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Frigg field: large submarine-fan trap in lower Eocene rocks of North Sea Viking Graben

Journal Article · · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5602918
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  1. Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine Norge, Paris, France
In the deepest, axial part of the Viking sub-basin of the North Sea, the Frigg field, one of the world's largest offshore gas fields, straddles the border of the British and Norwegian continental shelf at lat. 60/sup 0/N. The discovery well was drilled in 1971 on Norwegian block 25/1 in 100 m of water. Gas was discovered at a depth of 1850 m in a lobate submarine fan representing the ultimate phase of a thick Paleocene deposit. Sealed by middle Eocene open marine shales, the structure is mainly submarine-fan depositional topography enhanced by draping and differential compaction of sands. The area of structural closure is underlined by a typical flat spot on seismic sections and the gas column lies on a heavy oil disk. Chromatographic analysis shows that both oil and gas could be coming from underlying Jurassic source rocks. Recoverable gas reserves are estimated to be about 200 billion cu m (7 Tcf). Production began September 15, 1977; the gas is brought ashore at St. Fergus in Scotland by a 360-km pipeline.
OSTI ID:
5602918
Journal Information:
Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull.; (United States) Vol. 63:11; ISSN AAPGB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English