Smackover Formation

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age Jurassic
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1922
gptkbp:economicImportance natural gas production
oil production
lithium brine extraction
gptkbp:fossil marine fossils
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Smackover Formation
gptkbp:lithology gptkb:dolomite
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:Mississippi
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:namedFor Smackover, Arkansas
gptkbp:notableFor lithium extraction
petroleum reservoir
brine production
gptkbp:overlies Norphlet Formation
gptkbp:partOf Gulf Coast sedimentary basin
gptkbp:period gptkb:Late_Jurassic
gptkbp:primaryLithology limestone
gptkbp:thickness varies from 50 to 400 feet
gptkbp:underlies Buckner Formation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Haynesville_Shale
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7