The NS15-1 Call for Bids includes nine parcels that are clustered into three geographically and geologically distinct areas (Figure 1.1). Parcels 1, 2, 3, and 4 are located on the outer shelf and slope along the southwestern most parts of the Scotian margin, adjacent to and seaward of Georges Bank (Western Region). Parcels 5, 6, and 7 are located on the outer shelf and upper slope of the central Scotian margin, west of the Sable Island and the Sable Subbasin (Central Region). Parcels 8 and 9 are located above existing oil and gas discoveries on the shelf in the Sable Subbasin, north and east of Sable Island – these being the Penobscot oil discovery in fluvial-deltaic sandstones of the Missisauga Formation and the Eagle discovery in chalks of the Wyandot Formation (Figure 1.2), respectively (Eastern Region). The exploration history, geologic setting, and exploration potential for each of these regions are described in more detail below. A description of potential source rocks is provided in a separate section and the reader is directed to the Play Fairway Study (OETR, 2011) and the SW Shelburne Subbasin Play Fairway Extension Project for a detailed description of potential source rocks and petroleum systems models. Both studies can be found at: http://energy.novascotia.ca/oil-and-gas/offshore/play-fairway-analysis
Call for Bids NS15-1 – Exploration history, geologic setting, and exploration potential: Western and Central regions
Call for Bids NS15-1 – Exploration history, geologic setting, and exploration potential: Eastern Region