• Resistivity of reservoir sandstones and organic rich shales on the Barents Shelf: Implications for interpreting CSEM data 

      Senger, Kim; Birchall, Thomas; Betlem, Peter; Ogata, Kei; Ohm, Sverre Ekrene; Olaussen, Snorre; Paulsen, Renate Strugstad (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-03)
      Marine controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) data have been utilized in the past decade during petroleum exploration of the Barents Shelf, particularly for de-risking the highly porous sandstone reservoirs of the Upper Triassic to Middle Jurassic Realgrunnen Subgroup. In this contribution we compare the resistivity response from CSEM data to resistivity from wireline logs in both water- and ...
    • Seal characterization and integrity in uplifted basins: Insights from the northern Barents Shelf 

      Paulsen, Renate Strugstad; Birchall, Thomas; Senger, Kim; Grundvåg, Sten-Andreas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-16)
      Seal integrity is a key property for petroleum exploration. This is even more the case in uplifted basins, as exemplified by the northern Barents Shelf. Uplift may lead to fracturing, decompaction, gas expansion and fluid flow. Therefore, it is critical to understand the mechanical behaviour of the Jurassic shale caprocks in the Greater Hoop area, where hydrocarbon accumulations are situated as ...
    • Seal integrity in the uplifted basins in the greater Hoop area on the Northern Barents Shelf 

      Paulsen, Renate Strugstad; Grundvåg, Sten-Andreas; Senger, Kim; Stueland, Eirik (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2019)
      The geological evolution of the northern Barents Shelf is complex, and the area has undergone several phases of tectonic activity leading to a mosaic of several deep and shallow basins, platforms, salt-cored domes and structural highs. The area is highly gas prone with some very few commercial oil discoveries, and only two fields currently in production. Deep burial and subsequent Late Cretaceous–Cenozoic ...
    • Shallow gas accumulations and fluid flow in the vicinity of the Goliat field, SW Barents Sea 

      Paulsen, Renate Strugstad (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)
      This thesis focuses on the Goliat area located in the Hammerfest Basin, SW Barents Sea. The overall aim of this study is to increase the understanding of fluid flow processes between deeper thermogenic sources, and shallow gas accumulations. Indications of an active fluid flow system has been observed throughout the southwestern Barents Sea. Much of the fluid flow from deep hydrocarbon reservoirs ...
    • Trap and seal analysis of the northern Barents Shelf 

      Paulsen, Renate Strugstad (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2018)
      Although the majority of exploration wells in the Barents Sea has encountered hydrocarbons, only two fields, the Snøhvit (gas) and Goliat (oil) fields are currently in production. The geological evolution of the area, including previous deep burial and subsequent exhumation, has contributed to the leakage of hydrocarbon from many traps. Understanding the timing of hydrocarbon generation and migration, ...