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Red Beds (informal)

Red Beds (informal) is a group on the Norwegian shelf. 41 wellbores have a top filed in it, at a median of 2,644 m along the wellbore, and 7 were cored in it for 95.5 m of core.

41: wellbores with a top
2,644: m median top · 1,694 to 4,170 for the middle 80%
7: wellbores cored in it
95.5: m of core

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Every wellbore with a top in Red Beds (informal) →Cores from wellbores cored in Red Beds (informal) →

Most core

7 WELLBORES · BY METRES CORED IN THE UNIT

Wellbore	Core here, m	Operator	Entered	Core samples available
6307/1-2	27.2	Equinor Energy AS	Sep 27, 2023	Yes
6507/6-1	22.4	Saga Petroleum ASA	Jun 15, 1986	Yes
6305/12-1	11.1	Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS	Jul 29, 1991	Yes
6507/12-1	11	Saga Petroleum ASA	Jul 1, 1980	Yes
6608/8-1	9.2	Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s	Feb 1, 1997	Yes
6507/12-2	9.2	Saga Petroleum ASA	Jun 9, 1981	Yes
6307/1-1 S	5.3	Lundin Norway AS	Oct 18, 2018	Yes

View all 7 wellbores cored in Red Beds (informal), core by core →On the map →

Latest wellbores to meet it

BY ENTRY DATE

Wellbore	Top, m	Base, m	Operator	Field	Entered
6307/1-2	1,925	2,313	Equinor Energy AS	—	Sep 27, 2023
6507/8-11 S	2,494	2,539	Equinor Energy AS	—	Oct 24, 2022
6507/5-11	2,270	2,306	ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS	—	Mar 8, 2022
6507/5-10 S	2,164	2,214	ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS	—	Nov 13, 2020
6307/1-1 S	2,839	4,114	Lundin Norway AS	—	Oct 18, 2018
6407/10-4	2,499.5	3,169	Lundin Norway AS	—	Nov 13, 2015
6507/6-4 A	1,289	4,652	E.ON Ruhrgas Norge AS	—	Nov 16, 2011
6507/6-4 S	1,287	1,339	E.ON Ruhrgas Norge AS	—	Oct 26, 2011
6608/11-7 S	2,075	2,435	Rocksource ASA	—	Sep 7, 2011
6608/10-12	3,133	3,180	StatoilHydro ASA	Skuld	Oct 19, 2008
6608/8-2	2,773	2,831	StatoilHydro ASA	—	Oct 14, 2007
6609/6-1	2,644	2,710	Norsk Hydro Petroleum AS	—	Sep 17, 2007
6608/11-5	1,694	2,270	Statoil ASA (old)	—	Jun 18, 2006
6406/1-4	4,558	4,596	Eni Norge AS	—	Aug 16, 2005
6608/11-4	2,214.5	2,317	Statoil ASA (old)	—	May 1, 2004
6406/1-2	4,478	4,500	Norsk Agip AS	—	Jun 26, 2003
6507/3-2	2,008	2,032	Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s	—	Apr 6, 1997
6608/8-1	1,753	2,755	Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s	—	Feb 1, 1997
6610/3-1 R2	4,172	4,200	Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s	—	Oct 1, 1996
6610/2-1 S	2,598	2,673	Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s	—	Aug 27, 1996
6306/6-1	1,282	1,312	Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s	—	Jun 22, 1994
6610/3-1 R	4,170	4,200	Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s	—	Sep 16, 1993
6507/8-6	2,743	2,850	Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s	—	Aug 29, 1993
6407/10-3	1,850	2,958.5	Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS	—	May 29, 1992
6305/12-1	4,063	4,302	Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS	—	Jul 29, 1991
6406/11-1 S	4,149	4,185	Saga Petroleum ASA	—	Oct 19, 1990
6407/7-2 R	2,982	3,322	Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS	Njord	Mar 7, 1990
6407/9-7	2,526	2,561	A/S Norske Shell	—	Apr 26, 1988
6508/5-1	2,229	2,586	A/S Norske Shell	—	Apr 22, 1987
6407/7-2	2,980	3,320	Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS	Njord	Nov 19, 1986
6507/6-1	1,425	4,040	Saga Petroleum ASA	—	Jun 15, 1986
6407/7-1 S	3,277	3,950	Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS	Njord	Oct 19, 1985
6609/5-1	3,066	3,600	Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s	—	Nov 3, 1984
6407/6-1	2,848	2,895	Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s	—	Sep 16, 1984
6407/9-1	2,357	2,500	A/S Norske Shell	Draugen	Jun 26, 1984
6406/3-1	4,864	4,902	Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s	—	Apr 27, 1984
6609/10-1	2,102	2,167	Saga Petroleum ASA	—	Aug 2, 1983
6610/7-1	3,237	3,333	Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s	—	Apr 18, 1983
6407/2-1	3,830	3,870	Saga Petroleum ASA	—	Jun 3, 1982
6507/12-2	2,727	5,008	Saga Petroleum ASA	—	Jun 9, 1981
6507/12-1	3,060	3,720	Saga Petroleum ASA	—	Jul 1, 1980

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Description

WRITTEN BY THE NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE

Sediments of Triassic age beneath the Åre Formation have been encountered in a number of wells offshore mid-Norway. Based on their colour the Triassic section in the Norwegian Sea has been informally divided into “Grey Beds” and “Red Beds”. The “Red Beds” sediments represent continental clastics of red colour deposited in a more arid climate compared to the “Grey Beds” sediments. Thicknesses of more than 2500 meters have been drilled. No type well section has been established.

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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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