CACrown ArchivesThe cinema collection
EN/FR
Search
Menu
Research dossier · General Reference

Elmworth gas field

natural gas field in Canada

Cross-disciplinary reference desk with index cards, atlas, dictionary and catalogue
General referenceInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 11, 2026
Entity authorityQ16974677 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Elmworth gas field is a Canadian natural gas field that was discovered in 1976. It began production in 2014 and produces natural gas and condensates. The total proven reserves of the Elmworth gas field are around 20 trillion cubic feet (571 billion m³) and production is slated to be around 1 billion cubic feet/day (28.3 million m³).

Editorial summary

“Elmworth gas field” enters the record as natural gas field in Canada. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Elmworth, field and natural can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1976, 2014—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Elmworth, field and natural.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

“Elmworth gas field” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Elmworth, field and natural provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16974677. VIAF identifies the subject as 315127919. The Library of Congress control number is sh85042632. Authority coordinates are 55.041, -119.641. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1976 and 2014.

Critical limits

A concise general-reference account can conceal disagreements about scope, terminology or the weight assigned to individual sources. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

Best used for
  • Subject orientation
  • Search vocabulary
  • Locating named sources
Verify next

The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Elmworth gas field”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Elmworth gas field primary sources, Elmworth gas field archive and Elmworth research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Elmworth gas field”?
  2. Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
  3. Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
Subject index

Search terms from this dossier

Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Elmworth gas field” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.