significant oil and gas producing layers in the Michigan Basin. Reservoir types in these two carbonate dominated layers can be fracture controlled or facies controlled. Dundee Formation forms the most prolific plays in Ontario. Oil stains and flows are commonly seen in cored wells (Figure 3 and 4).
In recent years, more production has been attributed to the discovered plays in hydrothermally altered reservoirs. Hydrothermal dolomite is present in fractures and can be viewed at the core display booth in Trenton Group. It was formed by transtensional stress on existing basement faults during Taconic Orogeny (Van Sickel, 2017). The matrix porosity and permeability might have been enhanced by the fractured vugular formed during tectonic active stage. Dolomitized intervals have overprinted the
preexisting sedimentary fabrics. The medium-to coarse- grained dolomite along fractures are planar or saddle in form, with minor calcite, anhydrite, pyrite and uncommon fluorite. These hydrothermal dolomites occurred when temperatures were as high as 120-150ºC in the presence of Na-Ca-Mg-Cl brines (Luczaj et al., 2006). The diagenetic history of these carbonate formations are complex and post challenges to petroleum exploration activities.
References:
Luczaj, J.A., Harrison III, W.B. and Smith Williams, N., 2006. Fractured hydrothermal dolomite reservoirs in the Devonian Dundee Formation of the central Michigan Basin. AAPG bulletin, 90(11),
pp.1787-1801.
Bill Van Sickel, 2017. Trenton-Black River Hydrothermal Reservoirs of the Michigan Basin. Abstracts in EPEX 2018 Ontario Petroleum Institute Annual Conference, London, Ontario.
Are you talking to me?
by Rhys
April is a very busy month for the Library, with project season closing and the planning of EPEX 2019 – OPI’s 57th Conference and Trade Show. Here’s a behind the scenes look at what I have been doing:
Communication
If you’re involved with EPEX 2019, you’ve received an email from me! I oversee communications and outreach, reaching out to sponsors, exhibitors, students, faculty, industry professionals and anyone who will listen to me. If you would like any more information on EPEX 2019, email me at rhys@ogsrlibrary or visit the website at
epex.io
Glacial Geology Field Trip
Craig, Shuo, Jordan and myself have been busy organizing EPEX’s field trip. Shifting from Paleozoic geology to Quaternary geology is no simple task. Countless papers, field trip guides and other resources brought together what will be debuted on April 29th and 30th at the conference. For anyone that missed the
opportunity to attend the field trip, stop by our booth to see a taste of the field trip in 3D.
Want to attend EPEX? Registration for the field trip and conference can be found at epex.io
Not only have I been concentrating on EPEX 2019, the library has gone to outreach events to spread the word on Ontario’s geology.
Outreach at A.B Lucas High School
The library, in partnership with the MNRF visited a local high school to talk about southern Ontario’s rich Paleozoic geology and the history of oil, natural gas and salt. The Grade 9’s loved licking the salt and learning a practical application to the rock cycle and what they are learning in Geography class.
ESRI Conference
It’s a GIS professional’s favourite day of the year! “Inspiring What’s Next” was this year’s theme and I felt truly inspired. The conference debuted what was new with ArcGIS PRO and we heard talks from GIS leaders in the community. It’s amazing to see the organization of GIS and how it is used to aid in everyday activities and how we
all influence this massive system.
Figure 1: A sneak peek into Sifton Bog
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March 2019
New Licences Issued
| Licence No. |
Issue Date |
Operator |
County |
Township |
Status |
TD (m) |
| T012604 |
2019-03-19 |
Enbridge Gas Inc. |
Lambton |
Moore |
LIC/NDR |
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| T012605 |
2019-03-19 |
Enbridge Gas inc. |
Lambton |
Moore |
LIC/NDR |
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| T012606 |
2019-03-19 |
Enbridge Gas Inc. |
Lambton |
Moore |
LIC/NDR |
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| T012607 |
2019-03-19 |
Enbridge Gas Inc. |
Lambton |
Moore |
OBS/NDR |
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No Well TD's
No New Licenses Issued for Existing Wells
Wells Plugged
| Licence No. |
Plug Date |
Operator |
County |
Township |
Status |
TD (m) |
| T010058 |
2019-01-16 |
On-Energy Corp. |
Norfolk |
North Walsingham |
GP/ABD |
418.1 |
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| T010099 |
2019-02-25 |
On-Energy Corp. |
Norfolk |
Middleton |
GP/ABD |
393.3 |
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