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Duvernay Formation

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The Duvernay Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Frasnian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. [1]

39 relations: Alberta, Alberta Energy Regulator, Alberta Township System, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Asphalt, Athabasca Oil Corporation, Bakken Formation, British Columbia, Calcarenite, Cardium Formation, Central Alberta, Duvernay, Alberta, Encana, Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Frasnian, Geochronology, Geological formation, Grosmont Formation, Horn River Formation, Hydraulic fracturing, Imperial Oil, Leduc Formation, Lesser Slave Lake, Limestone, Montney Formation, Mudstone, Muskwa Formation, Natural-gas condensate, Perdrix Formation, Pyrite, Rocky Mountains, Saskatchewan, Shale, Shale gas, Stratigraphy, Total organic carbon, Viking Formation, Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, Woodbend Group.

Alberta

Alberta is a western province of Canada.

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Alberta Energy Regulator

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is an Alberta corporation, with its main office in Calgary, Alberta.

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Alberta Township System

The Alberta Township System (ATS) is a land surveying system used in the Canadian province of Alberta and other parts of western Canada.

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American Association of Petroleum Geologists

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) is one of the world's largest professional geological societies with more than 35,000 members as of 2017.

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Asphalt

Asphalt, also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black, and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum.

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Athabasca Oil Corporation

Athabasca Oil Corporation is a Canadian energy company with a focused strategy on the development of thermal and light oil assets.

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Bakken Formation

The Bakken Formation is a rock unit from the Late Devonian to Early Mississippian age occupying about of the subsurface of the Williston Basin, underlying parts of Montana, North Dakota, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (BC; Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.

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Calcarenite

Calcarenite is a type of limestone that is composed predominantly, more than 50 percent, of detrital (transported) sand-size (0.0625 to 2 mm in diameter), carbonate grains.

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Cardium Formation

The Cardium Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Cretaceous age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.

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Central Alberta

Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Duvernay, Alberta

Duvernay is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21.

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Encana

Encana Corporation produces, transports and markets natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs).

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Fort Nelson, British Columbia

Fort Nelson is a community in northeast British Columbia, Canada within the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM).

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Frasnian

The Frasnian is one of two faunal stages in the Late Devonian period.

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Geochronology

Geochronology is the science of determining the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments using signatures inherent in the rocks themselves.

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Geological formation

A formation or geological formation is the fundamental unit of lithostratigraphy.

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Grosmont Formation

The Grosmont Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Frasnian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

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Horn River Formation

The Horn River Formation (also Horn River Shale) is a stratigraphic unit of Devonian (early Givetian to late Frasnian) age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

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Hydraulic fracturing

Hydraulic fracturing (also fracking, fraccing, frac'ing, hydrofracturing or hydrofracking) is a well stimulation technique in which rock is fractured by a pressurized liquid.

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Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil Limited (French: L'Impériale) is a Canadian petroleum company.

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Leduc Formation

The Leduc Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Devonian (Frasnian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.

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Lesser Slave Lake

Lesser Slave Lake is located in central Alberta, Canada, northwest of Edmonton.

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Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.

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Montney Formation

The Montney Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Lower Triassic age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in British Columbia and Alberta.

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Mudstone

Mudstone, a type of mudrock, is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds.

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Muskwa Formation

The Muskwa Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Frasnian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

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Natural-gas condensate

Natural-gas condensate is a low-density mixture of hydrocarbon liquids that are present as gaseous components in the raw natural gas produced from many natural gas fields.

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Perdrix Formation

The Perdrix Formation is a geologic formation of Late Devonian (Frasnian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.

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Pyrite

The mineral pyrite, or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula FeS2 (iron(II) disulfide).

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Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range in western North America.

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Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, the only province without natural borders.

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Shale

Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock composed of mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other minerals, especially quartz and calcite.

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Shale gas

Shale gas is natural gas that is found trapped within shale formations.

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Stratigraphy

Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification).

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Total organic carbon

Total organic carbon (TOC) is the amount of carbon found in an organic compound and is often used as a non-specific indicator of water quality or cleanliness of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment.

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Viking Formation

The Viking Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

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Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) is a vast sedimentary basin underlying of Western Canada including southwestern Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan, Alberta, northeastern British Columbia and the southwest corner of the Northwest Territories.

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Woodbend Group

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

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duvernay_Formation

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