Counter point bar deposits: lithofacies and reservoir significance in the meandering modern Peace River and ancient McMurray Formation, Alberta, Canada

• Published in: Sedimentology
• Main Authors: SMITH, DERALD G., HUBBARD, STEPHEN M., LECKIE, DALE A., FUSTIC, MILOVAN
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2009
• Subjects: Peace River; Wood Buffalo; Wood Buffalo National Park
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3091.2009.01050.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-3091.2009.01050.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-3091.2009.01050.x

Abstract Counter point bar deposits in the meandering Peace River, North‐central Alberta, Wood Buffalo National Park, are distinct from point bar deposits in terms of morphology, lithofacies and reservoir potential for fluids. Previously referred to as the distal‐most parts of point bars, point bar...