NORWAY · LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY · GROUP
Rotliegend Gp
Rotliegend Gp is a group on the Norwegian shelf. 52 wellbores have a top filed in it, at a median of 3,174 m along the wellbore, and 18 were cored in it for 315.3 m of core.
- 52
- wellbores with a top
- 3,174
- m median top · 2,061 to 4,851 for the middle 80%
- 18
- wellbores cored in it
- 315.3
- m of core
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18 WELLBORES · BY METRES CORED IN THE UNIT
| Wellbore | Core here, m | Operator | Entered | Core samples available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/3-1 | 46.6 | Amoco Norway Oil Company | Apr 7, 1969 | Yes |
| 2/7-31 | 41.3 | Phillips Petroleum Company Norway | Jan 13, 1999 | Yes |
| 25/10-2 R | 34.3 | Esso Exploration and Production Norway A/S | May 2, 1972 | Yes |
| 2/1-7 | 30 | BP Petroleum Dev. of Norway AS | Sep 6, 1984 | Yes |
| 16/2-7 | 26.7 | Lundin Norway AS | Jul 19, 2011 | Yes |
| 2/7-29 | 19 | BP Norway Limited U.A. | Sep 18, 1993 | Yes |
| 9/4-5 | 18.6 | ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS | Jan 8, 2006 | Yes |
| 16/2-13 S | 16.8 | Lundin Norway AS | Jul 24, 2012 | Yes |
| 2/10-2 | 11.7 | Saga Petroleum ASA | Feb 16, 1993 | Yes |
| 15/9-9 | 11.1 | Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | May 4, 1981 | Yes |
| 16/2-13 A | 11 | Lundin Norway AS | Aug 30, 2012 | Yes |
| 1/3-5 | 9 | A/S Norske Shell | Oct 1, 1984 | Yes |
| 3/7-2 | 9 | Elf Norge A/S | Mar 30, 1981 | Yes |
| 15/12-3 | 8.9 | Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | Jun 21, 1980 | Yes |
| 2/7-2 | 8.5 | Phillips Petroleum Company Norway | Dec 13, 1970 | Yes |
| 16/4-11 | 8.5 | Lundin Norway AS | Feb 7, 2018 | Yes |
| 17/4-1 | 2.5 | Elf Petroleum Norge AS | Jun 17, 1968 | Yes |
| 6/3-2 | 1.9 | Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s | Nov 21, 1985 | Yes |
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Description
WRITTEN BY THE NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE
Name An old German mining term referring to the ore-free, frequently red-coloured rocks of continental origin (New Red) beneath the Kupferschiefer (Copper Shale).
Type area Well 7/3-1 (Amoco/Noco) (Fig 1.5-8). and well 17/4-1 (Petronord) (Fig 1.11), illustrate the lithology of the Rotliegend Group in the Norwegian sector.
Thickness The thickness of the Rotliegend is quite variable, with a maximum in UK waters of over 525 m in well UK 29/18-1. There are few complete penetrations of the Rotliegend Group in Danish and Norwegian waters with maximum penetrations of 380 m reached in well 2/1-7 and 369 m in Elna-1;
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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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