Barents Sea – Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous plays
| Group/Formation | Age | Area | Reservoir rock | Depositional environment | Trap | Source rock | Critical factors | Examples of discoveries | Examples exploration wells | |
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| bju,kl-3 | Adventdal Group with intra Hekkingen, Knurr, Kolje and Kolmule Formations | Kimmeridgian - Albian | Part of Troms-Finnmark Fault Complex, Polheim Sub-Platform, Ringvassøy-Loppa Fault Complex, Bjørnøyrenna Fault Complex, Veslemøy High, Bjørnøya Basin, southern part of Hornsund Fault Complex | Sandstone | Shallow to moderately deep marine | Stratigraphic pinch-out and occasionally fault dependent | Late Jurassic shale (Hekkingen Formation) | The sealing of faults and preservation of petroleum. Presence of reservoir rock. Long distance migration |
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| bku-1 (unconfirmed) | Adventdal Group with Kolje and Kolmule Formations | Hauterivian- Albian | Harstad Basin and part of Troms-Finnmark Fault Complex | Sandstone | Shallow to moderately deep marine | Stratigraphic pinch-out and occasionally fault dependent | Cretaceous shale and Late Jurassic shale (Hekkingen Formation) | The sealing of faults and preservation of petroleum. Presence of reservoir rock. Long distance migration |
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