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Kviting Fm
Part of the Nygrunnen Gp
Kviting Fm is a formation of the Nygrunnen Gp on the Norwegian shelf. 32 wellbores have a top filed in it, at a median of 683 m along the wellbore.
- 32
- wellbores with a top
- 683
- m median top · 524 to 1,131 for the middle 80%
- 0
- wellbores cored in it
- 0
- m of core
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Description
WRITTEN BY THE NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE
Name From the fish species Merlangius merlangus (whiting). The formation has not been differentiated previously.
Well type section Well 7120/12-1 (Norsk Hydro), coordinates 71°06'48.7"N, 20°45'20.1"E, from 742 m to 725 m (Fig 4.55).
Well reference section Well 7121/5-1 (Statoil), coordinates 71°35'54.88"N, 21°24'21.78"E, from 1036 m to 1005 m (Fig 4.56).
Thickness 17 m in the type well. 31 m in the reference well.
Lithology The type section shows calcareous sandstones with interbedded sandy and glauconitic mudstones. Limestones in the reference well are interbedded with, and grade up into sandy claystones.
Basal Stratotype The base is defined in the type well by log breaks showing a sharp fall in gamma response and
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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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