Etchegoin Formation
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The Etchegoin Formation is a geologic unit in California’s San Joaquin Basin known for its significant petroleum reservoirs, particularly in major fields such as the Belridge Oil Field.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith | San Andreas Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | petroleum reservoirs ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
foraminifera
ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ mollusks ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalSetting | forearc basin ⓘ |
| environmentOfDeposition |
deltaic
ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Neogene
ⓘ
Pliocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance | hydrocarbon production ⓘ |
| hasResource |
natural gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| hasRockType | clastic sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicThickness | hundreds of meters ⓘ |
| isReservoirFor |
Belridge Oil Field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kettleman Middle Dome Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Kettleman North Dome Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Kettleman South Dome Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Lost Hills Oil Field NERFINISHED ⓘ various San Joaquin Basin oil fields ⓘ |
| lithology |
conglomerate
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Fresno County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Kern County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ San Joaquin Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ San Joaquin Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Etchegoin area of the San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| overlies |
Antelope Shale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monterey Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
San Joaquin Basin stratigraphic sequence
ⓘ
San Joaquin Valley petroleum system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
petroleum geologists
ⓘ
stratigrapher ⓘ |
| underlies | San Joaquin Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
biostratigraphy
ⓘ
petroleum exploration ⓘ subsurface correlation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.