Dual and Triple Porosity in Devonian Carbonates of the Alberta Basin, Canada

E003 DUAL AND TRIPLE POROSITY IN DEVONIAN CARBONATES OF THE ALBERTA BASIN CANADA AUTHORS Abstract 1 H.G. MACHEL 1 AND E.W. MOUNTJOY 2 Address 1 University of Alberta EAS Department Edmonton AB T6G 2E3 Canada 2 McGill University Earth and Planetary Sciences Montreal P.Q. H3A 2A7 Canada The Western Canada Sedimentary Basin is one of the most prolific and best researched petroliferous basins in the world. This basin contains numerous Devonian carbonate reservoirs with dual- and triple-porosity characteristics. The Devonian petroleum system contains exclusively carbonate reservoirs with an estimated total sum of about 1.4 x 10 9 m 3 (8.9