Review of hydrocarbon potential in East Denmark following 30 years of exploration activities
Between 1993 and 2017, Denmark was one of the largest oil exporting countries in Europe having gained this position from its share in the highly prolific Danish Central Graben. However, outside the Central Graben few prospects have been adequately mapped, due to a lack of data in these so called ‘wh...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:70bee0e0be0d4976a31c7d6b49ac1866 2023-05-15T16:29:48+02:00 Review of hydrocarbon potential in East Denmark following 30 years of exploration activities Niels H Schovsbo Finn Jakobsen 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.34194/GEUSB-201943-01-05 https://doaj.org/article/70bee0e0be0d4976a31c7d6b49ac1866 EN eng Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland https://doi.org/10.34194/GEUSB-201943-01-05 https://doaj.org/toc/1604-8156 doi:10.34194/GEUSB-201943-01-05 1604-8156 https://doaj.org/article/70bee0e0be0d4976a31c7d6b49ac1866 Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin, Vol 43, p e2019430105 (2019) Hydrocarbons Danish Central Graben Zeichstein carbonate Triassic Jurassic Geology QE1-996.5 Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.34194/GEUSB-201943-01-05 2022-12-31T01:30:59Z Between 1993 and 2017, Denmark was one of the largest oil exporting countries in Europe having gained this position from its share in the highly prolific Danish Central Graben. However, outside the Central Graben few prospects have been adequately mapped, due to a lack of data in these so called ‘white areas.’ As such, their potential for hydrocarbon accumulation remains uncertain. This paper presents an update of the prospect and play types in this area outside the Danish Central Graben, east of 6°15´E longitude (Fig. 1), based on results from the last 30 years of exploration activities. The paper is part of a resource assessment made by the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) to the Danish Energy Agency (Schovsbo & Jakobsen 2017) and is an update of a former review of the area made in 1987 (Thomsen et al. 1987). The succeeding exploration efforts have not changed the overall low expectation for the play types in the area. Here, we show that an uncertain resource is associated with both the Zechstein carbonate play in the North German Basin and the Upper Triassic – Lower Jurassic sandstone and lower Palaeozoic shale gas plays in northern Jylland. However, questions remain as to the source of hydrocarbons in the western offshore area. Specifically, we are unable to confirm (or refute) whether these structures are sourced via long-distance migration of hydrocarbons from the Danish Central Graben. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Greenland Thomsen ENVELOPE(-66.232,-66.232,-65.794,-65.794) Jakobsen ENVELOPE(140.005,140.005,-66.666,-66.666) Jylland ENVELOPE(8.537,8.537,62.760,62.760) Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin |
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Between 1993 and 2017, Denmark was one of the largest oil exporting countries in Europe having gained this position from its share in the highly prolific Danish Central Graben. However, outside the Central Graben few prospects have been adequately mapped, due to a lack of data in these so called ‘white areas.’ As such, their potential for hydrocarbon accumulation remains uncertain. This paper presents an update of the prospect and play types in this area outside the Danish Central Graben, east of 6°15´E longitude (Fig. 1), based on results from the last 30 years of exploration activities. The paper is part of a resource assessment made by the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) to the Danish Energy Agency (Schovsbo & Jakobsen 2017) and is an update of a former review of the area made in 1987 (Thomsen et al. 1987). The succeeding exploration efforts have not changed the overall low expectation for the play types in the area. Here, we show that an uncertain resource is associated with both the Zechstein carbonate play in the North German Basin and the Upper Triassic – Lower Jurassic sandstone and lower Palaeozoic shale gas plays in northern Jylland. However, questions remain as to the source of hydrocarbons in the western offshore area. Specifically, we are unable to confirm (or refute) whether these structures are sourced via long-distance migration of hydrocarbons from the Danish Central Graben. |
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