Norwegian Sea – Sub Triassic play

Norwegian Sea - Sub Triassic play

Information from the shallow stratigraphic boreholes 6611/9-U-1 and 6611/9-U-2 is available at SINTEF´s homepage.

Group/Formation Age Area Reservoir rock Depositional environment Trap Source rock Critical factors Examples exploration wells
nhpp,rr-1 (unconfirmed) Undifferentiated Carboniferous - Triassic Trøndelag Platform with Froan Basin and parts of the Nordland Ridge, eastern part of the Vestfjorden Basin Sandstones, carbonates Continental to delta, carbonate build-ups Mainly structural Possibly Upper Permian or Lower Triassic shale. Spekk Formation and Åre Formation coal beds are only marginal mature. Reservoir, source rock