Norwegian Sea – Lower Cretaceous plays

	Group/Formation	Age	Area	Reservoir rock	Depositional environment	Trap	Source rock	Critical factors	Examples of discoveries	Examples exploration wells
nhkl-2	Cromer Knoll Group with Lyr and Lange Formations	Berriasian - Turonian	Halten Terrace, Dønna Terrace, Træna Basin (eastern part), Vestfjorden Basin	Sandstone	Shallow and deep marine	Mainly stratigraphic	Upper Jurassic shale (Spekk Formation) and possibly Cretaceous shale	Identification and mapping of reservoir, reservoir thickness and quality, trap definition	6406/1-2 (Sklinna) 6406/2-9 S 6507/4-1 6506/11-2 (Lange) 6506/11-10 6507/3-13 6507/5-1 Skarv 6607/12-2 S 6607/12-4 6608/10-17 S	6506/12-9 S 6507/6-2
nhkl-3	Cromer Knoll Group	Early Cretaceous undifferentiated	Slørebotn Sub-basin, Klakken Fault Complex, Gossa High, Sogn Graben	Sandstone	Shallow and deep marine	Mainly stratigraphic	Upper Jurassic shale (Spekk Formation) and possibly Cretaceous shale	Identification and mapping of reservoir, reservoir thickness and quality, trap definition	35/3-2 Agat 6204/10-2 R	6204/11-2 6204/11-3 6305/12-2