Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00375, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Al-Aasm, Ihsan (University of Windsor), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Collaborative Research and Development Grants - Project, program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative - projet, program purpose english : The purpose of this project is to further investigate the nature and origin of stratabound, near- horizontally oriented dolomitized beds within Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician carbonates and Cambrian sandstones of the Huron Domain. Constraining timing of fluid flow and chemistry of these fluids and the extent to which these dolomite beds formed in near surface environments as opposed to formation at variable burial depths by hydrothermal and burial processes are fundemental componenet of this investigation. These objectives will be achieved using integrated core, petrographic and geochemical tools. The core facility Library of the Ontario Oil and Gas Repository (OGSR) will be used to provide drilled core samples from within the Huron Domain in addition to cores from Bruce Nuclear Station facility for the purpose of this investigation._x000D_
Dolomitization occurs when limestone (CaCO3) is progressively changed to dolomite (Ca(MgCO3)2). Dolomitization can occur by a broad range of geologic and geochemical process including: a) sabkha type, b) mixed-water aquifer, c) seepage reflux, d) burial compaction, and e) hydrothermal. These processes lead to a change in formation density that can alter physical properties of the bedrock, including, increased porosity and permeability. In this sense, dolomitization can influence groundwater system evolution through the creation of permeable pathways following lithification and the possibility of localized geologic structure suitable for the accumulation of hydrocarbons._x000D_
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_x000D_, program purpose french : The purpose of this project is to further investigate the nature and origin of stratabound, near- horizontally oriented dolomitized beds within Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician carbonates and Cambrian sandstones of the Huron Domain. Constraining timing of fluid flow and chemistry of these fluids and the extent to which these dolomite beds formed in near surface environments as opposed to formation at variable burial depths by hydrothermal and burial processes are fundemental componenet of this investigation. These objectives will be achieved using integrated core, petrographic and geochemical tools. The core facility Library of the Ontario Oil and Gas Repository (OGSR) will be used to provide drilled core samples from within the Huron Domain in addition to cores from Bruce Nuclear Station facility for the purpose of this investigation._x000D_
Dolomitization occurs when limestone (CaCO3) is progressively changed to dolomite (Ca(MgCO3)2). Dolomitization can occur by a broad range of geologic and geochemical process including: a) sabkha type, b) mixed-water aquifer, c) seepage reflux, d) burial compaction, and e) hydrothermal. These processes lead to a change in formation density that can alter physical properties of the bedrock, including, increased porosity and permeability. In this sense, dolomitization can influence groundwater system evolution through the creation of permeable pathways following lithification and the possibility of localized geologic structure suitable for the accumulation of hydrocarbons._x000D_
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_x000D_, agreement title english : Dolomite Paleogenesis in the Huron Domain of South Ontario, agreement title french : Dolomite Paleogenesis in the Huron Domain of South Ontario, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 130000.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2019-2020)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2019-2020)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada