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Detail of Bearpaw DST Recovery Map, Central Alberta

Petroleum hydrodynamics forms the key cornerstone of our consulting services. Through our worldwide experience and dedication to research, Canadian Discovery Ltd. has developed a unique perspective on the factors controlling basinal hydrogeology. By focusing on subsurface fluid dynamics as they relate to basin evolution and its impact on fluid composition, petroleum hydrodynamics have become a key component of an integrated exploration and development program.

Typical hydrodynamic applications include:

Detail of Dynamic Oil Migration Map, Mutzuk Basin, Libya

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

Representative hydrodynamic studies include:

Detail of Pressure versus Elevation Graph, Alberta Deep Basin

• Hydrodynamics of the Montney Formation
• Unconventional Gas Resources - Belly River, Edmonton and Paskapoo Hydrogeology
• Hydrodynamics of the Milk River Formation
• Hydrogeology of the Williston Basin
• Hydrodynamics of the Greater Green River Basin
• Petroleum Migration and Charge Modelling, Murzuq Basin, Libya
• Petroleum Hydrogeology of the Oriente Basin, Ecuador
• Hydrogeologic Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin