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Geologic report for the Navarin Basin planning area, Bering Sea, Alaska. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6170549
The report discusses the geology and petroleum potential of the Navarin Basin planning area. The report presents and integrates new data and interpretations with the data obtained from the Navarin Basin COST No. 1 well, a deep stratigraphic test well. The report discusses the regional geology, petroleum geology, and potential geohazards of the planning area, with emphasis on biostratigraphy, lithostratigraphy, seismic stratigraphy, structural geology and geologic history, exploration history, organic geochemistry, and potential petroleum traps. The report also discusses the shallow geology, geotechnical constraints on offshore exploration and production facilities, the marine weather, and the biota of the area.
Research Organization:
Minerals Management Service, Anchorage, AK (USA). Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region
OSTI ID:
6170549
Report Number(s):
PB-86-121571/XAB; OCS/MMS-85-0045
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English