Leduc Formation
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The Leduc Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Devonian (Frasnian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.[3] It takes its name from the city of Leduc, and it was formally described from the B.A. Pyrz No. 1 well in central Alberta, between the depths of 1,623.7 m (5,327 ft) and 1,807.5 m (5,930 ft), by Imperial Oil Limited in 1950. Supplementary information came from a complete section of the formation that was cored in Imperial Oil's Leduc No. 530 well between 1,633 m (5,358 ft) and 1,863 m (6,112 ft).[1][2][4]
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Leduc Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Frasnian ~382–373 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Cooking Lake Member |
Underlies | Duvernay & Ireton Formations |
Overlies | Beaverhill Lake Formation |
Thickness | up to 300 m (980 ft)[1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | dolomite |
Other | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 53.3451°N 113.6949°W / 53.3451; -113.6949 (B.A. Pyrz No. 1 well/Leduc Formation) |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 12.4°S 41.2°W / -12.4; -41.2 |
Region | Alberta |
Country | Canada |
Extent | Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin |
Type section | |
Named for | City of Leduc, Alberta |
Named by | Imperial Oil Limited |
Year defined | 1950[2] |
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The Leduc Formation is a major source of oil and gas in central Alberta, and the drilling of the highly successful Leduc No. 1 well in 1947 ushered in a new era in the Western Canadian petroleum industry.[5]