WebObject Moved This document may be found here WebIn Alberta the Cardium Formation is a predominantly sandy to conglomeratic marine unit bounded above and below by thick, ammonite-bearing, marine shales of the Colorado Group, the Blackstone Formation below and the Wapiabi Formation above (Figure 1.1). The name Cardium is derived from the abundance of the bivalve Cardium sp. found …
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WebJun 3, 2013 · The Cardium Formation is a shallow marine clastic unit of upper Middle Turonian to Lower Coniacian age that was deposited in a ramp setting on the western side of the Western Canada foreland basin. WebJun 3, 2010 · Gas is produced from Cardium in the Athabasca River area and the foothills in western Alberta, and oil is produced in central Alberta's Pembina Field. The formation consists of thinly interbedded sands, shales and silts that exhibit good to moderate porosities and low permeabilities. The Cardium is generally found at depths between … product key löschen
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WebA central issue is that as fields expand elemental parameters of the formation become unpredictable. As a contribution to solve this problem, “Cardium A” intervals at the halo (Brazeau T44-47R9-12W5) of the Pembina field are explored to reveal successions that clean upwards to very-fine grained litharenites and bioturbated wackes with ... WebDec 1, 2003 · In this paper we describe little-studied exposures of the Upper Cretaceous Cardium Formation in the northern Foothills and Peace River Plains, located north of Twp. 58. We correlate sixteen principal outcrop sections along the Foothills and across the northern escarpment of the Cardium as far east as the Smoky River. Correlations are … WebThe Cardium Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Cretaceous age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It takes the name from the fossilized heart-shaped cockle shells in the family Cardiidae present. It was first described along the Bow River banks by James Hector in 1895.[2] It is present throughout western Alberta and in northeastern British … relationship vouchers