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From 1982
to 1993, IKU (Continental Shelf Institute, now SINTEF Petroleum Research)
mapped parts of the Norwegian continental shelf using a combination of
shallow, high-resolution seismics and "shallow" (max. 580 m) stratigraphic
drilling (diamond coring). Heat flow in the overburden was also determined
at selected locations.
The seismic investigations, heat flow measurements and
the collection, description and analysis of the cores and other rock
samples were financed by a number of oil companies through various
projects (map) during a period of 20
years.
Drill cores from more than 90 holes on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (map)
and with a total length of 6600 m were collected. The rocks range in
age from Late Ordovician to Late
Tertiary.
The results from these projects and later work were
documented in reports and
publications.
The core material is since 2000 in care of the
The Museum of Natural History and
Archaeology (Vitenskapsmuseet) at
The Norwegian University of Science
and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. The NTNU uses the material in their
own research and education and may make it accessible to
academic researchers.
SINTEF Petroleum Research continues using the material
in their own research and consultant work, and will keep cores and results
accessible to the oil industry
interested in these areas. We do not sell samples or data
to consultants or commercial research institutions outside cooperative projects
with SINTEF Petroleum Research. |
