NORWAY · LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY · FORMATION
Kvitnos Fm
Part of the Shetland Gp
Kvitnos Fm is a formation of the Shetland Gp on the Norwegian shelf. 216 wellbores have a top filed in it, at a median of 2,600 m along the wellbore, and 10 were cored in it for 234.7 m of core.
- 216
- wellbores with a top
- 2,600
- m median top · 2,026 to 3,077 for the middle 80%
- 10
- wellbores cored in it
- 234.7
- m of core
SODIR FACTPAGES · DEPTHS ALONG THE WELLBORE · NORWEGIAN SEA 216
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10 WELLBORES · BY METRES CORED IN THE UNIT
| Wellbore | Core here, m | Operator | Entered | Core samples available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6707/10-3 S | 127.3 | Centrica Resources (Norge) AS | Oct 7, 2014 | Yes |
| 6707/10-2 A | 53.8 | StatoilHydro ASA | Oct 14, 2008 | Yes |
| 6706/12-1 | 26.9 | StatoilHydro ASA | Jul 12, 2008 | Yes |
| 6407/2-1 | 10.4 | Saga Petroleum ASA | Jun 3, 1982 | Yes |
| 6505/10-1 | 8.9 | A/S Norske Shell | Mar 28, 1998 | Yes |
| 6506/12-4 | 3.5 | Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | Mar 24, 1985 | Yes |
| 6507/4-4 S | 2 | Wintershall Dea Norge AS | Dec 21, 2023 | Yes |
| 6507/5-3 | 1 | BP Amoco Norge AS | May 15, 2000 | Yes |
| 6507/5-8 | 1 | Aker BP ASA | Feb 24, 2018 | Yes |
| 6507/2-3 | 0 | Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS | Mar 14, 1994 | Yes |
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Description
WRITTEN BY THE NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE
Name From the whale species Lagenorhynchus albirostris.
Well type section Well 6506/12-4 (Statoil), coordinates 65°12'46.97"N, 06°43'30.37"E, from 3132.5 m to 2600 m (Fig 4.31). No cores.
Well reference section Well 6506/12-1 (Statoil), coordinates 65°10'07.58"N, 06°43'44.07"E, from 3175 m to 2658 m (Fig 4.32). No cores.
Thickness 532.5 m in the type well and 517 m in the reference well.
Lithology Grey and greyish green calcareous claystones with carbonate and sandstone stringers.
Basal Stratotype The base is defined by a marked increase in the gamma ray log, an increase in the interval transit time on the sonic log and a decrease in the resistivity log readings.
Lateral extent and var
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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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