Jeanne d’Arc Basin petroleum system
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The Jeanne d’Arc Basin petroleum system is an offshore hydrocarbon-bearing geological system on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada, known for hosting major oil fields such as Hibernia, Terra Nova, and White Rose.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydrocarbon-bearing geological system
ⓘ
petroleum system ⓘ |
| alsoProduces | associated natural gas ⓘ |
| basinType | rift basin ⓘ |
| boundedBy | continental shelf of eastern Canada ⓘ |
| containsField |
Hebron oil field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hibernia oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ North Amethyst field NERFINISHED ⓘ Terra Nova oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ West White Rose field NERFINISHED ⓘ White Rose oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsInfrastructure |
Hibernia platform
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SeaRose FPSO NERFINISHED ⓘ Terra Nova FPSO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| developmentType |
floating production systems
ⓘ
offshore platforms ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major contributor to Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil production ⓘ |
| explorationMethod | seismic reflection surveys ⓘ |
| explorationStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| firstMajorDiscovery | Hibernia oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMajorDiscoveryYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Cretaceous
ⓘ
Jurassic ⓘ Mesozoic ⓘ |
| hostCountryRegulator | Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonMigration | from Jurassic source rocks into Cretaceous reservoirs ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonPhase | light crude oil ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harsh offshore environmental conditions
ⓘ
large recoverable oil reserves ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Jeanne d’Arc Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ offshore Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Grand Banks of Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | deep to moderate water depths ⓘ |
| partOf | Grand Banks petroleum province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHydrocarbonType | oil ⓘ |
| productionStartMajorField | Hibernia production 1997 ⓘ |
| region | Northwest Atlantic margin ⓘ |
| reservoirAge | Cretaceous ⓘ |
| reservoirLithology | sandstone ⓘ |
| riskFactors | iceberg and storm hazards ⓘ |
| sealLithology | shale ⓘ |
| sourceRockAge | Late Jurassic ⓘ |
| sourceRockLithology | marine shale ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | passive continental margin ⓘ |
| trapTypes |
stratigraphic traps
ⓘ
structural traps ⓘ |
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