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Seismic and geological constraints on the structure and hydrocarbon potential of the northern Whitehorse trough, Yukon, Canada

2012; Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists; Volume: 60; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2113/gscpgbull.60.4.239

2368-0261

Don White, Maurice Colpron, Grant Buffett,

Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Research Article| December 01, 2012 Seismic and geological constraints on the structure and hydrocarbon potential of the northern Whitehorse trough, Yukon, Canada Don White; Don White Geological Survey of Canada, 615 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E9, Canada, don.white@nrcan.gc.ca Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Maurice Colpron; Maurice Colpron Yukon Geological Survey, P.O. Box 2703 (K-14), Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6, Canada, maurice.colpron@gov.yk.ca Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Grant Buffett Grant Buffett Geological Survey of Canada, 615 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E9, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Don White Geological Survey of Canada, 615 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E9, Canada, don.white@nrcan.gc.ca Maurice Colpron Yukon Geological Survey, P.O. Box 2703 (K-14), Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6, Canada, maurice.colpron@gov.yk.ca Grant Buffett Geological Survey of Canada, 615 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E9, Canada Publisher: Canadian Energy Geoscience Association Received: 12 Jun 2012 Accepted: 26 Oct 2012 First Online: 13 Jul 2017 Online ISSN: 2368-0261 Print ISSN: 0007-4802 © the Society of Canadian Petroleum Geologists Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology (2012) 60 (4): 239–255. https://doi.org/10.2113/gscpgbull.60.4.239 Article history Received: 12 Jun 2012 Accepted: 26 Oct 2012 First Online: 13 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Don White, Maurice Colpron, Grant Buffett; Seismic and geological constraints on the structure and hydrocarbon potential of the northern Whitehorse trough, Yukon, Canada. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology 2012;; 60 (4): 239–255. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gscpgbull.60.4.239 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyBulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology Search Advanced Search Abstract 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. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.