Type Locality:

British American Pyrcz No. 1, at 12-25-50-26W4M, Alberta.

Locality Data:

WELL 100122505026W400; B.A. PYRCZ #1.. Interval(m): From 1543.8, To 1889.8.

History:

The temporary nomenclature established by Layer, et al. (1949) for the Devonian strata in the Leduc region of Alberta was revised by the geological staff of Imperial Oil Ltd., (1950), who formally established the Woodbend Formation in the Edmonton area. The Woodbend was originally established as the unit within the Minnewanka Group characterized by rapid and large-scale facies changes found below the Winterburn Formation and above the Beaverhill Lake Formation and containing the Ireton, Duvernay, and Cooking Lake members. The Woodbend Formation has since been elevated to group status.

Remark:

Obsolete; see Woodbend Group.

References:

Geological Staff, Imperial Oil Limited, Western Division, 1950. Devonian Nomenclature in Edmonton Area, Alberta, Canada. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Vol. 34, No. 9, pp. 1807-1825.

Imperial Oil Limited, Geological Staff, Western Division, 1950. Devonian nomenclature in Edmonton area, Alberta, Canada. Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petrol. Geol., v. 34, p. 1807-1825.

Layer, D.B. and Members of Staff, Imperial Oil Ltd., 1949. Leduc oil field, Alberta, a Devonian coral reef discovery. Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petrol Geol., v. 33, p. 572-602.