Is seismic data for Alberta public?

Deep crustal Lithoprobe line locations and the earthquake catalogue are public; industry reflection seismic is owned by its acquirers and sold through brokers. The cutline layer shows where seismic has been shot in the oil sands region.

INTERACTIVE MAP · PUBLIC DATA

Alberta seismic lines and earthquakes map

The only public deep-seismic imaging for Alberta is the Lithoprobe transect network; industry 2D and 3D seismic is licensed, not published. This map draws the Lithoprobe line locations, the AGS earthquake catalogue (including induced events near Fox Creek and Red Deer) and the seismic cutline footprint in the oil sands region.

Induced-seismicity zones constrain hydraulic fracturing, disposal and injection, so they matter for Duvernay, Montney, geothermal and CO2-storage projects.

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Is seismic data for Alberta public?: Deep crustal Lithoprobe line locations and the earthquake catalogue are public; industry reflection seismic is owned by its acquirers and sold through brokers. The cutline layer shows where seismic has been shot in the oil sands region. More

DATA BEHIND THIS MAP (3)

Official sources

Lithoprobe seismic transects (ABT, SALT, PRAISE)Alberta Geological Survey · Seismic & crustal transects · drawableThe only public deep-seismic imaging; constrains basement architecture, Snowbird Tectonic Zone and the Peace River Arch.
Alberta earthquake catalogue (incl. induced)Alberta Geological Survey · Seismic & crustal transects · drawableInduced-seismicity hazard zones (Fox Creek, Red Deer) constrain hydraulic fracturing and injection.
Seismic / forestry cutlines (oil sands region)Alberta Environment and Protected Areas – OSIP · Seismic & crustal transects · drawableWhere 2D/3D seismic has been shot; legacy data may be purchasable from brokers.

COMMODITY PROFILES

Reserves, value and feasibility

Natural gas & condensate (Montney, Duvernay, Deep Basin)CO2 pore space (carbon storage)Geothermal heat & power

Operations on this map

Alberta No. 1 geothermal (Greenview)Geothermal · Terrapin / No. 1 Geothermal LPPermitting
FutEra Swan Hills geothermal–gas hybridGeothermal · FutEra Power (Razor / AIMCo)Operating
Eavor-Lite closed-loop demo (Rocky Mountain House)Geothermal · Eavor TechnologiesClosed (recent)
Latitude 53 geothermal greenhouse (Hinton)Geothermal · Novus EarthPermitting
Quest CCS (Scotford)CCS hub · Shell (operator) / Canadian NaturalOperating
Alberta Carbon Trunk Line / CliveCCS hub · Wolf Midstream / Enhance EnergyOperating
Shell Polaris capture + Atlas storage hubCCS hub · Shell / ATCO EnPowerConstruction
Open Access Wabamun Carbon HubCCS hub · Enbridge / First Nations Capital Investment PartnershipPermitting

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