Jeanne d’Arc Basin petroleum system

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The Jeanne d’Arc Basin petroleum system is an offshore hydrocarbon-bearing geological system on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada, known for hosting major oil fields such as Hibernia, Terra Nova, and White Rose.

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instanceOf hydrocarbon-bearing geological system
petroleum system
alsoProduces associated natural gas
basinType rift basin
boundedBy continental shelf of eastern Canada
containsField Hebron oil field
Hibernia oil field
North Amethyst field
Terra Nova oil field
West White Rose field
White Rose oil field
containsInfrastructure Hibernia platform
SeaRose FPSO
Terra Nova FPSO
country Canada
developmentType floating production systems
offshore platforms
economicImportance major contributor to Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil production
explorationMethod seismic reflection surveys
explorationStart 1960s
firstMajorDiscovery Hibernia oil field
firstMajorDiscoveryYear 1979
geologicalAge Cretaceous
Jurassic
Mesozoic
hostCountryRegulator Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board
hydrocarbonMigration from Jurassic source rocks into Cretaceous reservoirs
hydrocarbonPhase light crude oil
knownFor harsh offshore environmental conditions
large recoverable oil reserves
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Jeanne d’Arc Basin
offshore Newfoundland and Labrador
locatedOn Grand Banks of Newfoundland
operatedIn deep to moderate water depths
partOf Grand Banks petroleum province
primaryHydrocarbonType oil
productionStartMajorField Hibernia production 1997
region Northwest Atlantic margin
reservoirAge Cretaceous
reservoirLithology sandstone
riskFactors iceberg and storm hazards
sealLithology shale
sourceRockAge Late Jurassic
sourceRockLithology marine shale
tectonicSetting passive continental margin
trapTypes stratigraphic traps
structural traps

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White Rose hydrocarbonSystem Jeanne d’Arc Basin petroleum system
Hebron oil field region Jeanne d’Arc Basin petroleum province
linked to: Jeanne d’Arc Basin petroleum system
White Rose oil field partOf Jeanne d’Arc Basin petroleum system