Nisku Petroleum System Line Features For Western Canada Basin

Shapefiles represent petroleum generation and migration pathways for the Nisku system within the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. Data was originally created by the Alberta Geological Survey in the mid-1990s and later edited and consolidated in 2005-06. This collection is part of a chapter from the Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.

Use Cases

• Model petroleum migration pathways using the line features representing flow directions.
• Analyze the spatial relationship between source rocks and reservoirs within the Nisku system.
• Integrate these line features with other geological shapefiles from the Atlas for basin-scale analysis.
• Study the petroleum system's geometry and extent for resource assessment in Alberta.

Strengths

• Data is part of a published reference volume, the Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.
• Shapefiles were edited and attributed in 2005-06 to correct and consolidate the original mid-1990s files.

Limitations

• Data originates from mid-1990s digital files, potentially lacking modern geological interpretations.
• Specific row counts, column details, and spatial accuracy metrics are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta, Alberta Geological Survey.

Collection Method

Produced from archived digital files, edited to correct, attribute, and consolidate into single files by feature type.

Time Range

Data creation mid-1990s; edits 2005-06.

Freshness

Last platform update was March 2026, but the underlying data is from 2005-06 edits of mid-1990s files.

Geography

Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, specifically the Nisku Petroleum System.