Prairie Provident Resources Inc T.PPR

Mannville formation , Ellerslie BQ member

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Some information on PPR drilling target area (Perplexity):

The Mannville Group is a significant stratigraphic unit of Early Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

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. Within this group, the Ellerslie Member is an important component, particularly in east-central Alberta

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.The Ellerslie Member, often referred to as the Ellerslie Formation, is part of the Lower Mannville interval

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. It is characterized by quartzose sandstones and is considered to be the deposits of a Lower Cretaceous fluvio-deltaic complex

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. The Ellerslie Member is divided into two main units:

1. Upper Ellerslie: Fine-grained sand with sandy shale and shaley sand lenses
2. Lower Ellerslie: Medium-grained quartz sand, siltstone, and coal
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The Ellerslie Member has a maximum thickness of about 40 meters (130 feet) for the upper unit and 30 meters (100 feet) for the lower unit

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