Woodbend Group

Woodbend Group
Stratigraphic range: Frasnian
TypeGeological group
Sub-unitsCooking Lake Formation
Duvernay Formation
Leduc Formation
Ireton Formation
UnderliesWinterburn Group
OverliesBeaverhill Lake Group
Thicknessup to 700 metres (2,300 ft)[1]
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, dolomite
OtherShale
Location
Coordinates53°20′42″N 113°41′42″W / 53.34507°N 113.6949°W / 53.34507; -113.6949 (Woodbend Group)
Region Alberta
 British Columbia
 Saskatchewan
 Manitoba
 Northwest Territories
 Yukon
Country Canada
Type section
Named byImperial Oil
Year defined1950

The Woodbend Group is a stratigraphical unit of Frasnian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

It was first described in the British American Pyrcz No. 1 well by Imperial Oil geological staff in 1950.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lexicon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Imperial Oil Limited, Geological Staff, Western Division, 1950. Devonian nomenclature in Edmonton area, Alberta, Canada. Bull. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, v. 34, p. 1807-1825