Sedimentary Environments Offshore Norway-Palaeozoic to Recent
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contentsxiii
- Dedication to Arne Dalland (1945–1998)v
- Preface and Acknowledgementsvii
- List of Contributorsix
- I. Introductory Papers1
- Sedimentary environments offshore Norway - Palaeozoic to Recent: an introduction1
- Sedimentary environments offshore Norway - an overview7
- II. Palaeozoic39
- The alluvial cyclicity in Hornelen Basin (Devonian western Norway) revisited: a multiparameter sedim39
- Upper Permian lowstand fans of the Bredehorn Member, Schuchert Dal Formation, East Greenland51
- III. Mesozoic67
- Sedimentology and palaeogeography of the Statfjord Formation (Rhaetian–Sinemurian), North Sea67
- Sedimentary facies in the fluvial–dominated Åre Formation as seen in the Åre 1 member in the Hei87
- Sequence stratigraphy of the Lower Jurassic Dunlin Group, northern North Sea145
- Divergent development of two neighbouring basins following the Jurassic North Sea Doming event: the175
- An integrated study of the Garn and Melke formations (Middle to Upper Jurassic) of the SmOrbukk area199
- Middle Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous transgressive–regressive sequences and facies distribution off211
- Outcrop studies of tidal sandstones for reservoir characterization (Lower Cretaceous Vectis Formatio233
- Lower Cretaceous (Barremian-Albian) deltaic and shallow marine sandstones in North-East Greenland ??259
- The depositional history of the Cretaceous in the northeastern North Sea279
- Cretaceous faulting and associated coarse-grained marine gravity flow sedimentation, Traill Ø , Eas293
- IV. Mesozoic-Cenozoic Transition321
- Cretaceous–Tertiary palaeo-bathymetry in the northern North Sea; integration of palaeo-waer321
- Structural restoration of Cretaceous–Cenozoic (post-rift) palaeobathymetry in the northern North S347
- The reconstruction and analysis of palaeowater depths: a new approach and test of micro- palaeontolo365
- V. Cenozoic383
- Outcrop-based classification of thick-bedded, deep-marine sandstones383
- Use of integrated 3D seismic technology and sedimentology core analysis to resolve the sedimentary a407
- The Maastrichtian and Danian depositional setting, along the eastern margin of the Møre Basin (Mid-421
- Glacial processes and large-scale morphology on the mid-Norwegian continental shelf441
- Late Quaternary sedimentary processes and environment on the Norwegian–Greenland Sea continental m451
- Accretionary, forced regressive shoreface sands of the Holocene Recent Skagen Odde spit complex, De457
- References index473
- Subject index483
This work provides an up-to-date review of the late Palaeozoic to present sedimentary history of the Norwegian offshore areas in the North Sea and Mid-Norway basins. Case studies, overview articles and analogue examples from adjacent areas such as Greenland and Denmark, present new ideas on the development of the Norwegian margin from the Carboniferous through the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.
In particular, new evidence and interpretations are presented on well-known major reservoir-bearing successions such as the Statfjord Formation and Dunlin Group in the Northern North Sea, and the Åre and the Tilje Formations in the Mid-Norway area. Furthermore, the Upper Jurassic succession in the Haltenbanken area is described, giving new evidence on the interplay between extensional tectonics and sedimentation during the second major rift phase in the area.
The Cretaceous and Cenozoic periods are treated extensively, showing their importance as overall deep water sedimentary systems with proven and potential reservoir rocks, such as in the Ormen Lange Field, and for causing burial of Jurassic rocks to advantageous depths for hydrocarbon generation. The Recent sedimentary history of the Norwegian margin is treated with examples of the glacial history and giant submarine slides which understanding is vital for the placement of offshore installations.
The book is organised based on geologic time, from Palaeozoic through Mesozoic to Cenozoic examples. It includes a set of palaeogeographic maps from the Carboniferous through to the Cenozoic. In addition, there are numerous examples of core photographs, well log data, correlation panels and seismic as well as outcrop photographs and logs from the analogue examples. Comprehensive reference and keyword lists are also included.