Table 29.4 SHmax orientations measured in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin by methods other than breakout analysis. Locations are shown on Figures 29.8 and 29.9

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Geographic location/well Location Measurement method Depth in m SHmax (std. dev.) Comments Reference
Canmore 51.072°N, 115.351°W Overcoring 240 55.0°-66.0° Coal mine roof Grant, 1970
Pembina oil field "J" lease 53.233°N, 115.250°W Waterflood breakthrough 1615 c.45.0° Well connections due to waterflooding McLeod, 1977
Cold Lake 54.460°N, 110.363°W Hydraulic fracture 457 30.0°-45.0°   Imperial Oil, 1978
Kipp Mine 49.768°N, 112.977°W Overcoring
Overcoring
152
180
c.90.0°
70.0°(20.0°)
  Kaiser et al., 1982
Pembina oil field "F" lease 53.067°N, 115.083°W Waterflood breakthrough 1675 c.45.0° Well connections due to waterflooding Hassan, 1982
Exshaw 51.065°N, 115.187°W Updip bed slip Surface 49.0°   Bell, 1985
Kananaskis valley 50.903°N, 115.170°W Updip bed slip Surface 32.0°   Bell, 1985
3-8-12-12W2 49.977°N, 103.611°W Hydraulic fracture
Hydraulic fracture
2065
2168
70.0°
71.0°
Packer impression
Packer impression
McLennan et al., 1986
2b-11-67-8W6 54.779°N, 103.383°W Anelastic strain recovery
Differential curve analysis
Microseismic monitoring
 
1227-12260
1227-1260
35.5°(17.2°)
42.8°(14.7°)
35.0°(15.0°)
Fracture propagation directions sensed McLellan, 1988
C9-12-6-11W2 49.491°N, 103.383°W Anelastic strain recovery 1407 59.0° Range:55.0°-70.0° McLellan et al., 1991
W.A.C Bennett Dam 56.016°N, 122.196°W
56.014°N, 122.194°W
Overcoring
Overcoring
137
137
20.0°
76.0°
Averaged azimuth
Averaged azimuth
Imrie, 1991
10-28-28-24W3 51.426°N, 109.316°W Microseismic monitoring 705 52.0° Fracture propagations directions sensed Talebi et al., 1991

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