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Record Number	296
	Title		Paskapoo Groundwater Study Part III: Detailed core measured sections 
			of the Paskapoo Formation in Central Alberta
	Originator	Hamblin, A.P.
	Category	Open File
	Format	CD-ROM, pdfs
	Abstract	The Paskapoo Formation, of Paleocene age, is an important, but poorly-understood  
			groundwater aquifer in western Alberta, and is now emerging as a shallow gas reservoir. 
			Because the Paskapoo represents the bedrock at surface over its area of occurrence, and 
			has not previously been a major hydrocarbon target, there has been little study of 
			outcrop or subsurface data. This report summarizes subsurface core work in central 
			Alberta, primarily from wells located north and east of the cities of Calgary and Red 
			Deer, where Paskapoo rocks form the bedrock surface unit. Most of the eight cores are 
			positioned relatively close to the outcrop edge of the Paskapoo Formation, and so only 
			include strata from the underlying Scollard, and the lower and middle portions of the 
			Paskapoo. The latest two cores were cut during a recent joint project between Geological 
			Survey of Canada and University of Calgary in 2003-2005. In this report, the 
			information is presented as standard measured sections, with text descriptions of units. 
			The lower Paskapoo is characterized by thick, multi-storied fluvial channel sandstones 
			(Haynes Member) whereas the middle Paskapoo comprises primarily thinly interbedded 
			siltstones and sandstones (Lacombe Member). This report is meant to be complementary
			to two other Open Files on the outcrop measured sections of the Paskapoo of the Red 
			Deer region (GSC OF 5535), and of the Calgary region (GSC OF 5536).
	Supplemental	In English
	Beginning Date	01-04-2003
	Ending Date	31-03-2007
	Progress	Complete
	Maintenance	None Planned
	West Boundary	-119
	East Boundary	-112
	North Boundary	55
	South Boundary	49
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	Theme Keywords	groundwater, aquifer, spatial variation, stratigraphy, 
			sedimentology, outcrop, drill-core, fluvial, paleocurrents
	Place Keywords	central Alberta, Calgary, Red Deer, Cochrane, Bow River, Red Deer River
	Stratum Keywords  Paskapoo Formation, Porcupine Hills Formation, Scollard Formation	
	Temporal Keywords Tertiary, Paleocene
	Contact Person	Hamblin, A.P.
	Contact Voice	01-403-292-7072
	Contact Fax	01-403-292-5377
	Contact Email	thamblin@NRCan.gc.ca
	Distributor	Bookstore at Geological Survey of Canada - Calgary
	Distributor Address Type	mailing and physical
	Distributor Address	3303 33 Street NW
	Distributor City	Calgary
	Distributor Province	Alberta
	Distributor Country	Canada
	Distributor Postal Code	T2L 2A7
	Distributor Voice	01-403-292-7030
	Distributor Fax	01-403-292-5377
	Distributor Email	gscc_bookstore@nrcan.gc.ca
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	(DD-MM-YYYY)	28/03/2007
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