Hudson/Foxe Sedimentary Basins
The scientific research and results of this project are available via GEOSCAN.
The Hudson/Foxe Sedimentary Basins project, part of the Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals (GEM) program, aims at defining the elements of hydrocarbon systems in the Hudson Bay and the Foxe Bay frontier basins.
Project leader – Denis Lavoie
Hypothesis:
Can the intracratonic Hudson Platform be compared with the coeval hydrocarbon-rich intracratonic basins in North America?
Research objectives:
- synthesize geoscience and hydrocarbon data from the previous exploration programs;
- strategically acquire new basic geological framework data; and
- strategically acquire hydrocarbon system data, including source rocks and thermal maturation, reservoir units, and potential traps and seals.
Scientific Highlights
- New stratigraphic correlations based on well log data and new palynological work.
- Upper Ordovician high quality source rock (Type I/II, TOC up to 35%) have been determined to be present.
- Thermal maturation from Rock Eval and organic matter reflectance of wells in Hudson Bay and Ontario indicates that the Ordovician and Silurian successions are in the oil window.
- Hydrothermal dolostones and porous reefs are excellent potential hydrocarbon reservoirs.
- Pockmarks identified on the Hudson Bay seafloor and RADARSAT images indicate the possible presence of oil slicks on water in Hudson Bay.
Information about other GEM energy projects is available on the Geo-mapping for Energy web page.