.............................................................................................................................. iii LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................... vii LIST OF MAPS & TABLES ..................................................................................................... xiv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................... xv GLOSSARY OF TERMS ......................................................................................................... xvi CHAPTER 1GEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND ........................................................................... 1 1.1 Structural Framework .............................................................................................. 2 1.2 Available Data .......................................................................................................... 3 1.3Previous Research by Talisman Energy Inc. ........................................................ 6 1.3.1 Farrell Creek.......................................................................................................... 7 1.3.2 Pouce Coupe ......................................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER 2SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY ............................................................................. 8 CHAPTER 3COMPONENTS OF MECHANICAL STRATIGRAPHY ....................................... 12 3.1 Compositional VariationPetrographic Factors .................................................. 13 3.1.1 Thermal Maturity ................................................................................................. 15 3.2 Fabric VariationDepositional Factors ................................................................ 16 3.2.1 Laminations ........................................................................................................ 17 3.2.2 Microfractures ..................................................................................................... 17 3.2.3 Large-scale Fractures ........................................................................................ 18 3.3 Integration of Rock Variability .............................................................................. 19 CHAPTER 4ROCK PROPERTIES & STRESS PROFILES .................................................... 20 4.1 Implications of Stress for the Geomechanical Model ......................................... 21 4.2 Log-derived Rock Properties ................................................................................ 23 4.3 Core-derived Rock Properties .............................................................................. 23 4.4 Calibration Points .................................................................................................. 25 4.5 Empirical Equations for Study Wells ................................................................... 27 4.6 Pore Pressure ........................................................................................................ 28 4.7 Results ................................................................................................................... 29