Permian of Norwegian-Greenland sea margins: future exploration target

Conference · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6426945

Surlyk, F; Hurst, J M; Piasecki, S; Rolle, F; Stemmerik, L; Thomsen, E; Wrang, P

Oil and gas exploration in the northern North Sea and the southern Norwegian shelf has mainy been concentrated on Jurassic and younger reservoirs with Late Jurassic black shale source rocks. New onshore investigations in Jameson Land, central East Greenland, suggest that the Permian of the Norwegian-Greenland Sea margins contains relatively thick sequences of potential oil source rocks interbedded with carbonate reefs. The East Greenland, Upper Permian marine basin is exposed over a length of 400 km (250 mi) from Jameson Land in the south to Wollaston Forland in the north, parallel with the continental margin. The Upper Permian black shale is relatively thick, widely distributed, has a high organic carbon content, and a favorable kerogen type. Consequently, the possibilities for a Permian play in the northern part of the Norwegian shelf and along parts of the Norwegian-Greenland Sea margins are worth evaluating.

• Research Organization: Gronlands Geologiske Undersogelse, Copenhagen, Denmark
• OSTI ID: 6426945
• Report Number(s): CONF-8410143-
• Journal Information: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States), Vol. 68:9; Conference: 34. annual meeting of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies and Gulf Coast Section of SEPM, Shreveport, LA, USA, 24 Oct 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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