Paoli Formation

Paoli Formation
Paoli Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mississippian
	Carter Cave Flint (Kentucky), attributed to the Paoli Limestone
Type	Formation
Unit of	Blue River Group, St. Louis Group
Sub-units	Downeys Bluff Member; Yankeetown Member; Renault Member; Aux Vases Member;
Underlies	Bethel Formation
Overlies	Ste. Genevieve Limestone
Location
Region	Indiana; Illinois; Kentucky; Missouri;
Country	United States

The Paoli Formation, Paoli Limestone, or Paoli Chert is a geologic formation in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri. This formation contains members that are known hydrocarbon reservoirs.^[1]

^ Zuppann, Charles W.; Parke, Mary A.; Droste, John B. (2009). Complex Lithofacies Relationships between the Ste. Genevieve and Paoli Limestones: Clarifying Reservoir Relationships in the Indiana Subsurface (Thesis). Retrieved 13 February 2024.

[1] Zuppann, Charles W.; Parke, Mary A.; Droste, John B. (2009). Complex Lithofacies Relationships between the Ste. Genevieve and Paoli Limestones: Clarifying Reservoir Relationships in the Indiana Subsurface (Thesis). Retrieved 13 February 2024.

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