Wabamun Formation

Wabamun Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsCrossfield Member
UnderliesExshaw Formation, Blairmore Group, Mannville Group
OverliesGraminia Formation (Winterburn Group)
Thicknessup to 240 metres (790 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, dolomite
OtherAnhydrite
Location
Coordinates53°23′06″N 114°30′44″W / 53.3851°N 114.5123°W / 53.3851; -114.5123 (Anglo Canadian Wabamun Lake No. 1)
RegionAlberta
CountryCanada
Type section
Named forWabamun Lake
Named byImperial Oil, 1950

The Wabamun Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Devonian (Famennian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It takes the name from Wabamun Lake and was first described in the Anglo Canadian Wabamun Lake No. 1 well (located between the Wabamun Lake and the North Saskatchewan River) by Imperial Oil in 1950.

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