Exploration challenges along the North Atlantic volcanic margins: the intra-volcanic sandstone play in subsurface and outcrop

• Published in: Geological Society, London, Petroleum Geology Conference series
• Main Authors: Larsen, Michael, Bell, Brian, Guarnieri, Pierpaolo, Vosgerau, Henrik, Weibel, Rikke
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society 2018
• Subjects: Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; East Greenland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/134545/

The margins of the North Atlantic rift are covered by an extensive succession of volcanic rocks, with up to 5 km of continental flood basalts, hyaloclastites and interbedded sedimentary rocks. The volcanic succession deteriorates seismic imaging and has hampered petroleum exploration in these areas....