ALGE MBR
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General information
General information Attribute Value Lithostrat. unit The lithostratigraphic unit's official name.ALGE MBRNPDID lithostrat. unit Norwegian Offshore Directorate's unique id for lithostratigraphic units.202Level Indicates the lithostratigraphic unit's level. Legal values: GROUP, FORMATION, MEMBER.MEMBERLithostrat. unit, parent The parent lithostratigraphic unit's official name. See also level. Will be empty if Level = GROUP. -
Description
Alge Member
NameNorwegian for “alga”.Well type sectionReference well sectionThickness35 m in the type well and 50 m in the reference well.LithologyThe Alge Member forms the lower high gamma intensity part of the Hekkingen Formation and consists of black paper shales rich in organic material.Lower boundary definitionThe base is defined by the transition from carbonate cemented and pyritic mudstones to poorly consolidated shales, producing a sudden increase in interval transit time and an abrupt decrease in bulk density values.AgeLate Oxfordian – Kimmeridgian, based on ammonites and palynology.Depositional environmentThe member was deposited in restricted shelf environments.Compiled from-
Dalland, A., Worsley, D. and Ofstad, K. (eds.) 1988: A lithostratigraphic scheme for the Mesozoic and Cenozoic succession offshore mid- and northern Norway. NPD-Bulletin No. 4, 65 pp.
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Dallmann, W. K. (ed.) 1999: Lithostratigraphic lexicon of Svalbard. Review and recommendations for nomenclature use. Upper Palaeozoic to Quaternary Bedrock. Norwegian Polar Institute, 318 pp.
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Wellbores penetrating
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Wellbores with cores