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Wardner

Bull River

Fernie

Sparwood

Hosmer

Elk Prairie

43

3

Elkford

Kootenay River

ELK

RIVE

R

Bull

Rive

r

WhiteswanLake

White

River

North White River

UpperKananaskis

Lake

LowerKananaskisLake

ELK RIVER

Elko

Jaffray

933

ICE

ICE

SYMBOLS

Contact

Approximately located contact

Normal fault

Normal fault covered by Quaternary

Thrust fault

Thrust fault approximately located

COULDREY

FAULT

HEFTY

THRUST

HARVEYFAULT

Flathead RiverFLATH

EAD

FAULT

LEW

ISTH

RUSTLE

WIS

THRU

ST

LEWIS

LEWIS

FLATHEAD

FAULT

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VO

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YNC

LIN

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BOU

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THRUST

NA

TALLO

OK

OU

TF

AU

LTD

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INIO

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ALEXAND

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TNA

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ILLSSYN

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ALEXAND

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BOURG

EAU THRUST

LEWIS

THRU

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Map 3

FERNIE - ELK VALLEYDISTRIBUTION OF COAL - BEARING JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS

KOOTENAY GROUP AND YOUNGER STRATA, SHOWING AREAS OF COALBED METHANE POTENTIAL

P. A. MONAHAN, P. Geo.MONAHAN PETROLEUM CONSULTING

Upper Jurassic to Lowermost Cretaceous Kootenay Group at surface; Morrissey, Mist Mountain and Elk Formations

LEGEND

Victoria

Vancouver

Prince George

103

F

K

EF

92

G

Smithers

DA

L

PM

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B

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H

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N

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B

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93

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MP

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B

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JK

104

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Kamloops

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LOCATION OFMAP AREA

Derived from Map 1. See Map 1 for sources used in compiling this map

Beaver MinesLake

Tie Lake

Crows nest Pass

THRUST

THRUST

BRITISH COLUMBIA

MONTANA USA

93

Roosville

L A K EK O O C A N U

S A

T4

T3

T2

T1

WATERTONGAS FIELD

Parcel 73

Parcel 82

IMPORTANT NOTEGrid and Base Map is NAD83. Wells are named because the B.C.

Petroleum Grid is defined according to the NAD27 grid, well names do not appear to correspond to their locations. The location

of well locations with respect to topographic features is correct.

SAGE CREEK

MACDONALD

THRUST

ELK LAKESPROVINCIAL

PARK

ELK LAKESPROVINCIALRECREATION

AREA

WATERTON LAKESNATIONAL

PARK

Oil well

Gaswell

Abandoned gaswell

Location

Test hole

Abandoned

Surface location ofdeviated hole

KISHINENA CREEK

CR

EE

K

5

Strata older than Kootenay Group at surface; areas in Rocky Mountain Trench and east side of Flathead Valley where Tertiary and Quaternary strata overlie strata older than the Kootenay Group; and areas where Tertiary slide deposits overlie strata older than Kootenay Group

Kootenay Group preserved beneath younger strata.

Ministry of Energy and MinesEnergy and Minerals Division

Petroleum Lands Branch

BC RITISHOLUMBIA

2000

ELKVALLEY

COALFIELD

CROWSNESTCOALFIELD

FLATHEADCOALFIELD

50° 45'115° 30'

50° 30'

50° 15'

50° 00'

49° 45'

49° 30'

49° 15'

49° 00'115° 30' 115° 00' 114° 30' 114° 00'

a-64-E

d-25-A

d-5-F

d-15-C

d-61-L

b-9-J

c-72-D

c-67-B

d-42-I

2 testholesc-12-L

b-82-L

b-25-F

c-92-E

a-53-L

c-62-L

d-73-L

b-81-Ld-82-L

a-85-L

d-93-Ld-96-L

d-16-D

c-54-Eb-63-E

d-96-Elocation and testhole

d-5-Lc-5-L

b-85-C

b-35-D

d-34-D

FE

RN

IE

BA

SIN

b-81-D

2 testholes

b-58-H

a-16-B

d-22-A

c-12-A

a-95-L

d-58-L

d-26-L

a-56-E

d-34-E

d-22-Hb-30-H

d-55-A

b-50-D

b-56-C

d-66-D

c-80-Ba-72-C

2 testholesa-65-E

at least seven additional shallow wells at Sage Creek Dome

four additional shallow wellson Akimina Creek

b-82-B

b-53-E

a-53-E

d-86-D Lineham Brook