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The Ellesmerian(!) petroleum system of the North Slope, Alaska, contains approximately 77 billion bbl of oil equivalent.<ref name=ch03r2>Bird, K. J., 1994, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/methodo2/data/a077/a077/0001/0300/0339.htm Ellesmerian(!) petroleum system, North Slope, Alaska, USA], in L. B. Magoon, and W. G. Dow, eds., The Petroleum System—From Source to Trap: [http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=1022 AAPG Memoir 60], p. 339–358.</ref> The age of the reservoir rock ranges from Mississippian to early [[Tertiary]]. Total organic carbon and assumed hydrogen indices from the marine shale source rocks indicate the mass of petroleum generated to be approximately 8 trillion barrels of oil<ref name=ch03r2 /> These estimates indicate about 1% of the generated hydrocarbons are contained in known traps. More importantly, the U.S. Geological Survey estimates another 1% is trapped in undiscovered [[accumulation]]s in the Ellesmerian(!) petroleum system.<ref name=ch03r2 />

The Ellesmerian(!) [[petroleum]] system of the North Slope, Alaska, contains approximately 77 billion bbl of oil equivalent.<ref name=ch03r2>Bird, K. J., 1994, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/methodo2/data/a077/a077/0001/0300/0339.htm Ellesmerian(!) petroleum system, North Slope, Alaska, USA], in L. B. Magoon, and W. G. Dow, eds., The Petroleum System—From Source to Trap: [http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=1022 AAPG Memoir 60], p. 339–358.</ref> The age of the reservoir rock ranges from Mississippian to early [[Tertiary]]. Total organic carbon and assumed hydrogen indices from the marine shale source rocks indicate the mass of petroleum generated to be approximately 8 trillion barrels of oil<ref name=ch03r2 /> These estimates indicate about 1% of the generated hydrocarbons are contained in known traps. More importantly, the U.S. Geological Survey estimates another 1% is trapped in undiscovered [[accumulation]]s in the Ellesmerian(!) petroleum system.<ref name=ch03r2 />

==Geologic setting==

==Geologic setting==

The North Slope evolved from a passive continental margin to a foredeep during the Jurassic. Prior to the Jurassic, Paleozoic and Mesozoic strata were deposited on a passive continental margin. They consist of Carboniferous platform carbonate rocks and Permian to Jurassic shelf to basinal siliciclastic rocks. The passive margin converted to a foredeep during the Jurassic and Cretaceous when it collided with an ocean island arc. The foredeep began to fill with sediments in the Middle Jurassic and continues to do so.

The North Slope evolved from a passive [[continental margin]] to a foredeep during the Jurassic. Prior to the Jurassic, Paleozoic and Mesozoic strata were deposited on a passive continental margin. They consist of [[Carboniferous]] platform carbonate rocks and Permian to Jurassic shelf to basinal siliciclastic rocks. The passive margin converted to a foredeep during the Jurassic and Cretaceous when it collided with an ocean island arc. The foredeep began to fill with sediments in the Middle Jurassic and continues to do so.

The foredeep basin fill consists of orogenic sedimentary materials eroded from the nearby ancestral Brooks Range that were deposited as a northeasterly [[Well_log_sequence_analysis#Parasequence_stacking_patterns|prograding]] wedge of non-marine, shallow marine, basin-slope, and basin conglomerates, sandstones, and mud-stones.

The foredeep basin fill consists of orogenic sedimentary materials eroded from the nearby ancestral Brooks Range that were deposited as a northeasterly [[Well_log_sequence_analysis#Parasequence_stacking_patterns|prograding]] wedge of non-marine, shallow marine, basin-slope, and basin conglomerates, sandstones, and mud-stones.

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The [[cross section]] of the Ellesmerian(!) petroleum system ([[:file:petroleum-systems_fig3-14.png|Figure 3]]) shows major structural-stratigraphic elements, the occurrence of oil fields, elevation of selected vitrinite reflectance values, and reflectance isograds. For the location, refer to [[:file:petroleum-systems_fig3-12.png|Figure 1]].

The [[cross section]] of the Ellesmerian(!) petroleum system ([[:file:petroleum-systems_fig3-14.png|Figure 3]]) shows major structural-stratigraphic elements, the occurrence of oil fields, elevation of selected [[vitrinite reflectance]] values, and reflectance isograds. For the location, refer to [[:file:petroleum-systems_fig3-12.png|Figure 1]].

==Burial history chart==

==Burial history chart==

==Oil-source rock correlation==

==Oil-source rock correlation==

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petroleum-systems_fig3-16.png|{{figure number|5}}(left) Biological marker analysis. From Seifert et al.<ref name=Seifertetal_1980>Seifert, W. K., J. M. Moldowan, and R. W. Jones, 1980, Application of biological marker chemistry to petroleum exploration: Proceedings of the 10th World Petroleum Congress, Bucharest, p. 425-440</ref> Courtesy World Petroleum Conference. (right) Carbon isotopic composition comparisons. From Sedivy et al.<ref name=ch03r9>Sedivy, R., A., Penfield, I., E., Halpern, H., I., Drozd, R., J., Cole, G., A., Burwood, R., 1987, Investigation of source rock–crude oil relationships in the northern Alaska hydrocarbon habitat, in Tailleur, I., Weimer, P., eds., Alaskan North Slope Geology: Pacific Section SEPM Book 50, p. 169–179.</ref> Courtesy Pacific Section of SEPM.

petroleum-systems_fig3-16.png|{{figure number|5}}(left) Biological marker analysis. From Seifert et al.<ref name=Seifertetal_1980>Seifert, W. K., J. M. Moldowan, and R. W. Jones, 1980, Application of biological marker chemistry to petroleum exploration: Proceedings of the 10th World Petroleum Congress, Bucharest, p. 425-440</ref> Courtesy World Petroleum Conference. (right) Carbon isotopic composition comparisons. From Sedivy et al.<ref name=ch03r9>Sedivy, R. A., I. E. Penfield, H. I. Halpern, R. J. Drozd, G. A. Cole, and R. Burwood, 1987, Investigation of source rock–crude oil relationships in the northern Alaska hydrocarbon habitat, in I. Tailleur, and P. Weimer, eds., Alaskan North Slope Geology: Pacific Section SEPM Book 50, p. 169–179.</ref> Courtesy Pacific Section of SEPM.

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Biological marker analysis ([[:file:petroleum-systems_fig3-16.png|Figure 5A]]) from the main reservoir rock, Sadlerochit Group, of Prudhoe Bay field shows that the oil originated from the Shublik Formation, the Kingak Shale, and the Hue Shale. Carbon isotopic composition comparisons ([[:file:petroleum-systems_fig3-16.png|Figure 5B]]) indicate that Shublik and Kingak share similar ¹³C values with oil from the Prudhoe Bay field, whereas the Hue Shale does not.

Biological marker analysis ([[:file:petroleum-systems_fig3-16.png|Figure 5A]]) from the main reservoir rock, Sadlerochit Group, of [[Prudhoe Bay field]] shows that the oil originated from the Shublik Formation, the Kingak Shale, and the Hue Shale. Carbon isotopic composition comparisons ([[:file:petroleum-systems_fig3-16.png|Figure 5B]]) indicate that Shublik and Kingak share similar ¹³C values with oil from the Prudhoe Bay field, whereas the Hue Shale does not.

==Petroleum system events chart==

==Petroleum system events chart==

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