Turner Valley Oilfield

Turner Valley was Alberta’s first great oilfield. Production began in 1914 and initially yielded mainly natural gas, with local plants providing the province’s only extensive gas-processing system and extracting marketable petroleum products. The discovery of deeper deposits in 1924 at Royalite No. 4 made Turner Valley the leading producer in Canada. In 1936, the crude-oil pool underlying the gas reserves was discovered and Turner Valley reached peak output. Although production declined after 1942, the field continues to be a significant producer of oil and gas.

Alberta · Canada