ABSTRACT

The Provost gas field is located in East-central Alberta about 172 miles northeast of Calgary. It is a typical Upper Cretaceous gas field and one of the most important shallow (2690 feet) gas accumulations in Alberta.

Gas production is from the Viking formation. There are now 63 gas wells in the field and ultimately about 394 gas wells will be on production. The proven, probable and possible gas reserves are 926 billion cubic feet. The field covers an area of 333,853 acres. The average reservoir pressure is 850 p.s.i. The gas is committed for sale to the Trans-Canada Pipe Line system and presently 33 million cubic feet per day are being delivered. The accumulation of gas in the Provost field is due to updip pinch-out of the Viking sand, in turn overlain by Colorado shales. Other gas fields of similar type are present in East-central Alberta and planned wildcat drilling will probably uncover similar accumulations.