Glossary
C1 = methane CH4
C2 = ethane C2H6
C3 = propane C3H8
nC4 = butane C4H10
iC4 = iso-butane C4H10
C5 = all forms of pentane C5H12
C6 = all forms of hexane C6H14
H2S = sour gas or Hydrogen Sulphide
NEBC = North Eastern British Columbia
BC-NGA = British Columbia Natural Gas Atlas (a joint project between University of Victoria and Geosciences BC)
BF-SEOS = Biogeochemistry Facility at the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria
MEM = British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines (occ. “and Petroleum Resources”)
BCOGC or OGC = British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission
MC = molecular composition of natural gas
ISO = stable carbon and hydrogen isotope ratios of natural gas
COTS = Commercial Off The Shelf software
WA# = OGC designated well approval number
VT = vertical well profiles
HZ = horizontal well profiles
SCVF = Surface Casing Vent Flow
ppm = parts per million
δ13C = stable isotope ratio of carbon
δ2H = stable isotope ratio of hydrogen
δ2H-C1 = stable isotope ratio of hydrogen only in methane
‰ = per mille
BR = Bernard Ratio = C1/(C2+C3)
Dryness = ratio of C1/(C1+C2+C3+nC4+iC4+C5)
WCSB = Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
KIE = Kinetic Isotope Effect
CBM = Coalbed Methane
LNG = Liquified Natural Gas
Biogenic = products formed from organic matter
Microbial = gas created by microbial processes from organic matter
Thermogenic = gas created by temperature and pressure from organic matter
GC-FID = Gas chromatograph with Thermal Conductivity Detector
GC-IRMS = Gas chromatograph with online-coupled Combustion/Reduction and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer
GC-ITMS = Gas chromatograph with Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer
GC-TCD = Gas chromatograph with Flame Ionization Detector
IRMS = Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer
SOP = Standard Operating Procedure (sampling and laboratory protocols)
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