Sedimentology and depositional history of Units C and D of the Falher Member, Spirit River Formation, west-central Alberta

Units C and D of the Falher Member, Spirit River Formation, have been studied in the area of Townships 66-73, Ranges 7-13W6. In both Units, the traditional interpretation of one northward-prograding shoreface is shown to be a major oversimplification. In Unit D, detailed cross-sections using well logs and all available cores show that the main sandbody can be subdivided into four separate sandbodies Dl through D4. The sandbodies are all …