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Cant, Douglas J.; Ethier, Valerie G. (August 1984), "Lithology-dependent diagenetic control of reservoir properties of conglomerates, Falher member, Elmworth Field, Alberta",
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The Viking
Formation occurs in the sub-surface of central and eastern Alberta and in west-central Saskatchewan. It reaches a maximum thickness of 50 metres (160 ft) in
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Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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reserves totaled 277.9 million e³m³ (or 227,900 million m³), with 103.4 million e³m³ (or 103,400 million m³already produced.
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and thins out to 40 metres (130 ft) in
Saskatchewan. Thinner sandstone beds can be recognized into western Alberta.
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The Viking
Formation is composed of fine to coarse grained sandstone with interbeds of
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Mossop, G.D. and
Shetsen, I - Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (1994).
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since the late 1970s. The method is currently used in development of the
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of 88.7 million m³, with 66.8 million m³ already produced as of 2008.
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The Viking
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Massive hydraulic fracturing has been widely used in
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is produced from the Viking
Formation in eastern and
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The Viking
Formation is conformably overlain by the
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328:It takes the name from the town of
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1218:Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
557:Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units
323:Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
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518:in north-eastern Alberta and the
356:conglomeratic sandstone. Nodular
332:, and was first described in the
718:Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
526:. It can be correlated with the
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1208:Sandstone formations of Canada
1188:Geologic formations of Alberta
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411:Hydraulic fracturing in Canada
405:Hydraulic fracturing in Canada
340:oil field by Dowling in 1919.
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147:up to 50 metres (160 ft)
364:fragments and concretionary
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108:Crossbedded Viking sandstone
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774:Northwestern Alberta Plains
581:Geological Survey of Canada
471:Relationship to other units
383:as well as in west-central
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534:in north-western Alberta.
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368:occur in the coarse beds.
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801:Northern Rocky Mountains
490:It is equivalent to the
1213:Conglomerate formations
1203:Cretaceous Saskatchewan
787:North-central foothills
734:Oil sands and heavy oil
372:Hydrocarbon production
1086:Glauconitic Sandstone
532:Peace River Formation
758:Depositional regions
492:Bow Island Formation
479:and conformably and
300:Dowling et al., 1919
118:Geological formation
1030:Horseshoe Canyon FM
977:Beaverhill Lake GRP
826:Northeastern plains
744:Natural gas liquids
726:Hydrocarbon history
500:Newcastle Formation
477:Big River Formation
205: /
128:Big River Formation
25:Stratigraphic range
1198:Cretaceous Alberta
1047:Ribstone Creek MBR
561:"Viking Formation"
508:Ashville Formation
485:Joli Fou Formation
138:Joli Fou Formation
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784:North-east Plains
520:Flotten Lake Sand
516:Pelican Sandstone
483:underlain by the
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779:Canadian Rockies
765:Southern Alberta
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308:Viking Formation
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1096:Sunburst Member
1042:Belly River GRP
997:Central Alberta
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987:Canadian Shield
970:Cooking Lake FM
908:Lloydminster SS
878:Grand Rapids FM
838:Belly River GRP
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312:stratigraphical
291:Viking, Alberta
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1101:Taber Member
1069:Colorado GRP
1057:Brosseau MBR
1052:Victoria MBR
1025:Whitemud MBR
1015:Edmonton GRP
955:Woodbend GRP
918:Cummings MBR
913:Wabiskaw MBR
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848:La Biche GRP
811:Saskatchewan
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638:. Retrieved
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599:the original
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524:Saskatchewan
504:North Dakota
489:
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459:Distribution
441:Saskatchewan
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385:Saskatchewan
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350:conglomerate
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282:Type section
258:Saskatchewan
210:53°N 111.5°W
171:Conglomerate
1123:Nordegg MBR
1064:Lea Park FM
1010:Scollard FM
1005:Paskapoo FM
960:Grosmont FM
923:McMurray FM
873:McLaren MBR
858:Joli Fou FM
843:Lea Park FM
796:Fort Nelson
791:Liard River
749:Natural gas
522:in central
358:phosphorite
213: /
187:Coordinates
1182:Categories
1150:Pekisko FM
1140:Elkton MBR
1130:Rundle GRP
1113:Fernie GRP
1074:Cardium FM
1037:Bearpaw FM
965:Irteton FM
945:Wabamun FM
833:Bearpaw FM
640:2009-03-06
605:2009-03-06
566:2009-03-01
538:References
449:Horn River
316:Cretaceous
219: (
215:53; -111.5
1162:Exshaw FM
1145:Shunda FM
1020:Battle FM
940:Exshaw FM
888:Sparky SS
883:Waseca SS
863:Colony SS
853:Viking FM
781:foothills
506:, to the
498:, to the
344:Lithology
287:Named for
161:Sandstone
152:Lithology
144:Thickness
124:Underlies
1157:Banff FM
935:Banff FM
928:Dina MBR
817:Manitoba
815:Western
649:cite web
614:cite web
512:Manitoba
425:Duvernay
366:siderite
338:Kinsella
314:unit of
297:Named by
200:111°30′W
181:Location
134:Overlies
530:of the
445:Montney
433:Alberta
429:Montney
421:Cardium
417:Alberta
395:reserve
321:in the
264:Country
246:Alberta
197:53°00′N
157:Primary
903:Rex SS
514:, the
437:Bakken
354:cherty
334:Viking
276:Canada
273:
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243:
234:Region
32:Albian
310:is a
175:chert
167:Other
30:Late
655:link
620:link
447:and
362:coal
352:and
306:The
114:Type
38:PreꞒ
679:(8)
510:in
502:in
494:in
399:Gas
392:oil
377:Oil
319:age
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