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Publication:

Warner, A.J., and Moody, J.S., 1992, West Raymond field [Mississippi]: Mississippi Office of Geology, Mississippi Geology, v. 13, no. 2, p. 13-22.


Summary:

Sligo Formation penetrated completely in four wells and partially penetrated in six others. Unit is approximately 465 ft thick in Raymond Field and consists of interbedded sands, siltstone, shales, and mudstones. Interval is nonproductive. Age is Early Cretaceous (Coahuilan).

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


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