Sedimentary Environments Offshore Norway — Palaeozoic to Recent, Proceedings of the Norwegian Petroleum Society Conference

Required reading for geologists working in the offshore areas, Volume 10 continues the series from the Norwegian Petroleum Society. This work provides an up-to-date review of the late Palaeozoic to present sedimentary history of the Norwegian offshore areas in the North Sea and Mid-Norway basins. Case studies, overview articles and analogue examples from adjacent areas such as Greenland and Denmark, present new ideas on the development of the Norwegian margin from the Carboniferous through the Mesozoic and Cenozoic. In particular, new evidence and interpretations are presented on well-known major reservoir-bearing successions such as the Statfjord Formation and Dunlin Group in the Northern North Sea, and the Åre and the Tilje Formations in the Mid-Norway area. Furthermore, the Upper Jurassic succession in the Haltenbanken area is described, giving new evidence on the interplay between extensional tectonics and sedimentation during the second major rift phase in the area. The Cretaceous and Cenozoic periods are treated extensively, showing their importance as overall deep water sedimentary systems with proven and potential reservoir rocks, such as in the Ormen Lange Field, and for causing burial of Jurassic rocks to advantageous depths for hydrocarbon generation. The Recent sedimentary history of the Norwegian margin is treated with examples of the glacial history and giant submarine slides which understanding is vital for the placement of offshore installations. The book is organised based on geologic time, from Palaeozoic through Mesozoic to Cenozoic examples. It includes a set of palaeogeographic maps from the Carboniferous through to the Cenozoic. In addition, there are numerous examples of core photographs, well log data, correlation panels and seismic as well as outcrop photographs and logs from the analogue examples. Comprehensive reference and keyword lists are also included. Content: Dedication to Arne Dalland (1945–1998) Original Research Article Page V Preface and acknowledgements Pages VII-VIII Ole J. Martinsen, Tom Dreyer List of Contributors Pages IX-XI Sedimentary environments offshore norway — palaeozoic to recent: an introduction Original Research Article Pages 1-5 Ole J. Martinsen, Tom Dreyer Sedimentary environments offshore norway — an overview Original Research Article Pages 7-37 Harald Brekke, Hans Ivar Sjulstad, Christian Magnus, Robert W. Williams The alluvial cyclicity in hornelen basin (Devonian Western Norway) revisited: a multiparameter sedimentary analysis and stratigraphic implications Original Research Article Pages 39-50 Atle Folkestad, Ronald J. Steel Upper permian lowstand fans of the bredehorn member, schuchert dal formation, east greenland Original Research Article Pages 51-65 Mikkel Kreiner-MГёller, Lars Stemmerik Sedimentology and palaeogeography of the statfjord formation (Rhaetian-Sinemurian), North Sea Original Research Article Pages 67-85 Alf Ryseth Sedimentary facies in the fluvial-dominated Г...re formation as seen in the Г...re 1 member in the heidrun field Original Research Article Pages 87-102 Knud Egil Svela Sedimentology of the heterolithic and tide-dominated tilje formation (Early Jurassic, Halten Terrace, Offshore Mid-Norway) Original Research Article Pages 103-144 Allard W. Martinius, Inge Kaas, Arve NЛ¦ss, Geir Helgesen, Jostein M. KjЛ¦refjord, Deborah A. Leith Sequence Stratigraphy of the Lower Jurassic Dunlin Group, Northern North Sea Original Research Article Pages 145-174 M.A. Chamock, I.L Kristiansen, A. Ryseth, J.P.G. Fenton Divergent development of two neighbouring basins following the jurassic north sea doming event: the danish central graben and the Norwegian-Danish Basin Original Research Article Pages 175-197 Jan Andsbjerg, Lars Henrik Nielsen, Peter N. Johannessen, Karen DybkjЛ¦r An integrated study of the garn and melke formations (middle to upper jurassic) of the smorbukk area, halten terrace, mid-norway Original Research Article Pages 199-210 Stephen Corfield, Ian Sharp, Kjell-Owe HГ¤ger, Tom Dreyer, John Underhill Middle jurassic-lower cretaceous transgressive-regressive sequences and facies distribution off northern nordland and troms, Norway Original Research Article Pages 211-232 Morten Smelror, Atle MГёrk, Mai Britt E. MГёrk, Hermann M. Weiss, Helge LГёseth Outcrop studies of tidal sandstones for reservoir characterization (Lower Cretaceous vectis formation, isle of wight, Southern England) Original Research Article Pages 233-257 Shuji Yoshida, Matthew D. Jackson, Howard D. Johnson, Ann H. Muggeridge, Allard W. Martinius Lower cretaceous (Barremian-Albian) deltaic and shallow marine sandstones in north-east greenland — sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy and regional implications Original Research Article Pages 259-278 Michael Larsen, Tor Nedkvitne, Snorre Olaussen The depositional history of the cretaceous in the northeastern North Sea Original Research Article Pages 279-291 Tom Bugge, Bjarne Tveiten, Sven BГ¤ckstrГ¶m Cretaceous faulting and associated coarse-grained marine gravity flow sedimentation, traill Гё, east greenland Original Research Article Pages 293-319 Finn Surlyk, Nanna Noe-Nygaard Cretaceous-tertiary palaeo-bathymetry in the northern north sea; integration of palaeo-water depth estimates obtained by structural restoration and micropalaeontological analysis Original Research Article Pages 321-345 R. KyrkjebГё, T. Kjennerud, G.K. Gillmore, J.I. Faleide, R.H. Gabrielsen Structural restoration of Cretaceous-Cenozoic (post-rift) palaeobathymetry in the northern North Sea Original Research Article Pages 347-364 T. Kjennerud, J.I. Faleide, R.H. Gabrielsen, G.K. Gillmore, R. KyrkjebГё, S.J. Lippard, H. LГёseth The reconstruction and analysis of palaeowater depths: a new approach and test of micropalaeontological approaches in the post-rift (cretaceous to quaternary) interval of the northern North Sea Original Research Article Pages 365-371,375-381 Gavin K. Gillmore, Tomas Kjennerud, Rune KyrkjebГё Outcrop-based classification of thick-bedded, deep-marine sandstones Original Research Article Pages 383-405 M.O. Badescu Use of integrated 3D seismic technology and sedimentology core analysis to resolve the sedimentary architecture of the paleocene succession of the North Sea Original Research Article Pages 407-419 M. Cecchi, C. Guargena, L. Hansen, D. Rhodes, A. Roberts The maastrichtian and danian depositional setting, along the eastern margin of the MГёre Basin (mid-norwegian shelf): implications for reservoir development of the Ormen Lange Field Original Research Article Pages 421-440 J.G. Gjelberg, T. Enoksen, P. KjЛ¦rnes, G. Mangerud, O.J. Martinsen, E. Roe, E. Vagnes Glacial processes and large-scale morphology on the mid-norwegian continental shelf Original Research Article Pages 441-449 Dag Ottesen, Leif Rise, Kare Rokoengen, Joar SЛ¦ttem Late Quaternary sedimentary processes and environment on the Norwegian-Greenland Sea continental margins Original Research Article Pages 451-456 Tore O. Vorren, Jan Sverre Laberg Accretionary, forced regressive shoreface sands of the Holocene-Recent Skagen Odde spit complex, Denmark — a possible outcrop analogue to fault-attached shoreface sandstone reservoirs Original Research Article Pages 457-472 Lars Henrik Nielsen, Peter Niels Johannessen References index Pages 473-481 Subject index Pages 483-490 Required reading for geologists working in the offshore areas, Volume 10 continues the series from the Norwegian Petroleum Society.

This work provides an up-to-date review of the late Palaeozoic to present sedimentary history of the Norwegian offshore areas in the North Sea and Mid-Norway basins. Case studies, overview articles and analogue examples from adjacent areas such as Greenland and Denmark, present new ideas on the development of the Norwegian margin from the Carboniferous through the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.

In particular, new evidence and interpretations are presented on well-known major reservoir-bearing successions such as the Statfjord Formation and Dunlin Group in the Northern North Sea, and the Åre and the Tilje Formations in the Mid-Norway area. Furthermore, the Upper Jurassic succession in the Haltenbanken area is described, giving new evidence on the interplay between extensional tectonics and sedimentation during the second major rift phase in the area.

The Cretaceous and Cenozoic periods are treated extensively, showing their importance as overall deep water sedimentary systems with proven and potential reservoir rocks, such as in the Ormen Lange Field, and for causing burial of Jurassic rocks to advantageous depths for hydrocarbon generation. The Recent sedimentary history of the Norwegian margin is treated with examples of the glacial history and giant submarine slides which understanding is vital for the placement of offshore installations.

The book is organised based on geologic time, from Palaeozoic through Mesozoic to Cenozoic examples. It includes a set of palaeogeographic maps from the Carboniferous through to the Cenozoic. In addition, there are numerous examples of core photographs, well log data, correlation panels and seismic as well as outcrop photographs and logs from the analogue examples. Comprehensive reference and keyword lists are also included.
Provides a review of the late Palaeozoic to sedimentary history of the Norwegian offshore areas in the North Sea and Mid-Norway basins. Useful for geologists working in the offshore areas, this work continues the series from the Norwegian Petroleum Society. Full text e-book available as part of the Elsevier ScienceDirect Earth and Planetary Sciences subject collection