Tectono-sedimentary evolution of Triassic minibasins in the Central North Sea
PhD candidate: Umut Isikalp
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(Preliminary) PhD project title: Tectono-sedimentary evolution of Triassic minibasins in the Central North Sea
Supervisors: Prof Robert Gawthorpe, Prof Atle Rotevatn, Prof Christopher A-L. Jackson, Dr Oliver Duffy and Dr Mar Moragas
Project period: 3-4 years
Funding: NFR (The Research Council of Norway - NFR Project no 326965 ), Harbour Energy and DNO Norge & ZechTec Project
Aim of the PhD Project: To investigate the variability and evolution of Triassic minibasins in the Egersund Basin and how the growth of the diapirs and the subsidence of minibasins influence Triassic depositional systems.
Objectives: Construct a seismic stratigraphic framework. Create a map of salt structures and their syn-kinematic strata in the Triassic minibasins to determine the triggering and controlling mechanisms of diapir growth. Analyze the sedimentology and stratigraphy within Triassic minibasins. Construct tectonostratigraphic models for terrestrial depositional systems in salt-influenced minibasins.