North Sea 3: Reservoirs

Synopsis: Analyses of four of the major hydrocarbon reservoirs in the North Sea, speciffically investigating the geological factors that led to their formation. The reservoirs are 1) The Rotliegend, located in Parmian desert sandstone facies. The trap is provided by overlying salt deposits laid down when the desert was flooded. The source rock is the Westphalian coal. 2) The Brent: Analysis of well cores and comparison with footage of the Rhone shows the depositional environment and reservoir facies. 3) The Brae: A classic example of syntectonic sedimentation. Understanding of a submarine regime is enhanced by examining a similar depositional environment on-shore in the Helmsdale area of Scotland. The chalk, whis was assumed to be unsuitable as a hydrocarbon reservoir, yet a major field, Ecofish, is in chalk.
Series: Sedimentary Processes and Basin Analysis, Course S338
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min.
Year of production: 1988
Availability: Sale; 1999 sale: £105.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Geology
Keywords: petroleum deposits; sedimentary processes

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