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OSEBERG FM

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  • General information

    General information
    Attribute Value
    Lithostrat. unit
    The lithostratigraphic unit's official name.
    OSEBERG FM
    NPDID lithostrat. unit
    Norwegian Offshore Directorate's unique id for lithostratigraphic units.
    123
    Level
    Indicates the lithostratigraphic unit's level. Legal values: GROUP, FORMATION, MEMBER.
    FORMATION
    Lithostrat. unit, parent
    The parent lithostratigraphic unit's official name. See also level. Will be empty if Level = GROUP.
  • Level below

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    Lithostrat. unit
  • Description

    Oseberg Formation

    Name
    Named after the Oseberg Field in Norwegian blocks 30/6 and 30/9. Oseberg is the name of a Viking ship, discovered in a large burial mound at the Oseberg farm near Tønsberg in Vestfold county, Norway.
    Well type section
    Norwegian well 30/6-7 from 2739 m to 2786 m, coord N 60°38 '39.49", E 02°45' 21.74".
    Well reference section
    None at present.
    Thickness
    47 m in the type well.
    Lithology
    The name Oseberg Formation should be used for the relatively homogeneous, predominantly coarse-grained sandstone unit, 20-60 m thick, that is well documented from the base of the Brent Group in the Oseberg Field and neighbouring fields. The sandstone unit now defined as the Oseberg Formation has long been considered anomalous in the sense that it does not fit well into the “normal” Brent Group succession as is seen, for example, in well 34/10-8 . The basal unit`s (now Oseberg Formation) anomalous coarseness an homogeneity, its common, sharply defined base and “blocky” log pattern, and the indications of a Late Toarcian/Aalenian age for its lowermost parts in some wells have always been awkward aspects of Brent Group lithostratigraphy where the sand unit was interpreted as Etive Formation or as a combined Rannoch / Etive Formation.
    The Oseberg Formation has a typical “blocky” log motif (gamma-ray and neutron/density logs), reflecting the homogeneous nature of the sand units compared to the underlying and intercalating mudstones. Occasional upwards-coarsening motifs occur in structurally high locations.
    Five types of lithofacies sequences are identified within the formation:
    • bioturbated, micaceous mudstones and siltstones containing wave-generated ripple lamination,
    • bioturbated, flat-lying to low-angle inclined (or undulating), medium- to coarse-grained sandstones, with little internal lamination,
    • inclined sets (10-30o, unidirectional dips), of medium- to coarse-grained sandstones with common “floating” granules and small pebbles, rare bioturbation,
    • units of coarse to very coarse and pebbly sandstone, with internal erosion surfaces and a diffuse flat or irregular lamination
    • massive or low-angle laminated, well-sorted sandstones, occasionally interbedded with poorly sorted sandstones or bioturbated, micaceous mudstones
    Boundaries
    The base of the formation is defined by the first appearance of sandstones or siltstones/mudstones above the shales of the Dunlin Group . The log response is characterised by lower gamma-ray readings when entering the overlying Oseberg Formation. The formation`s top, easily recognised throughout the region, is defined by the aprupt vertical change from the formation`s massive or wispy laminated sandstones to the micaceous mudstones and well-laminated sandstones of the Rannoch Formation and is characterized by higher radioactivity.
    Distribution
    The formation has been clearly recognized in the Oseberg Field area (main reservoir unit) and can also be recognised in the neighbouring fields to the north-east ( Veslefrikk ) and east ( Brage , Troll ).
    Age
    Late Toarcian – Early Bajocian.
    Depositional environment
    The lower part of the formation was deposited in a shallow marine environment, and gravitational processes are suggested. For the upper part of the Oseberg Formation sheetflooding and/or shallow-braided streams in an alluvial environment are suggested. The uppermost part of the formation is interpreted as a wave-reworked “transgressive” sand unit deposited during a relative rise of sea level. The sandstones form a number of fan-shaped sand-bodies that originated from the eastern highlands.
    Compiled from
    • Graue, E., Helland-Hansen, W., Johnsen, J., Lømo, L., Nøttvedt, A., Rønning, K., Ryseth and A., Steel, R. Advance and retreat of Brent Delta system, Norwegian North Sea. 915 - 937 in: Brooks, J. and Glennie, K. (eds.) 1987: Petroleum Geology of North West Europe.
  • Wellbores penetrating

    Wellbores penetrating
    Wellbore name
    Wellbore completion date
    Top depth [m]
    Bottom depth [m]
    04.05.1985
    4098
    4135
    05.10.1992
    3974
    3983
    26.04.1982
    3866
    3874
    16.02.1981
    2891
    2950
    19.06.1992
    4155
    4243
    06.03.1994
    5503
    5688
    29.01.1998
    6526
    6620
    04.08.1998
    4304
    4350
    04.08.1998
    5259
    5326
    04.08.1998
    5693
    5777
    17.11.2001
    4304
    4350
    17.11.2001
    5259
    5326
    17.11.2001
    5693
    5777
    12.12.1995
    4928
    4930
    12.12.1995
    5070
    5122
    23.05.2000
    4286
    4554
    23.05.2000
    4830
    4858
    04.05.2000
    4256
    4486
    04.05.2000
    4488
    4554
    01.07.2000
    3904
    3923
    09.09.2022
    4545
    4612
    14.05.1979
    5359
    5400
    24.08.1982
    2739
    2786
    21.06.1986
    2920
    2989
    25.05.1994
    2919
    2988
    09.04.1987
    2615
    2670
    13.07.1988
    2943
    2998
    02.06.1994
    2942
    2997
    01.07.1990
    2839
    2902
    06.01.1999
    2712
    2713
    06.01.1999
    2916
    2918
    18.11.2018
    3361
    3447
    30.03.1985
    3568
    3633
    23.12.1988
    3137
    3168
    25.09.1989
    3140
    3149
    21.09.1990
    3114
    3117
    19.11.1990
    2514
    2516
    29.12.1990
    2679
    2680
    11.10.1991
    3444
    3452
    17.07.2002
    3448
    3456
    21.08.2009
    2814
    2845
    26.02.2016
    3304
    3311
    25.09.1992
    3831
    3941
    23.10.1992
    3701
    4751
    29.01.2021
    3711
    3761
    12.01.2021
    3319
    3364
    04.06.2014
    3032
    3074
    26.07.2022
    7070
    7225
    22.06.2016
    2425
    2449
    10.10.2018
    3801
    3834
    27.12.2021
    3492
    3561
    11.12.2021
    3398
    3464
    04.12.1987
    3524
    3601
    09.09.1989
    3573
    3640
    29.12.1990
    2707
    2785
    27.01.1992
    2717
    2795
    03.11.1991
    3342
    3396
    20.04.1992
    3678
    3721
    29.09.1992
    2528
    2584
    11.05.1996
    3505
    3576
    23.06.1997
    2746
    2801
    14.07.1997
    3212
    3259
    22.05.1998
    3119
    3177
    01.05.2014
    2773
    2837
    27.09.2015
    3657
    3695
    16.12.2015
    3705
    3750
    15.09.2016
    4789
    4862
    17.10.2018
    2847
    2874
    05.09.2018
    2724
    2758
    02.02.2019
    3377
    3417
    06.11.2019
    2835
    2894
    04.06.2021
    3723
    3741
    26.06.2011
    3250
    3255
    19.06.2015
    3554
    3570
    25.07.2018
    2708
    2750
  • Wellbores with cores

    Wellbores with cores
    Wellbore name
    Wellbore completion date
    Core length [m]
    04.05.1985
    37
    05.10.1992
    9
    26.04.1982
    7
    16.02.1981
    55
    19.06.1992
    51
    04.08.1998
    29
    09.09.2022
    2
    24.08.1982
    44
    21.06.1986
    34
    09.04.1987
    54
    13.07.1988
    54
    01.07.1990
    63
    18.11.2018
    86
    30.03.1985
    18
    12.01.2021
    45
    11.12.2021
    67
    03.11.1991
    14
    20.04.1992
    28
    29.09.1992
    13
    23.06.1997
    24
    16.12.2015
    44
    05.09.2018
    6