Oil and gas fields are defined geographic areas containing one or more producing reservoirs, identified by regulatory codes and names.
A geographic area underlain by one or more hydrocarbon accumulations sharing a common geologic structure or stratigraphic condition. Fields are named after nearby geographic features and may contain multiple pools producing from different formations.
Example: The Pembina Field in Alberta is one of the largest conventional oil fields in Canada.
A numeric identifier assigned by regulators to track production and well activity within a defined field area. Field codes simplify data aggregation and reporting across multiple wells targeting the same accumulation.
Example: Field code 0234 represents wells in the Kaybob area.
A regional grouping of fields or wells based on geographic or administrative boundaries. Areas are larger than individual fields and help organize regulatory oversight and production statistics.
Example: The Deep Basin area encompasses multiple tight gas fields in west-central Alberta.
A geologically defined trend of similar hydrocarbon accumulations sharing common source, reservoir, and trapping characteristics. Plays span multiple fields and guide exploration strategy across a basin.
Example: The Montney play extends across BC and Alberta, targeting tight gas and liquids.
A large sedimentary region where hydrocarbons have accumulated over geological time. The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin underlies most of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and parts of BC and Manitoba.
Example: The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin contains most of Canada's oil and gas reserves.
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