Sea level history, paleogeography, and reservoir analysis of the Carboniferous Lisburne Group, Northern Alaska

Principal Investigators:

Michael Whalen

The Carboniferous Lisburne Group represents a laterally extensive carbonate ramp that is exposed in the Brooks Range and underlies much of the North Slope. These carbonate rocks are a major hydrocarbon reservoir in the subsurface. Most current production is from the Wahoo Formation but much less is known about the reservoir characteristics and stratigraphy of the underlying Alapah Formation. Surface and subsurface stratigraphic data are underway that will help define seismic scale sequences, high-resolution lithostratigraphy, and microfacies. These data are being used to interpret the stratigraphic architecture, sea level history, and paleogeography of the Lisburne and to better define the reservoir characteristics of the Alapah Formation.

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