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Geoscience Consulting
Canadian Discovery brings over 25 years of expertise to the table and in conjunction with partners, have conducted worldwide reservoir to basin scale studies. Services include:

Geology and Geophysics

Resource play expertise
Exploration and development prospecting
Identification and mapping of depositional facies
Conventional geophysical interpretation
Quantitative Seismic Interpretation with proven expertise in oil sands
Reservoir characterization
Log and core-based high resolution stratigraphy
Structural geology

Integrated Geomechanics

Well planning
Drilling risk reduction
Production improvement
Safety and environmental concerns

Quantitative Seismic Interpretation

AVO
Inversion – pre and post-stack
Multi-attribute analysis
Feasibility studies including forward modeling
Rock physics studies
Seismic attribute volume classification using proprietary IMAC™ software

Resource Play Expertise

Source Rock Composition and Maturity
Hydrodynamics and Migration
Reservoir Characterization
Stress Analysis

Hydrodynamics Expertise

Unconventional gas resource identification
Hydrodynamics-based petroleum migration modelling
Charge, flushing and tilted oil/water contacts
Tilted oil/water contact analysis
Fluid chemistry mapping and prediction (gas, oil and water)
Biodegradation patterns
Reservoir continuity and fluid contacts
Pore pressure prediction
Numerical modelling

Integrated Geotechnical Work

Petrology/petrography
Stress analysis
Fracturing and completion databasing
Sedimentology and core description
Structural and tectonic analysis
MDT and RFT planning and analysis
Geopressure analysis and prediction
Conventional seismic interpretation and modeling
Quantitative seismic interpretation including AVO, inversion, multi-attribute analysis
Dipole well analysis for attributes derivable from seismic data
Hydrochemistry
Geological and hydrogeological training

Data Management/Software

Creation and optimization of geospatially enabled data sets
ESRI ArcGIS solutions
SQL Data management
Custom coding in Visual Basic, C++, C#, Fortran, Pascal, .net and ArcObjects
Data refinement, high-grading, QA/QC
Graphical user interface (GUI) development and integration
Secure, web-based data delivery

CO₂ Sequestration and Aquifer Characterization

Flow Field Analysis
Vector Modelling
Residence Time Assessment
Flow Capacity
Injectivity
Stress Analysis

Acquisitions and Divestitures

Corporate/property evaluations
Corporate divestiture management
Upside assessment for both conventional and unconventional plays

Atlases and Strategic Reports

Hydrogeologic Atlas of Western Canada
Hydrocarbon Chemistry Atlas of Western Canada
Water Resistivity Atlas of Western Canada
Strategic Reports

Multi-Client Projects
As part of our commitment to provide a competitive advantage for our clients, CDL conducts ongoing research and development. Multi-client projects, launched from internally generated ideas, are conducted to investigate emerging opportunities, while also addressing a variety of challenges faced by exploration departments.

Much of our strength lies in our experience and ability to integrate geology, hydrodynamics, geochemistry, petrophysics, sedimentology, geophysics and engineering. Previous multi-client work has:

Delivered unparalleled guidance in developing resource plays such as the Bakken, Nordegg, Torquay and Montney in Western Canada.
Provided new play concepts in mature North American basins (i.e., for unconventional gas resources).
Reduced exploration risks such as charge and flushing in relatively immature basins like the Oriente in Ecuador and the Murzuq in Libya.