Norwegian Sea – Supra Palaeocene plays
Group/Formation | Age | Area | Reservoir rock | Depositional environment | Trap | Source rock | Critical factors | Examples of discoveries | Examples exploration wells | |
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nhplei-1 | Naust Formation | Pleistocene | Møre Basin, Møre-Trøndelag Fault Complex, Tampen Spur, Slørebotn Subbasin, Sogn Graben | Sand | Glaciomarine deposits | Stratigraphic and structural | Upper Jurassic shale (Draupne Formation), possibly Cretaceous shale, and biogene gas | Reservoir quality, gas saturation, producibility, sealing capacity |
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nheo-1 (unconfirmed) | Undifferentiated | Eocene | Vøring Marginal High, Møre Marginal High, western parts of Møre and Vøring Basins | Fractured volcanic and volcanoclastic rocks | Arial exposure or marine | Tectonic fracture zones | Possibly Cretaceous shales | Reservoir, source, retention |
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