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Abstract

This study focuses on the Lower–Middle Triassic Montney, Sunset Prairie, Doig and Halfway formations from the foreland basin of the Canadian Cordillera (Alberta and British Columbia). Based on core and outcrop descriptions, the correlation of 400 wells, and on mineralogical analyses, this study interprets the basin-scale, 3D-stratigraphic architecture of these formations and discusses the controls on its evolution.

Well correlation highlights four sequences (1–4) interpreted to occur in two second-order cycles (A and B). In this work, the Early Triassic Montney Formation and the early Middle Triassic Sunset Prairie Formation are interpreted to consist of three third-order sequences (1–3) related to the first second-order cycle (cycle A). The Middle Triassic Doig and Halfway formations are interpreted to consist of a fourth sequence (4) related to a second second-order cycle (cycle B). Integration of the stratigraphic surfaces with previously published biostratigraphic analyses emphasizes a major time gap of 2 myr between these two cycles, interpreted to record a major reorganization of the basin. Mineralogical analyses suggest that during cycle A, sediments were delivered from the east (Canadian Shield); whereas in cycle B, additional sources from the west (proto-Canadian Cordillera) occurred. This study shows that the stratigraphic architecture evolution was affected by the structural heritage of the basin and continental geodynamic evolution. This study provides a large-scale understanding on the controls of the stratigraphic architecture of the Lower and Middle Triassic strata, suggesting local and regional controls on the reservoir extension and unconventional play configuration within these strata.

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3D stratigraphic architecture, sedimentary budget, and sources of the Lower and Middle Triassic strata of western Canada: evidence for a major basin structural reorganization
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