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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

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Most core

7 WELLBORES · BY METRES CORED IN THE UNIT

WellboreCore here, mOperatorEnteredCore samples available
34/10-111Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sJun 20, 1978Yes
34/7-126.5Saga Petroleum ASAOct 11, 1987Yes
34/10-345.5Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sApr 10, 1991Yes
33/9-13 S5Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sOct 14, 1987Yes
29/9-14.5Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASSep 23, 1983Yes
34/10-44Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sAug 12, 1979Yes
34/8-52.6Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASFeb 18, 1991Yes

View all 7 wellbores cored in Broom Fm, core by core →On the map →

Latest wellbores to meet it

BY ENTRY DATE

WellboreTop, mBase, mOperatorFieldEntered
34/7-332,5612,587StatoilHydro ASA—Aug 16, 2008
33/12-8 S3,1553,167Statoil ASA (old)Gullfaks SørMar 26, 2002
34/10-41 S2,862.52,875Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s—Jul 13, 1997
33/6-23,7643,777Mobil Exploration Norway INC—Oct 28, 1996
34/7-25 S3,1783,183Saga Petroleum ASATordisJul 31, 1996
35/10-24,318.94,352.9Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s—Apr 16, 1996
34/11-2 S4,3204,327.5Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s—Jan 16, 1996
34/10-40 S5,819.55,841.5Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s—Aug 13, 1995
34/10-39 S2,8002,814Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s—May 31, 1995
34/10-38 S3,0453,051.6Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sGullfaks SørApr 5, 1995
34/10-372,795.52,810Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sGullfaks SørJan 26, 1995
34/7-222,455.52,459.5Saga Petroleum ASATordisAug 15, 1993
34/8-7 R4,763.54,767Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS—Nov 19, 1992
34/7-212,965.52,972Saga Petroleum ASATordisOct 19, 1992
34/8-74,763.54,767Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS—Mar 21, 1992
34/10-342,267.52,275Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sGullfaksApr 10, 1991
34/8-53,0463,048.6Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASVisundFeb 18, 1991
34/8-4 S2,9222,923.5Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASVisundDec 6, 1990
33/12-73,2963,306Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s—Feb 22, 1989
34/8-32,963.72,965Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASVisundJul 14, 1988
34/7-132,5982,600Saga Petroleum ASAVigdisFeb 19, 1988
33/9-142,946.52,949Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sStatfjord NordFeb 17, 1988
33/9-13 S2,8102,815Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sStatfjord NordOct 14, 1987
34/7-122,3342,340.5Saga Petroleum ASATordisOct 11, 1987
34/10-3 R2,0812,089Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sGullfaksOct 3, 1987
34/8-12,9802,981.3Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASVisundNov 11, 1985
29/9-14,4154,421Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASMartin LingeSep 23, 1983
34/10-182,5952,604Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s—Jul 16, 1983
34/10-142,0692,080Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sGullfaksDec 24, 1981
29/6-14,4894,499.5BP Norway Limited U.A.Martin LingeOct 12, 1981
35/8-23,8683,885Norwegian Gulf Exploration Company ASVegaAug 30, 1981
35/8-13,7433,744Norwegian Gulf Exploration Company ASVegaJul 27, 1980
34/10-9 R1,9451,957Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sGullfaksMay 29, 1980
34/10-91,9451,957Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sGullfaksMar 24, 1980
34/10-82,0402,054Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sGullfaksMar 3, 1980
34/10-62,2732,290Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sGullfaksNov 13, 1979
34/10-52,1342,148Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sGullfaksOct 18, 1979
34/10-41,9051,916Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sGullfaksAug 12, 1979
34/10-32,0842,092Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sGullfaksMar 14, 1979
34/10-11,9351,946Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sGullfaksJun 20, 1978
30/7-6 R4,0514,057Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASMartin LingeApr 18, 1978
33/9-12,6642,668Mobil Exploration Norway INCStatfjordApr 2, 1974

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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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