Montney Water Project Update - Publicly Available Data
June 16, 2011 -Geoscience BC, in partnership with seven natural gas producers, the Government of British Columbia and the Science and Community Environmental Knowledge (SCEK) Fund, is pleased to provide an update on work completed to-date as part of the collaborative Montney Water Project.
A table listing the data sets and reports that are publicly available from the Montney Water Project is included below, including information and research generated by the Ministry of Energy and Mines, and the Ministry of Environment.
Additional Montney Water Project reports and results will be published during the summer and fall. Present plans are to have the final reports published before the end of 2011.
The Montney Water Project is supported with funding from Geoscience BC, the SCEK Fund and seven natural gas producers operating in the area - ARC Resources Ltd., ConocoPhillips Canada, Devon Canada Corporation, Encana Corporation, Progress Energy, Shell Canada, and Talisman Energy.
In addition, Geoscience BC is working collaboratively with a number of government departments and agencies, who are making significant in-kind contributions to the project, including: Ministry of Energy, Mines, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Health, Oil and Gas Commission, Northern Health Authority, as well as the University of Northern British Columbia and the City of Dawson Creek.
For more information on the Montney Water Project, go to www.geosciencebc.com/s/Montney.asp.
Montney Water Project: Publicly Available Data
Lead Organization Description Access Location
Compilation of Geological Survey of Canada surficial geology maps for NTS 94A and 93P by A.S. Hickin (BC MEM) and M.A. Fournier (MAF Geographix)
https://www.geosciencebc.com/s/Report2011-08.asp
Geoscience BC- Website Project Summary
- Technical Article : Overview of the Montney Water Project: A New Geoscience BC Initiative in Northeastern British Columbia (NTS 093P, 094A, B)
- Technical Article: Deep Aquifer Characterization in Support of Montney Gas Development, Northeastern British Columbia (Parts of NTS 093, 094): Progress Report
- Community Meeting Posters:- Hudson's Hope- Dawson Creek
- New Water Well and Aquifer Data- Ecocat - Example Well Construction Report *- Example Aquifer Classification Mapping Report *
- Wells database
- Ministry of Environment Aquifer page
- Aquifer classification document
- Web based mapping applications for aquifers and water wells - iMAP - BC Water Resources Atlas
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