Petroleum Resource Assessment for Eagle Plain Basin, Yukon Territory

A 2026 assessment of undiscovered petroleum potential in the Eagle Plain basin and environs in Yukon Territory, Canada. The study, published by the Government of Yukon, identifies 83.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 11.05 million barrels of crude oil from initial exploration. It evaluates stratigraphic plays in Paleozoic carbonates and conceptual plays in Devonian and Jurassic formations.

Use Cases

• Modeling undiscovered petroleum potential based on stratigraphic play concepts.
• Comparing resource estimates with previous assessments for the basin.
• Mapping hydrocarbon indications across the geographic extent of the basin.
• Evaluating risk/reward profiles for Paleozoic carbonate plays against the Richardson Trough.
• Analyzing exploration data for natural gas and crude oil volumes.

Strengths

• Quantifies discovered resources with specific figures: 83.7 Bcf gas and 11.05 MMbbls oil.
• Identifies specific geological formations and plays, such as Paleozoic carbonates and Devonian Imperial/Jurassic Porcupine River.
• Provides a differentiated assessment from previous, less optimistic estimates.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The quantitative assessment excludes some conceptual play concepts with indications of petroleum occurrence.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026).

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 16:00:05.322160

Geography

Eagle Plain basin and environs, Yukon Territory, Canada