Lodgepole formation
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The Lodgepole Formation is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock unit in the Williston Basin of North America, known for its limestone and dolostone deposits and its role in regional petroleum systems.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lodgepole Formation | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carbonate rock unit
ⓘ
geologic formation ⓘ |
| ageQualifier | early Mississippian ⓘ |
| contains |
dolomitized intervals
ⓘ
fossiliferous limestone ⓘ grainstone ⓘ marine fossils ⓘ mudstone ⓘ packstone ⓘ wackestone ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
carbonate shelf
ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ |
| diagenesis | dolomitization ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
hydrocarbon production
ⓘ
natural gas reservoir ⓘ oil reservoir ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Mississippian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Carboniferous ⓘ |
| knownFor |
petroleum reservoir
ⓘ
role in regional petroleum systems ⓘ |
| lithology |
dolostone
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| namedFor | Lodgepole Creek area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies |
Bakken Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Three Forks Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Williston Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petroleumSystemElement |
reservoir rock
ⓘ
seal rock ⓘ |
| porosityType |
fracture porosity
ⓘ
intergranular porosity ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Manitoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryComposition | carbonate rocks ⓘ |
| region |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| rockType | sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf |
Madison Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippian System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subperiod | Mississippian ⓘ |
| underlies |
Charles Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mission Canyon Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.