RELEASED GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOLOGICAL REPORTS Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area March 2006 Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board Released Geophysical and Geological Reports, March 2006 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 1 AREA OF JURISDICTION 1 DATA MANAGEMENT GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOLOGICAL PROGRAMS 1 DATA MANAGEMENT – WELLS 3 Area 1 – Western Newfoundland Offshore - Geophysical 5 Area 2 – South Grand Banks - Geophysical 9 Area 3 – North Grand Banks - Geophysical 20 Area 4 – Northeast Newfoundland Shelf - Geophysical 36 Area 5 – Labrador Shelf - Geophysical 47 Shallow Geophysical Investigations – All Areas 58 Geological Reports – All Areas 65 C-NLOPB Reports – All Areas 74 List of Figures Figure 1: Program Number Description 2 Figure 2: Geographic Areas, Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador 4 Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board i Released Geophysical and Geological Reports, March 2006 INTRODUCTION intervals, etc. A detailed listing of available well related data may DATA MANAGEMENT GEOPHYSICAL AND be obtained from the C-NLOPB. GEOLOGICAL PROGRAMS This publication contains a list of geophysical and geological pro- grams for which reports and data have been released by the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board This listing also includes reports prepared by C-NLOPB geologists What does the program number mean? (C-NLOPB) pursuant to subsection 119(5)(d) of the Canada- and geophysicists using industry data submitted as part of the Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, and reporting requirements following exploratory activity in the Upon authorization of an application to conduct a geophysical or subsection 114(5)(d) as amended, of the Canada-Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador offshore area. The release date for geological program in the Newfoundland offshore area, a unique and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Newfoundland and C-NLOPB reports is the same as the release date of the data program number is assigned to the project by the C-NLOPB. For Labrador Act (the Acts). These subsections state that geological used in preparing the reports. programs undertaken prior to January 6, 1986 this number was or geophysical work performed on or in relation to any portion of assigned by the federal Department of Energy, Mines and the offshore area may be disclosed five years following the date The Geological Survey of Canada also completes research on Resources. The number is coded to contain: of completion of the work. For administrative purposes, and to analysis of wells in the Offshore Area. Addition information may the geographic region to which the program relates; allow for processing and interpretation, the date of completion be obtained from www.gsca.nrcan.gc.ca. the type of geophysical or geological work proposed; for geophysical programs is taken as six months after the field the company operating the program; and, work is finished. The programs are listed in chronological order AREA OF JURISDICTION the sequential number of that type of program by completion/release date. operated by that company. The Canadian frontier lands under the C-NLOPB’s jurisdiction are Geological information may also be obtained from the wells that those submarine areas lying seaward of the low water mark of have been drilled in the offshore area. The Acts state that the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and extending, at Therefore, using figure 1, the program 8924-P028-002E information obtained from a well may be released two years any location, as far as indicates the 2nd seismic reflection survey in the East Coast after the termination date of an exploratory well or, in the case Offshore conducted exclusively for Petro-Canada, and carried out of a delineation well, ninety days after the termination date or (a) any prescribed line, or after January 6, 1986. on release of information from the relevant exploratory well, whichever date is later. Data from development wells is (b) where no line is prescribed at that location, the How is the information in a program stored? released sixty days following termination date. This does not outer edge of the continental margin or a distance include interpretative geological or geophysical work related to of two hundred nautical miles from the baselines In some instances all materials resulting from geophysical or the well. This information is released five years after well from which the breadth of the territorial sea of geological programs have been microfilmed for archival and data termination date. A summary of data on all wells drilled offshore Canada is measured, whichever is greater. (Figure reproduction purposes. The text has been reduced to 16 mm Newfoundland and Labrador, for which information has been 1) negative strips. Seismic sections, maps and profiles have been released, is contained in the C-NLOPB publication "Schedule of reduced onto 105 mm negatives. Hard copy versions of the Wells, Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area". Included in reports and sections may also be available. Released C-NLOPB this publication, which is available from the C-NLOPB's office or reports are available in hard copy and digitally on CD. Some from www.cnlopb.nl.ca, are: geologic tops, test results, cored geological reports are available in hard copy only, from the C- NLOPB. Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board 1 Released Geophysical and Geological Reports, March 2006 Where may the information be studied? Viewing of released data, either on microfilm or hard copy, is possible at the C-NLOPB office at the following location: Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board Suite 500, TD Place 140 Water Street St. John's, Newfoundland A1C 6H6 Contact: Exploration Department Phone: (709) 778-1400 Fax: (709) 778-1473 Email: [email protected] How may copies of the data be obtained? Reproduction of released materials may be arranged, at the expense of the requestor, through the C-NLOPB. For programs submitted since 1981, mylar copies of the seismic lines are generally available. Printing of these may be carried out by a local firm which will bill the purchaser directly. For pre-1981 data, duplication from microfilm, again by a local firm, may be arranged. Further details may be obtained from the C-NLOPB office. What programs have been released? The following listing of released programs is broken down into five main geographic areas as shown in Figure 1. The listing contains the following information: Figure 1: Program Number Description Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board 2 Released Geophysical and Geological Reports, March 2006 Operator: DATA MANAGEMENT – WELLS deviation and drift records; gas detector log or mud the company for which the work was carried out. logging records; Program number: What information is available? completion data such as tubing and stimulation records; the unique program identifier. composite well records; Completion date: As mentioned in the introduction to this publication, the final survey plan; and, date of completion of field work. Data is released 5 years + information released from wells is divided into two data wellsite survey information. 6 months after this date. categories. Bounding Latitudes: Category 2 data includes geophysical and geological data as The limits of Latitude for the program Category 1 data, which is factual data and materials obtained listed below: Bounding Longitudes directly from the drilling of the well, is released to public synthetic seismograms; The limits of longitude for the program. examination two years after drilling of an exploratory well, or velocity surveys; Kilometres acquired: indicates number of kilometres ninety days in the case of a delineation well, if that date falls vertical seismic profiles; information recorded. after the release date for the relevant exploratory well. petrological reports; Mylar: Production wells are released sixty days following well paleontological reports; indicates if mylar copies of seismic lines are available termination. palynological reports; (Yes/No). geochemical reports; and, Contents: The second class of data, Category 2, is more interpretative and cyberlook logs. a brief description of the report contents. is released 5 years after the well has reached total depth. #: indicates the program has been released since the last printing of this publication. Category 1 data includes the following: Where may released well data and material be studied? drill cuttings; What further information is available? conventional and sidewall cores; The C-NLOPB's Core Storage and Research Centre was officially well fluid samples; opened in June, 1989. All well cuttings, cores, fluid samples, The C-NLOPB can produce shotpoint maps showing most of the final well report; copies of logs and well history reports for released wells drilled released data in the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore area. open-hole logs and any cased hole logs run prior to well in the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore area are available Custom maps showing released data over selected geographic termination date; for examination at: areas may be obtained on request. Further information about formation stimulation data, formation test results; this and the present listing may be obtained from the C-NLOPB. oil, gas and water analyses; Canada-Newfoundland reservoir engineering data on cores and cuttings, Offshore Petroleum Board porosity, permeability, fluid saturation; Core Storage and Research