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TGI Strat Column 2009.Cdr STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION CHART TGI II: Williston Basin Architecture and Hydrocarbon Potential in Eastern Saskatchewan and Western Manitoba EASTERN MANITOBA PERIOD MANITOBA SUBSURFACE SASKATCHEWAN OUTCROP ERA glacial drift glacial drift glacial drift Quaternary Wood Mountain Formation Peace Garden Peace Garden Member Tertiary Member Ravenscrag Formation CENOZOIC Formation Goodlands Member Formation Goodlands Member Turtle Mountain Turtle Mountain Turtle Frenchman Formation Whitemud Formation Boissevain Formation Boissevain Formation Eastend Formation Coulter Member Coulter Member Bearpaw Formation Odanah Member Belly River “marker” Odanah Member Belly River Formation “lower” Odanah Member Millwood Member Lea Park Formation Millwood Member MONTANA GROUP Pembina Member Pembina Member Pierre Shale Pierre Shale Milk River Formation Gammon Ferruginous Member Gammon Ferruginous Member Niobrara Formation Chalky Unit Boyne Member Boyne Member Boyne Calcareous Shale Unit Member Carlile Morden Member Carlile upper Formation Morden Member Formation Morden Member Carlile Formation Assiniboine Marco Calcarenite Assiniboine Member Member CRETACEOUS Second White Specks Laurier Limestone Beds Favel Favel Keld Keld Member Member Formation Formation Belle Fourche Formation Belle Fourche Member MESOZOIC COLORADO GROUP Belle Fourche Member upper Fish Scale Formation Fish Scale Zone upper Base of Fish Scale marker Base of Fish Scale marker Westgate Formation Westgate Member lower Westgate Member Newcastle Formation Newcastle Member lower Viking Sandstone lower Skull Creek Member Skull Creek Member Joli Fou Formation Ashville Formation Ashville Formation Pense Formation (P4) Pense “P4” marker P2+P3 (lithological tops of sand) Swan River Formation Swan River Formation GROUP Cantuar Formation MANNVILLE S2 Success Formation (S2 ) Success Formation (S2 )equivalent Fm Success S1 Waskada Formation Masefield Shale Rierdon Formation Upper Melita Member Shaun- Upper Member avon Fm Melita Lower Melita Member Lower Member Formation Gravel- Upper Member Reston JURASSIC bourg Formation Lower Gravelbourg “marker” Reston Formation Fm Lower Member Upper Member Upper (Evaporite) Member Upper Evaporite Watrous Amaranth Lower Red Beds Formation Lower (Red Beds) Member Formation Lower Member Amaranth Formation TRIASSIC St. Martin Igneous & Metamorphic Complex PERMIAN Pennsylvanian BIG SNOWY GROUP Greenpoint Anhydrite Poplar Beds Oungre Evaporite Oungre Zone Ratcliff Beds Ratcliff Charles Formation Midale Evaporite upper lower Midale Beds Frobisher Evaporite Hastings Evaporite Frobisher Beds Charles Formation Kisbey Kisbey Interval Interval MC-3b MISSISSIPPIAN Alida Beds Dando Evaporite MC-3 MC-3 marker Member MADISON GROUP MC-3a Mission Canyon Formation upper MC-2 marker MC-2 Tilston Beds Member lower MC-1 Member Mission Cannon Formation Flossie Lake Member Slope facies (Daly Field) Shelf facies (Virden Field) upper middle upper Daly Member lower Cruickshank lower MADISON GROUP Shale facies Whitewater Lake Mbr Souris Valley Beds Cruickshank upper Crinoidal facies Lodgepole Formation Cromer lower Shale facies Member Virden Basal Scallion Member Limestone facies Routledge Shale facies Upper Member Upper Member Middle Member Middle Member ? Bakken Fm Bakken Fm Lower Member Lower Member Big Valley Formation QU’APPELLE GROUP THREE FORKS GROUP Torquay Formation Three Forks Formation Upper Birdbear Upper (biohermal facies) Lower Birdbear Lower (platform facies) Birdbear Fm Birdbear Fm Seward Member Seward Member Duperow Formation Flat Lake Evaporite Flat Lake Evaporite Upper Upper SASKATCHEWAN GROUP SASKATCHEWAN SASKATCHEWAN GROUP SASKATCHEWAN Duperow Formation Middle Middle Wymark Member Duperow Formation Wymark Member Lower Lower Elstow Member Elstow Member Saskatoon Member Saskatoon Member GROUP SASKATCHEWAN Souris River marker Hatfield Member Hatfield Member Hatfield/Minitonas Member Upper Harris Evaporite Sagemace Member Harris Member Harris Member Lower Harris Evaporite Basal Shale Davidson Evaporite Dolomitic Limestone Beds PALEOZOIC Davidson Member Micritic Limestone Beds Davidson Member Argillaceous Limestone Beds Souris River Formation Souris River Formation Souris River Formation First Red Beds First Red Bed Member First Red Bed Member Point Wilkins Mbr DEVONIAN Hubbard Evaporite Hubbard Evaporite MANITOBA GROUP MANITOBA GROUP MANITOBA GROUP Neely Member Neely Member Upper Member (D) Middle Member (C) Burr Member Burr Member Lower Member (B) Second Red Bed Member Formation Second Red Bed Member (A) Dawson Bay Formation Dawson Bay Formation Second Red Bed Member Dawson Bay Patience Lake Member Belle Plaine Member White Bear Member White Bear Member Esterhazy Member Esterhazy Member Prairie Evaporite Prairie Evaporite GROUP GROUP Transitional Unit Transitional Beds Transitional Beds Upper Member GROUP Upper Member Upper Member Fm Fm ELK POINT ELK POINT Fm Lower Mb Winnipegosis Winnipegosis Lower Member Winnipegosis Lower Member Elm Point Formation Ashern Formation Ashern Formation Ashern Formation ELK POINT Cedar Lake Formation Upper Interlake upper Interlake equivalent East Arm Formation Atikameg Formation Lower Interlake lower Interlake equivalent INTERLAKE GROUP Moose Lake Formation INTERLAKE GROUP INTERLAKE GROUP Interlake Formation SILURIAN Lower Interlake Anhydrite Fisher Branch Formation Upper Stonewall Anhydrite upper Stonewall upper Stonewall ? t-marker t-marker t-marker Medial Stonewall Anhydrite lower Stonewall lower Stonewall Stonewall Formation Stonewall Formation Stonewall Formation Basal Stonewall Anhydrite Williams Member Basal Stonewall Anhydrite Williams Member Williams Member Gunton Anhydrite Gunton Anhydrite Gunton Member Gunton Member Gunton Member upper Penitentiary Member Gunn Member Gunn Member / Penitentiary Member Gunn Member Stony Mountain Fm Stony Mountain Fm Stony Mountain Fm Hartaven Member Hartaven Member lower Hartaven Member Redvers Unit Redvers Unit Coronach Anhydrite BIGHORN GROUP BIGHORN GROUP Coronach Unit Coronach Member Fort Garry Member Lake Alma Anhydrite upper Lake Alma Anhydrite Lake Alma Member Lake Alma Unit Herald Formation Unit C ? ORDOVICIAN Selkirk Member lower Red River Yeoman Formation (Yeoman equivalent) ? Cat Head Member Red River Sub-group Unit B Red River Formation Red River Formation Dog Head Member Hecla Beds Hecla Beds Hecla Beds (Unit A) upper unit Icebox Member Carman Sand Winnipeg Formation lower unit Black Island Member Winnipeg Fm Winnipeg Fm basal sandstone unit CAMBRIAN Deadwood Formation Deadwood Formation Deadwood Formation PRECAMBRIAN Precambrian Precambrian Precambrian January 2009.
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