Pembina oil field

Pembina oil field
Pembina oil field is located in Alberta
Pembina oil field
Location of Pembina oil field
CountryCanada
RegionCentral Alberta
Offshore/onshoreonshore
Coordinates53°06′N 115°12′W / 53.1°N 115.2°W / 53.1; -115.2
Field history
Discovery1953
Start of production1953
Production
Producing formationsCardium Formation, Viking Formation, Rock Creek Member

The Pembina oil field is one of the largest and most prolific conventional oil fields in the province of Alberta, Canada.[1]

The mature field is centered on Drayton Valley and is named for the Pembina River, which crosses the region from southwest to northeast. It taps reservoirs in the Cretaceous formations of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin for oil and gas production. The main hydrocarbon-bearing unit is the Cardium Formation. Production also comes from the Viking Formation and sandstone beds of the Fernie Formation such as the Rock Creek Member.

  1. ^ "Pembina Oil Field". Alberta’s Energy Resources Heritage. Alberta Bulture & Tourism. Retrieved 2021-08-09.