The Triassic – Early Jurassic of the northern Barents Shelf: a regional understanding of the Longyearbyen CO2 reservoir

• Main Authors: Anell, Ingrid Margareta, Braathen, Alvar, Olaussen, Snorre
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norsk geologisk forening 2015
• Subjects: Svalbard; Longyearbyen; Adventdalen; Edgeøya; De Geerdalen; Knorringfjellet; Fennoscandian; Gardarbanken
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/62025; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-64623

We address the spatial and temporal development during the Triassic to Middle Jurassic of the NW Barents Shelf in order to provide a regional framework for the targeted reservoir of the Longyearbyen CO2 Lab. The reservoir is Middle Triassic to Middle Jurassic stacked sandstones at a depth of 670–970...