| 2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006) | |
| Paper No. 192-4 | |
| Presentation Time: 8:55 AM-9:10 AM | ||
VARIATIONS OF THE δ81BR AND δ37CL STABLE ISOTOPE SIGNATURE FOR MISSISSIPPIAN TO CAMBRIAN FORMATION BRINES OF THE WILLISTON BASIN | ||
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SHOUAKAR-STASH, Orfan1, FRAPE, Shaun1, ROSTRON, Ben J.2, JENSEN, Gavin K.S.3, and DRIMMIE, Robert4, (1) Earth Sciences, Univ of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, orfan@uwaterloo.ca, (2) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Bldg, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (3) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Univ of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, (4) Environmental Isotope Lab, Department of Earth Sciences, 200 University Ave. West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada Understanding fluid transport in deep basinal aquifers is important because it plays a key role in many geologic processes including diagenesis, hydrocarbon migration and ore deposit formation. Over the last decade, renewed interest in deep hydrocarbon exploration within the basin has provided opportunities to sample deep formation waters that were not previously accessible. The Williston Basin is a roughly circular sedimentary basin covering approximately 518,000 km2 in the interior of the North American Continent. Brine samples were collected from and analyzed from the central part of the Williston Basin from Mississippian to Cambrian formations. The formations range in age between 330 million years (Mississippian) and 500 million years (Cambrian). Two new methodologies have been developed for chlorine and bromine stable isotope analyses using Continuous Flow Isotope ratio Mass Spectrometry (CF-IRMS). These new methodologies are being applied to determine the δ81Br and δ37Cl signatures of the formation waters. Chemical composition and traditional isotopes (2H, 18O) were also determined. The formation brines examined in this study are predominantly either Na-Cl or Ca-Cl type brines. These brines are characterized by high TDS values that range between 100 and 500 g/L. δ81Br values obtained for these formation waters ranged between -1.50‰ and +2.83‰ relative to SMOB. The δ37Cl values ranged between -0.74‰ and +0.47‰ relative to SMOC. The Upper Ordovician, Yeoman, formation waters showed the most depleted values for both δ81Br and δ37Cl, while the Upper Devonian, Bakken, formation waters showed the most enriched values for both isotopes. The comparison of the δ81Br versus time provides a curve that suggests a systematic temporal variation of seawaterδ81Br signature. The comparison between the obtained δ37Cl values versus time also illustrates a similar trend. The temporal variations for the δ81Br values are more pronounced in comparison to the variations in the δ37Cl values. | ||
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2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)
General Information for this Meeting | ||
| Session No. 192 Geochemical and Hydrologic Linkages Between Shallow and Deep Groundwaters Pennsylvania Convention Center: 104 A 8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday, 25 October 2006 Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 38, No. 7, p. 465 | ||
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