Vis enkel innførsel

dc.contributor.authorHagset, Andreas Hallberg
dc.contributor.authorGrundvåg, Sten-Andreas
dc.contributor.authorBadics, Balazs
dc.contributor.authorDavies, R
dc.contributor.authorRotevatn, Atle
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-05T06:24:03Z
dc.date.available2022-04-05T06:24:03Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-28
dc.description.abstractOn the Barents Shelf, the northernmost and least explored hydrocarbon province of the Norwegian Continental Shelf, Upper Jurassic organic-rich shales have traditionally been given most attention as these represent the most prolific source rock unit of the region. However, in the western frontier areas of the Barents Shelf, the Upper Jurassic is too deeply buried. By combining high-resolution 2D seismic data, well logs, and digitalized Rock-Eval data, this study documents the lateral distribution and variability of alternative source rock units within the Lower Cretaceous succession on the SW Barents Shelf. Negative high-amplitude anomalies are traced from shallow basins on the platform westward into deeper basins along the western shelf margin. The anomalies are tied to intervals of increased total organic carbon contents in several exploration wells, and we thus establish the presence of four potential source rock units; these are the (1) upper Hauterivian, (2) Barremian, (3) lower Aptian, and (4) upper Cenomanian units. Based on the distribution of the associated seismic anomalies, we infer that the deposition and preservation of these organic-rich units are coupled to localized, fault bounded depocenters, mainly controlled by Late Jurassic – Early Cretaceous rifting and local reactivation events. The lower Aptian stands out as the most significant source rock unit, particularly in the Fingerdjupet Subbasin, where it displays a kerogen Type II composition. The distribution and development of this oil-prone source rock unit is linked to an early Aptian fault reactivation event. Due to increased sediment influx in combination with high subsidence rates during the Albian to Cenomanian, potential pre-Aptian source rock units appear to have undergone too deep burial in the Tromsø and Bjørnøya basins to be presently generative. Furthermore, organic matter dilution due to increased sedimentation rates seems to have reduced the overall potential of the upper Cenomanian uniten_US
dc.identifier.citationHagset AH, Grundvåg S.-A., Badics B, Davies R, Rotevatn A. Tracing Lower Cretaceous organic-rich units across the SW Barents Shelf. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 2022;140en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2015162
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105664
dc.identifier.issn0264-8172
dc.identifier.issn1873-4073
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/24708
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofHagset, A.H. (2023). Seismic characterization and source rock evaluation of Lower Cretaceous organic-rich units on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. (Doctoral thesis). <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/28953>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/28953</a>.
dc.relation.journalMarine and Petroleum Geology
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleTracing Lower Cretaceous organic-rich units across the SW Barents Shelfen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


Tilhørende fil(er)

Thumbnail

Denne innførselen finnes i følgende samling(er)

Vis enkel innførsel