Barents Sea – Paleocene and Supra Paleocene plays
| Group/Formation | Age | Area | Reservoir rock | Depositional environment | Trap | Source rock | Critical factors | Examples of discoveries | Examples exploration wells | |
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| bpc-1 (unconfirmed) | Sotbakken Group with Torsk Formation | Danian-Chattian | Harstad Basin | Sandstone | Deltaic and shallow marine, submarine fan deposites | Rotated fault blocks. Stratigraphic pich-out. | Late Jurassic and Cretaceous shale | Presence of reservoir rock. The area has been affected by tilting, reactisvation of faults and Cenozoic uplift and erosion |
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| beo-1 | Sotbakken Group with Torsk Formation | Ypresian-Priabonian | Sørvestsnaget Basin, Hornsund Fault Complex and Vestbakken volcanitic province | Sandstone | Shallow marine to moderately deep marine | Rotated fault blocks. Stratigraphic pich-out. | Cretaceous shale | The area has been affected by tilting, reactivation of faults, and Cenozoic uplift and erosion |
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