NORWAY · LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY · FORMATION
Broom Fm
Part of the Brent Gp
Broom Fm is a formation of the Brent Gp on the Norwegian shelf. 42 wellbores have a top filed in it, at a median of 2,892 m along the wellbore, and 7 were cored in it for 39.1 m of core.
- 42
- wellbores with a top
- 2,892
- m median top · 2,043 to 4,406 for the middle 80%
- 7
- wellbores cored in it
- 39.1
- m of core
SODIR FACTPAGES · DEPTHS ALONG THE WELLBORE · NORTH SEA 42
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7 WELLBORES · BY METRES CORED IN THE UNIT
| Wellbore | Core here, m | Operator | Entered | Core samples available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34/10-1 | 11 | Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | Jun 20, 1978 | Yes |
| 34/7-12 | 6.5 | Saga Petroleum ASA | Oct 11, 1987 | Yes |
| 34/10-34 | 5.5 | Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | Apr 10, 1991 | Yes |
| 33/9-13 S | 5 | Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | Oct 14, 1987 | Yes |
| 29/9-1 | 4.5 | Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS | Sep 23, 1983 | Yes |
| 34/10-4 | 4 | Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | Aug 12, 1979 | Yes |
| 34/8-5 | 2.6 | Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS | Feb 18, 1991 | Yes |
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Description
WRITTEN BY THE NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE
Name Named by Deegan and Scull (1977) who gave it "sub-unit" status.
Well type section UK well 211/29-3 (Shell) from 2818 m to 2829 m, coord N 61°08'06", E 01'43'36.5" (Fig 3.10).
Well reference section Norwegian well 33/9-1 (Mobil) from 2664 m to 2668 m, coord N 61°15'07.5", E 01°50'25.8" (Fig 3.11).
Thickness 11 m in the type well and 4 m in 33/9-1. In the Brent-Statfjord area it varies from a few meters to about fifteen meters in thickness.
Lithology In the type well it is a pale grey to brown, coarse-grained poorly sorted conglomeratic sandstone containing shale clasts.
Boundaries The Broom Formation is distinguished from the underlying <a href="javascript:void(window.open('https://fact
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About this data
Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sodir) FactPages, mirrored nightly and used under the Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD). Tops and cored lengths are the Directorate's, per wellbore and unit; the percentiles are computed from those tops and are depths along the wellbore, not true vertical depth.
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