Bluesky Formation

Bluesky Formation
Stratigraphic range: Lower Albian
Bluesky Sandstone
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofFort St. John Group
UnderliesWilrich Member
OverliesGething Formation
Thicknessup to 46 metres (150 ft)[1]
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates56°02′39″N 118°07′39″W / 56.0442°N 118.1274°W / 56.0442; -118.1274 (Bluesky Formation)
RegionWestern Alberta
CountryCanada
Type section
Named forBluesky, Alberta
Named byPeter C. Badgley, 1952

The Bluesky Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Lower Cretaceous age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It takes the name from the hamlet of Bluesky, and was first described in Shell's Bluesky No. 1 well by Badgley in 1952.[2]

  1. ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geological Units. "Bluesky Formation". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  2. ^ Badgley, Peter C., 1952. Notes on the subsurface stratigraphy and oil and gas geology of the Lower Cretaceous series in central Alberta (Report and seven figures); Geological Survey of Canada, Paper No. 52-11, 12 p.