Barents Sea – Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous plays

	Group/Formation	Age	Area	Reservoir rock	Depositional environment	Trap	Source rock	Critical factors	Examples of discoveries	Examples exploration wells
bju,kl-3	Adventdal Group with intra Hekkingen, Knurr, Kolje and Kolmule Formations	Kimmeridgian - Albian	Part of Troms-Finnmark Fault Complex, Polheim Sub-Platform, Ringvassøy-Loppa Fault Complex, Bjørnøyrenna Fault Complex, Veslemøy High, Bjørnøya Basin, southern part of Hornsund Fault Complex	Sandstone	Shallow to moderately deep marine	Stratigraphic pinch-out and occasionally fault dependent	Late Jurassic shale (Hekkingen Formation)	The sealing of faults and preservation of petroleum. Presence of reservoir rock. Long distance migration	7120/2-3 S 7220/5-2 7220/10-1	7019/1-1 7120/1-2 7120/6-3 S 7120/10-2 7120/12-2 7218/11-1 7219/8-1 S
bku-1 (unconfirmed)	Adventdal Group with Kolje and Kolmule Formations	Hauterivian- Albian	Harstad Basin and part of Troms-Finnmark Fault Complex	Sandstone	Shallow to moderately deep marine	Stratigraphic pinch-out and occasionally fault dependent	Cretaceous shale and Late Jurassic shale (Hekkingen Formation)	The sealing of faults and preservation of petroleum. Presence of reservoir rock. Long distance migration