Arctic Research & Database Project 2010-2012: Part II. Barents Shelf Provenance
The results of a sandstone provenance study are presented in this project that was undertaken on a suite of more than 250 samples, of Carboniferous to Paleogene age, from wells on the Barents Shelf. The components of the work are petrography and heavy mineral analysis. Heavy mineral analytical work consists of conventional heavy mineral analysis and geochemical work on garnets and rutiles and U-Pb age dating of zircons. The study provides an important insight into the sources of sediment in the basins of the Barents Shelf, the evolution of sediment transport systems through time and the reservoir quality of sands provided by different sediment source regions.
Completed: November 2012.
Contact: Andrew Whitham
Reports Issued in this Project
- Barents Shelf Provenance Project: Sandstone provenance database & preliminary interpretation Ref: CASP.ARDP2010-12.II.8
- Barents Shelf Provenance Project: petrography data release for wells 7124/3-1, 7125/1-1, 7125/4-1, 7128/4-1, 7128/6-1 & 7131/4-1 Ref: CASP.ARDP2010-12.II.7
- Barents Shelf Provenance Project: petrography data release for wells 7122/2-1, 7122/4-1, 7122/6-1, 7122/6-2, 7122/7-1, 7122/7-2, 7122/7-3, 7122/7-4S & 7122/7-5 Ref: CASP.ARDP2010-12.II.6
- Barents Shelf Provenance Project: petrography data release for wells 7120/1-2, 7120/2-1, 7120/2-2, 7120/8-2, 7120/10-2, 7120/12-1, 7120/12-2, 7120/12-4, 7121/4-1 & 7121/5-1 Ref: CASP.ARDP2010-12.II.5
- Barents Shelf Provenance Project: petrography data release for wells 7019/1-1, 7117/9-1 & 7119/12-2 Ref: CASP.ARDP2010-12.II.4
- Barents Shelf Provenance Project: petrography data release for wells 7216/11-1S, 7219/9-1, 7224/7-1, 7226/2-1, 7226/11-1, 7228/2-1, 7228/7-1A & 7228/9-1S Ref: CASP.ARDP2010-12.II.3
- Barents Shelf Provenance Project: petrography data release for wells 7316/5-1, 7321/7-1, 7321/8-1, 7321/9-1 & 7324/10-1 Ref: CASP.ARDP2010-12.II.2
- Barents Shelf Provenance project: introduction, objectives and a Mesozoic pilot study Ref: CASP.ARDP2010-12.II.1
