Quantou Formation

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Quantou Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aptian to Early Cenomanian
Type Geological formation
Unit of Songliao Basin
Sub-unitsFirst through Fourth Members
Underlies Qingshankou Formation
Overlies Denglouku Formation
Thickness190 to 1379 m
Lithology
Primary Sandstone
Other Mudstone
Location
Region Jilin
CountryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

The Quantou Formation is a Cretaceous Period (Mesozoic Era) geologic formation in China. It is primarily Albian in age. [1] It has been explored for its potential as a tight oil reservoir. [2] [3]

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Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [4]

Vertebrate paleofauna

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Footnotes

  1. WANG, Guodong; CHENG, Rihui; WANG, Pujun; GAO, Youfeng; WANG, Chengshan; REN, Yanguang; HUANG, Qinghua (March 2009). "Description of Cretaceous Sedimentary Sequence of the Quantou Formation Recovered by CCSD-SK-Is Borehole in Songliao Basin: Lithostratigraphy, Sedimentary Facies and Cyclic Stratigraphy". Earth Science Frontiers. 16 (2): 324–338. Bibcode:2009ESF....16..324W. doi:10.1016/s1872-5791(08)60078-0. ISSN   1872-5791.
  2. Xi, Kelai; Cao, Yingchang; Haile, Beyene Girma; Zhu, Rukai; Jahren, Jens; Bjørlykke, Knut; Zhang, Xiangxiang; Hellevang, Helge (September 2016). "How does the pore-throat size control the reservoir quality and oiliness of tight sandstones? The case of the Lower Cretaceous Quantou Formation in the southern Songliao Basin, China". Marine and Petroleum Geology. 76: 1–15. Bibcode:2016MarPG..76....1X. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2016.05.001. ISSN   0264-8172.
  3. Xi, Kelai; Cao, Yingchang; Jahren, Jens; Zhu, Rukai; Bjørlykke, Knut; Haile, Beyene Girma; Zheng, Lijing; Hellevang, Helge (December 2015). "Diagenesis and reservoir quality of the Lower Cretaceous Quantou Formation tight sandstones in the southern Songliao Basin, China". Sedimentary Geology. 330: 90–107. Bibcode:2015SedG..330...90X. doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2015.10.007. ISSN   0037-0738.
  4. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

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