Seismic mapping and paleogeographic reconstruction of the Paleocene deposits in the western Norwegian Sea
This Master's project was designed for Brede Stokkebø Søfteland who started his Master's program in Earth Sciences, UiB, in the fall semester 2023. The Master's project is given by the research group Geodynamics and basin studies.
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Project description
The Paleocene sandstones are important reservoirs for hydrocarbons offshore mid-norway, particularly in the Ormen Lange Gas field. Viable sandstones of a similar age are also present far to the NW offshore Mid Norway near the Tulipan discovery but little is known about their sediment routing, depocentres and reservoir architecture. Some models invoke an eastern source for the Paleogene sandstones in the NW Møre Basin, but distribution of syndepositional grabens at this time complicates these models. In this project, the candidate will investigate tegional seismic data, 3D seismic data, core logs, well logs and existing biostratigraphic and provenance data to better understand the Paleocene sandstone distributions in the central and NW Møre Basin, with the goal to better understand sediment routing, sediment volumes, paleogeographic setting and reservoir architecture in the study area.
Proposed course plan during the master's degree (60 ECTS):
GEOV300
GEOV364
GEOV251
GEOV361
GEOV360
GEOV352
GEOV261
External data
2D and new regional 2D and new 3D seismic data, avalaiable well
data, and core data, in conjunction with existing biostratigraphic data
and provenance data. This data will be provided by Vår Energi.
Field- lab- and analysis work:
The student will investigate subsurface datasets in Petrel, including new regional 2D and new 3D seismic data,
avalaiable well data, and core data, in conjunction with existing biostratigraphic data and provenance data.
The project is funded by Vår Energi
