275:
257:
719:
714:
724:
689:
729:
1562:
682:
657:
622:
574:
210:
588:
1577:
706:
675:
1552:
1567:
1547:
555:"The Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, Chapter 13: Devonian Wabamun Group of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin"
529:
335:
698:
786:
587:
Imperial Oil
Limited, Geological Staff, Western Division, 1950. Devonian nomenclature in Edmonton area, Alberta, Canada. Bull.
776:
553:
Mossop, G.D. and
Shetsen, I., (compilers), Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and Alberta Geological Survey (1994).
1572:
203:
1394:
1557:
1111:
781:
347:
17:
1389:
1138:
1133:
1123:
638:"The Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin - Summary of gas reserves and production data"
603:"The Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin - Summary of oil reserves and production data"
1511:
1353:
1276:
1261:
1089:
1074:
956:
890:
1516:
1360:
1096:
1042:
988:
885:
880:
478:
637:
602:
471:
121:
1429:
1399:
1333:
1281:
1158:
1143:
1106:
993:
946:
919:
833:
554:
533:
111:
420:
The
Wabamun Formation reaches a maximum thickness of 240 metres (790 ft) in the sub-surface of
1183:
1178:
1173:
1163:
1101:
951:
875:
838:
1491:
1459:
1419:
1343:
1306:
1241:
1226:
1084:
1052:
870:
858:
853:
818:
813:
486:
453:
363:
149:
470:
area, the formation is divided into a lower and an upper part separated by the porous dolomitic
1454:
1424:
1409:
1291:
1221:
1216:
1057:
1020:
973:
961:
929:
912:
907:
902:
848:
843:
651:
616:
568:
386:
1501:
1481:
1476:
1414:
1380:
1348:
1323:
1236:
1148:
1069:
1047:
1032:
1015:
1010:
998:
978:
934:
863:
759:
745:
502:
498:
494:
490:
467:
460:
441:
425:
153:
131:
1526:
1521:
1506:
1496:
1471:
1449:
1439:
1370:
1365:
1318:
1301:
1296:
1251:
1200:
1193:
1188:
1118:
1079:
1027:
750:
449:
445:
421:
370:
181:
139:
135:
1434:
1404:
1338:
1256:
1231:
1168:
1128:
1064:
983:
968:
939:
897:
1541:
331:
323:
68:
31:
1466:
1005:
924:
823:
791:
667:
437:
405:
351:
339:
319:
305:
295:
389:
region. It is composed entirely of limestone in north-western
Alberta. Secondary
1444:
1311:
1271:
1266:
1246:
1153:
828:
771:
409:
43:
636:
Mossop, G.D. and
Shetsen, I - Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (1994).
601:
Mossop, G.D. and
Shetsen, I - Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (1994).
88:
53:
226:
212:
456:
402:
382:
374:
366:
327:
191:
177:
93:
37:
412:
reserves totaled 102.8 million m³, with 53.5 million m³ already produced.
1286:
797:
83:
78:
63:
58:
48:
482:
262:
98:
73:
424:. It thins out and wedges towards the east, and thickens towards the
390:
378:
280:
408:
of 7.2 million m³, with 3.2 million m³ already produced as of 2008.
671:
401:
The
Wabamun Formation had an initial established recoverable
1379:
1209:
806:
738:
705:
301:
291:
286:
268:
250:
202:
197:
187:
173:
168:
160:
145:
127:
117:
107:
25:
452:in eastern Alberta. It rests conformably on the
385:are present at the base of the formation in the
346:well (located between the Wabamun Lake and the
683:
8:
656:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
621:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
589:American Association of Petroleum Geologists
573:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
690:
676:
668:
22:
524:
522:
520:
518:
1563:Devonian southern paleotropical deposits
514:
649:
614:
566:
393:is found at the top of the formation.
362:The Wabamun Formation is composed of
7:
720:Frontier exploration and development
1578:Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
530:Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units
14:
344:Anglo Canadian Wabamun Lake No. 1
238:Anglo Canadian Wabamun Lake No. 1
1553:Devonian System of North America
699:Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
336:Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
273:
255:
342:and was first described in the
1568:Limestone formations of Canada
1548:Geologic formations of Alberta
448:in western Alberta and by the
164:up to 240 metres (790 ft)
1:
444:in southern Alberta, by the
755:Northwestern Alberta Plains
432:Relationship to other units
1594:
15:
436:The Wabamun Formation is
338:. It takes the name from
30:
782:Northern Rocky Mountains
477:It is equivalent to the
348:North Saskatchewan River
18:Wabamun (disambiguation)
768:North-central foothills
715:Oil sands and heavy oil
591:, v. 34, p. 1807-1825.
479:Three Forks Formation
397:Hydrocarbon potential
739:Depositional regions
227:53.3851°N 114.5123°W
112:Geological formation
16:For other uses, see
1573:Dolomite formations
1517:Beaverhill Lake GRP
1361:Beaverhill Lake GRP
1210:Northeastern plains
1097:Beaverhill Lake GRP
725:Natural gas liquids
707:Hydrocarbon history
534:"Wabamun Formation"
222: /
32:Stratigraphic range
1395:Porcupine Hills FM
947:Schooler Creek GRP
487:Palliser Formation
454:Graminia Formation
232:53.3851; -114.5123
150:Graminia Formation
1535:
1534:
1112:Fort Vermilion FM
876:Fort St. John GRP
765:North-east Plains
493:, the sum of the
472:Crossfield Member
316:Wabamun Formation
312:
311:
122:Crossfield Member
26:Wabamun Formation
1585:
1390:Cypress Hills FM
1381:Southern Alberta
1139:Sulphur Point FM
1124:Watt Mountain FM
935:Poker Chip Shale
807:Northwest plains
760:Canadian Rockies
746:Southern Alberta
692:
685:
678:
669:
662:
661:
655:
647:
645:
644:
633:
627:
626:
620:
612:
610:
609:
598:
592:
585:
579:
578:
572:
564:
562:
561:
550:
544:
543:
541:
540:
526:
503:British Columbia
501:in northeastern
499:Tetcho Formation
495:Kotcho Formation
491:Canadian Rockies
461:Winterburn Group
442:Exshaw Formation
440:overlain by the
426:Canadian Rockies
279:
277:
276:
261:
259:
258:
246:
245:
243:
242:
241:
239:
234:
233:
228:
223:
220:
219:
218:
215:
154:Winterburn Group
132:Exshaw Formation
103:
40:
23:
1593:
1592:
1588:
1587:
1586:
1584:
1583:
1582:
1558:Famennian Stage
1538:
1537:
1536:
1531:
1527:Canadian Shield
1512:Cooking Lake FM
1410:Belly River GRP
1375:
1371:Canadian Shield
1354:Cooking Lake FM
1292:Lloydminster SS
1262:Grand Rapids FM
1222:Belly River GRP
1205:
1201:Canadian Shield
1090:Cooking Lake FM
1075:Fort Simpson FM
957:Charlie Lake FM
891:Spirit River FM
859:Pouce Coupe MBR
802:
751:Central Alberta
734:
701:
696:
666:
665:
648:
642:
640:
635:
634:
630:
613:
607:
605:
600:
599:
595:
586:
582:
565:
559:
557:
552:
551:
547:
538:
536:
528:
527:
516:
511:
450:Mannville Group
446:Blairmore Group
434:
422:central Alberta
418:
399:
369:and calcareous
360:
274:
272:
256:
254:
237:
235:
231:
229:
225:
224:
221:
216:
213:
211:
209:
208:
140:Mannville Group
136:Blairmore Group
102:
101:
96:
91:
86:
81:
76:
71:
66:
61:
56:
51:
46:
36:
35:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1591:
1589:
1581:
1580:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1540:
1539:
1533:
1532:
1530:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1463:
1462:
1457:
1452:
1442:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1386:
1384:
1377:
1376:
1374:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1357:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1315:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1213:
1211:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1203:
1198:
1197:
1196:
1191:
1189:Basal Red Beds
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1116:
1115:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1094:
1093:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1062:
1061:
1060:
1058:Jean Marie MBR
1050:
1045:
1043:Trout River FM
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1024:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1003:
1002:
1001:
996:
991:
989:Taylor Flat FM
981:
976:
971:
966:
965:
964:
959:
954:
944:
943:
942:
937:
932:
930:Rock Creek MBR
922:
917:
916:
915:
910:
905:
895:
894:
893:
888:
886:Peace River FM
883:
881:Shaftesbury FM
873:
868:
867:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
826:
821:
816:
810:
808:
804:
803:
801:
800:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
766:
763:
758:South-central
756:
753:
748:
742:
740:
736:
735:
733:
732:
727:
722:
717:
711:
709:
703:
702:
697:
695:
694:
687:
680:
672:
664:
663:
628:
593:
580:
545:
513:
512:
510:
507:
438:disconformably
433:
430:
417:
414:
398:
395:
359:
356:
310:
309:
303:
299:
298:
293:
289:
288:
284:
283:
270:
266:
265:
252:
248:
247:
206:
200:
199:
195:
194:
189:
185:
184:
175:
171:
170:
166:
165:
162:
158:
157:
147:
143:
142:
129:
125:
124:
119:
115:
114:
109:
105:
104:
97:
92:
87:
82:
77:
72:
67:
62:
57:
52:
47:
42:
41:
28:
27:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1590:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1545:
1543:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1522:Elk Point GRP
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1461:
1458:
1456:
1453:
1451:
1448:
1447:
1446:
1443:
1441:
1440:Mannville GRP
1438:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1430:Milk River FM
1428:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1400:Ravenscrag FM
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1378:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1366:Elk Point GRP
1364:
1362:
1359:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1341:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1334:Winterburn FM
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1282:Clearwater FM
1280:
1278:
1277:Gen. Petr. SS
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1254:
1253:
1252:Mannville GRP
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1214:
1212:
1208:
1202:
1199:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1144:Pine Point FM
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1134:Presqu’ile FM
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1121:
1120:
1119:Elk Point GRP
1117:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1107:Swan Hills FM
1105:
1103:
1100:
1099:
1098:
1095:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1067:
1066:
1063:
1059:
1056:
1055:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1008:
1007:
1004:
1000:
997:
995:
994:Kiskatinaw FM
992:
990:
987:
986:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
949:
948:
945:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
927:
926:
923:
921:
920:Nikanassin FM
918:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
900:
899:
896:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
878:
877:
874:
872:
869:
865:
864:Doe Creek MBR
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
834:Puskwaskau FM
832:
831:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
811:
809:
805:
799:
795:
793:
790:
788:
787:Fort St. John
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
767:
764:
761:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
743:
741:
737:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
712:
710:
708:
704:
700:
693:
688:
686:
681:
679:
674:
673:
670:
659:
653:
639:
632:
629:
624:
618:
604:
597:
594:
590:
584:
581:
576:
570:
556:
549:
546:
535:
531:
525:
523:
521:
519:
515:
508:
506:
504:
500:
496:
492:
488:
484:
480:
475:
473:
469:
464:
462:
458:
455:
451:
447:
443:
439:
431:
429:
427:
423:
415:
413:
411:
407:
404:
396:
394:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
365:
357:
355:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
324:Late Devonian
321:
320:stratigraphic
317:
307:
304:
300:
297:
294:
290:
285:
282:
271:
267:
264:
253:
249:
244:
207:
205:
201:
196:
193:
190:
186:
183:
179:
176:
172:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
148:
144:
141:
137:
133:
130:
126:
123:
120:
116:
113:
110:
106:
100:
95:
90:
85:
80:
75:
70:
65:
60:
55:
50:
45:
39:
33:
29:
24:
19:
1486:
1435:Colorado GRP
1405:Edmonton GRP
1339:Woodbend GRP
1328:
1302:Cummings MBR
1297:Wabiskaw MBR
1232:La Biche GRP
1194:Granite Wash
1184:Ernestina FM
1179:Cold Lake FM
1174:Chinchaga FM
1164:Keg River FM
1129:Gillwood MBR
1102:Waterways FM
1065:Woodbend GRP
1037:
984:Stoddart GRP
952:Baldonnel FM
898:Bullhead GRP
792:Saskatchewan
641:. Retrieved
631:
606:. Retrieved
596:
583:
558:. Retrieved
548:
537:. Retrieved
476:
465:
435:
419:
416:Distribution
400:
361:
352:Imperial Oil
343:
340:Wabamun Lake
315:
313:
306:Imperial Oil
296:Wabamun Lake
287:Type section
1492:Crowfoot FM
1460:Sawtooth FM
1420:Foremost FM
1344:Grosmont FM
1307:McMurray FM
1257:McLaren MBR
1242:Joli Fou FM
1227:Lea Park FM
1169:Rainbow MBR
1159:Black Shale
1085:Duvernay FM
1053:Redknife FM
940:Nordegg MBR
871:Dunvegan FM
854:Kaskapau FM
839:Badheart FM
819:Scollard FM
814:Paskapoo FM
777:Fort Nelson
772:Liard River
730:Natural gas
428:foothills.
377:interbeds.
230: /
217:114°30′44″W
204:Coordinates
1542:Categories
1487:Wabamun FM
1467:Rundle GRP
1455:Rierdon FM
1425:Pakowki FM
1349:Irteton FM
1329:Wabamun FM
1217:Bearpaw FM
1070:Irteton FM
1038:Wabamun FM
1021:Pekisko FM
1006:Rundle GRP
974:Montney FM
962:Halfway FM
925:Fernie GRP
913:Cadomin FM
908:Gething FM
903:Bluesky FM
849:Cardium FM
844:Muskiki FM
824:Wapiti GRP
643:2009-03-06
608:2009-03-06
560:2014-10-18
539:2009-03-01
509:References
236: (
214:53°23′06″N
1502:Ireton FM
1482:Bakken FM
1477:Exshaw FM
1445:Ellis GRP
1415:Oldman FM
1324:Exshaw FM
1272:Sparky SS
1267:Waseca SS
1247:Colony SS
1237:Viking FM
1149:Muskeg FM
1048:Kakisa FM
1033:Exshaw FM
1016:Shunda FM
1011:Debolt FM
999:Golata FM
979:Belloy FM
829:Smoky GRP
762:foothills
457:siltstone
383:anhydrite
375:anhydrite
367:limestone
364:dolomitic
358:Lithology
354:in 1950.
328:Famennian
292:Named for
192:Anhydrite
178:Limestone
169:Lithology
161:Thickness
128:Underlies
118:Sub-units
38:Famennian
1507:Leduc FM
1497:Nisku FM
1472:Banff FM
1450:Swift FM
1319:Banff FM
1312:Dina MBR
1154:Zama MBR
1080:Leduc FM
1028:Banff FM
798:Manitoba
796:Western
652:cite web
617:cite web
569:cite web
387:Stettler
371:dolomite
322:unit of
302:Named by
198:Location
182:dolomite
146:Overlies
969:Doig FM
489:in the
483:Montana
468:Calgary
466:In the
459:of the
406:reserve
334:in the
269:Country
263:Alberta
174:Primary
1383:plains
1287:Rex SS
485:, the
391:pyrite
379:Halite
308:, 1950
281:Canada
278:
260:
251:Region
373:with
350:) by
318:is a
188:Other
658:link
623:link
575:link
497:and
381:and
314:The
108:Type
44:PreꞒ
481:in
410:Gas
403:oil
332:age
1544::
654:}}
650:{{
619:}}
615:{{
571:}}
567:{{
532:.
517:^
505:.
474:.
463:.
330:)
180:,
138:,
134:,
94:Pg
34::
691:e
684:t
677:v
660:)
646:.
625:)
611:.
577:)
563:.
542:.
326:(
240:)
156:)
152:(
99:N
89:K
84:J
79:T
74:P
69:C
64:D
59:S
54:O
49:Ꞓ
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.