The Pembina oil field is one of the largest and most prolific conventional oil fields in the province of Alberta , Canada .
9-738: The mature field is centered on Drayton Valley and is named for the Pembina River , which crosses the region from southwest to northeast. It taps reservoirs in the Cretaceous formations of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin for oil and gas production. The main hydrocarbon-bearing unit is the Cardium Formation . Production also comes from the Viking Formation and sandstone beds of
18-500: A 1.6% change from its 2011 population of 7,118. With a land area of 30.72 km (11.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 235.5/km (610.0/sq mi) in 2016. Oil and gas is the primary driver of Drayton Valley's economy. Agriculture and forestry also play roles in the local economy. A sawmill is located in the town. Drayton Valley's Omniplex is a community sports centre that hosts ice hockey , ringette , curling , soccer , baseball and rodeo . The town also has
27-634: A public swimming pool , a ski hill , a bowling alley, and the Drayton Valley Golf and Country Club. Drayton Valley is the home of the Drayton Valley Thunder of the Alberta Junior Hockey League . Drayton Valley is also home to the annual DV100 bicycle race. Drayton Valley has six public schools, two Catholic schools, and one outreach school. The public schools and outreach school are operated by
36-598: Is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country format at 92.9 FM in Drayton Valley , Alberta . The station is branded as Big West Country and is owned by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group . The station was given approval by the CRTC on December 8, 1993. On August 26, 2009, CIBW-FM received CRTC approval to increase their effective radiated power. This article about
45-568: Is a town in central Alberta , Canada. It is located on Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), approximately 133 kilometres (83 mi) southwest of Edmonton . It is surrounded by Brazeau County , known for its vast oil fields. The town is located between the North Saskatchewan River and the Pembina River . The town was named after Drayton, Hampshire , the birthplace of the wife of one of the Alberta town's postmasters. Prior to
54-617: The Fernie Formation such as the Rock Creek Member . The first oil was discovered by Mobil Oil in February 1953, and it started a boom that saw the investment of $ 900 million in the area. This Southern Alberta location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an oil field is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Drayton Valley Drayton Valley
63-536: The 1953 oil boom, the community of Drayton Valley was sparsely populated. The main economic activities were farming and logging . Drayton Valley was incorporated as a village in 1956 and officially became a town in 1957. In 1955 a ferry was built to cross the North Saskatchewan River. The original bridge that replaced the ferry was eventually replaced by a new bridge in 2014. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada ,
72-520: The Town of Drayton Valley had a population of 7,291 living in 2,897 of its 3,250 total private dwellings, a change of 0.8% from its 2016 population of 7,235. With a land area of 30.9 km (11.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 236.0/km (611.1/sq mi) in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Drayton Valley recorded a population of 7,235 living in 2,782 of its 3,116 total private dwellings,
81-683: The Wild Rose School Division while the Catholic schools are operated by the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Division . Drayton Valley is served by two weekly newspapers, the Drayton Valley Western Review and the Drayton Valley and District Free Press and one radio station, CIBW-FM , mainly playing country music. A Christian radio station, CIDV-FM , was launched in 2009. CIBW-FM CIBW-FM
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