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OD 1304015 Age (Ma) Pleistoc. Epoch Viking Graben Frigg Area Central Graben/Norwe- gian Danish Basin NORDLAND GROUP HORDALAND GROUP Viking Graben Gr. 58° 56°30’ 57° S 62° N Pliocene Late Miocene Middle Miocene Early Miocene Late Oligocene Early Oligocene Eocene/ Hiatus Utsira Fm Skade Fm Hiatus Unnamed Vade Fm Utsira Fm Glauconitic Utsira Fm (5,7-4,2 Ma) 5 10 15 20 25 30 29,2-30,3 Ma 26-26,3 Ma 27,2-26,4 Ma 32,7-31,5 Ma 27,2-25,7 Ma 24-23,9 Ma 15,9-15,5 Ma 19-16,4 Ma 13,4-12,9 Ma 14,1-13,0 Ma 13,3-10,9 Ma 12,2-10,4 Ma 8,7 Ma 5,5-5,2 Ma 5,2-4,5 Ma 5,0-4,1 Ma 5,3 Ma 11,3 Ma 11,8-11,5 Ma 10,9-10,7 Ma 14,7 Ma 16,7-14,7 Ma 27,9 Ma 25,3 Ma 20,7 Ma 16,7 Ma 15,5 Ma 7,4 Ma 6,6 Ma 5,6-5,2 Ma 5,7-3,7 Ma 24,1-23,4 Ma Hiatus Hiatus Fig. 5 Ine T. Gjeldvik, Van Pham, Fridtjof Riis, Tor Eidvin Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), PO box 600, N 4003 Stavanger Norway Drawings: Arne Bjørøen, Rune Goa Storing of CO 2 in the Utsira Formation is well document- ed, and since 1996, one megaton of CO 2 has been injected at the Sleipner Field in the Norwegian sector block 15/9. The Utsira Formation (Upper Miocene to Lower Pliocene) is a shallow marine, sandy deposit which underlies Up- per Pliocene-Pleistocene sandy deposits of the Nordland Group and overlies Middle Miocene sandy deposits (sug- gested called Eir Formation by Eidvin et al., 2013) and the Skade Formation (Lower Miocene). The proximal part of this sandy system lies in the UK sector. In that areas the deposits are deltaic and are called Hutton sand (informal). The Utsira Formation and the Skade Formation constitute the main part of this sandy system and are considered as a single aquifer. The Utsira Formation covers an area which is 450 km in North-South direction and 90 km in East-West direction. The Norwegian Petroleum Directo- rate (NPD) has remapped and calculated the total storage potential in a southern depo-center of this aquifer system. A reservoir simulation model covers an area of 1600 km 2 of the southern Skade-Utsira depo-center, and the model estimates a capacity of one gigaton. The Utsira Formation extends from quadrant 34 in the north, to quadrant 15 in the south. It is deposited in a shallow marine environment and is reworked by tidal currents. The red polygon to the south defines the southern depocenter. Underlying the Utsira Formation, the Skade Formation extends from quadrant 30 to quadrant 16 and is deposited mainly as turbidites. The red rectangle shows the 1600 km 2 area covered by the reservoir simulation model. A general observation is that the CO 2 plume will migrate upwards and follow the topography. Local highs are created as a response to differential compaction where sand is deposited on shale. These highs will trap the CO 2 as it moves up towards the NW. Red line indicates area shallower than 700 m depth. Here the CO 2 behaves as a gas, hence not suitable for storing. Note that in case a and b (4 versus 5 wells) it’s relative little difference, as seen in the curve to the right. Approximately 170 Mt can be injected in the Utsira-Skade aquifer within the segment model. Post Eocene lithostratigraphy of the Norwegian North Sea (after Eidvin et al. 2013) This geosection illustrates how four different delta sands, which constitute the outer delta front of the Hutton sand system (informal name used in UK waters only) are deposited. In Norwegian waters the lower Miocene Skade Formation is turbiditic in origin and overlays Oligocene mudstones. The Utsira Formation overlays a mud prone distal Middle Miocene unit and thins out west from the delta front towards the 25/1-8S area (overlaying sandy Middle Miocene deposits). An Upper Pliocene delta builds on top of the Utsira Formation in the 25/2-10S area. (Eidvin, T., Riis,F. & Gjeldvik I.T.; NGF Winter Conference 2013 “ The Upper Miocene-Lower Pliocene Utsira Formation in the northern North Sea”) The Skade Fm, Lower Miocene, consists of marine sandstones (mainly turbidites) deposited over a large area of the Viking Graben (From 30/5-2 in the north, to 15/6-7 in the south ). The maximum thickness exceeds 300 m and decreases rapidly towards the south and east, where the sands terminate towards large shale diapirs. a b c d a b c b b’ 15/6-7 15/6-9 S 15/9-1 S a a’ 25/1-8 S 25/2-10 S 40 km Upper Pliocene and Pleistocene Delta UTSIRA FORMATION SKADE FORMATION 25/2-10S 25/1-8S 370 md 455 md TWT (ms) 200 1000 735 md 475 md 520 md 1090 md md = Measured depth Basal Nordland Group (clay) Lower Miocene Oligocene diapirs Nanna (informal, basal Lower Miocene) Upper Oligocene sand Upper Pleistocene Upper Oligocene mudstones Middle Miocene unconformity/reflector Upper Pliocene wedge (glacial diamicton) Middle Miocene Hutton sand (informal) according to Gregersen & Johannessen (2007) Upper Miocene- Lower Pliocene Basal Nordland Group (sand) Seabed W OD 1304030 a’ a 15/6-9S 15/6-7 Oligocene Quarternary Utsira Formation SB Skade Formation Pliocene wedge Seabed Glacial channels 0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 55 km Middle Miocene shale b’ b 700m References Eidvin, T., Riis, F., Rasmussen, E. S. and Rundberg, Y., 2013. Investigation of Oligocene to Lower Pliocene depos- its in the Nordic area. NPD Bulletin No 10. Available from the internet: http://www.npd.no/engelsk/cwi/pbl/ NPD_papers/Hyperlink-NPD-Bulletin-10.pdf. Accessed April 28, 2014. Eidvin, T., Riis,F. & Gjeldvik I.T.; NGF Winter Conference 2013 The Lower Oligocene-Lower Pliocene Molo Formation on the inner Norwegian Sea continental shelf Suggested further reading: Eidvin, T. & Rundberg, Y., 2007: Post-Eocene sstrata of the southern Viking Graben, northern North Sea; integrated biostratigraphic, strontium isotopic and lithostratigraphic study. Norwegian Journal of Geology 87. 391-450. Eidvin.T., Dybkjær, K., Piasecki, S & Rasmussen, E.S in prep: Strontium isotope stratigraphy based on analyses of mollusk tests from the upper Oligocene –Miocene succession in Denmark with correlation to the Norwegian continental shelf. Gregersen, U. & Johannessen, P.N., 2007: Distribution of the Neogene Utsira Sand and Hutton Sand, and the succeeding deposits in the Viking Graben area, North Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology 24 p 591-606. Halland et al, 2014: NPD publication, CO 2 Storage Atlas Norwegian Continental Shelf. Pham, V.T.H., Riis, F., Gjeldvik, I.T., Halland, E.K., Tappel, I.M., Aagaard, P., 2013: Assessment of CO 2 injection into the south Utsira-Skade aquifer, the North Sea, Norway, Energy, Volume 55, p 529-540. www.npd.no Norway NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF CO2STORAGE ATLAS CO 2 storage in the Utsira-Skade aquifer

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Age(Ma)

Pleistoc.

Epoch Viking Graben Frigg AreaCentral Graben/Norwe-

gian Danish Basin

NO

RDLA

ND

GRO

UP

HO

RDA

LAN

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ROU

P

Viking GrabenGr.58°56°30’

57°

S62°N

Pliocene

LateMiocene

MiddleMiocene

EarlyMiocene

LateOligocene

EarlyOligocene

Eocene/Hiatus

Utsira Fm

Skade Fm

Hiatus

UnnamedVade Fm

Utsira FmGlauconiticUtsira Fm

(5,7-4,2 Ma)

5

10

15

20

25

3029,2-30,3 Ma

26-26,3 Ma

27,2-26,4 Ma

32,7-31,5 Ma

27,2-25,7 Ma

24-23,9 Ma

15,9-15,5 Ma

19-16,4 Ma

13,4-12,9 Ma 14,1-13,0 Ma

13,3-10,9 Ma 12,2-10,4 Ma

8,7 Ma

5,5-5,2 Ma5,2-4,5 Ma5,0-4,1 Ma 5,3 Ma

11,3 Ma11,8-11,5 Ma10,9-10,7 Ma

14,7 Ma16,7-14,7 Ma

27,9 Ma

25,3 Ma

20,7 Ma

16,7 Ma15,5 Ma

7,4 Ma

6,6 Ma

5,6-5,2 Ma5,7-3,7 Ma

24,1-23,4 Ma

Hiatus

Hiatus

Fig. 5

Ine T. Gjeldvik, Van Pham, Fridtjof Riis, Tor EidvinNorwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD),PO box 600, N 4003 Stavanger Norway

Drawings:Arne Bjørøen, Rune Goa

Storing of CO2 in the Utsira Formation is well document-ed, and since 1996, one megaton of CO2 has been injected at the Sleipner Field in the Norwegian sector block 15/9. The Utsira Formation (Upper Miocene to Lower Pliocene) is a shallow marine, sandy deposit which underlies Up-per Pliocene-Pleistocene sandy deposits of the Nordland Group and overlies Middle Miocene sandy deposits (sug-gested called Eir Formation by Eidvin et al., 2013) and the Skade Formation (Lower Miocene). The proximal part of this sandy system lies in the UK sector. In that areas the deposits are deltaic and are called Hutton sand (informal).

The Utsira Formation and the Skade Formation constitute the main part of this sandy system and are considered as a single aquifer. The Utsira Formation covers an area which is 450 km in North-South direction and 90 km in East-West direction. The Norwegian Petroleum Directo-rate (NPD) has remapped and calculated the total storage potential in a southern depo-center of this aquifer system. A reservoir simulation model covers an area of 1600 km2 of the southern Skade-Utsira depo-center, and the model estimates a capacity of one gigaton.

The Utsira Formation extends from quadrant 34 in the north, to quadrant 15 in the

south. It is deposited in a shallow marine environment and is reworked by tidal

currents. The red polygon to the south defines the southern depocenter.

Underlying the Utsira Formation, the Skade Formation extends from quadrant 30 to quadrant 16 and is deposited mainly as turbidites. The red rectangle shows the 1600 km2 area covered by the reservoir

simulation model.

A general observation is that the CO2 plume will migrate upwards and follow the

topography. Local highs are created as a response to differential compaction where

sand is deposited on shale. These highs will trap the CO2 as it moves up towards

the NW. Red line indicates area shallower than 700 m depth. Here the CO2 behaves

as a gas, hence not suitable for storing. Note that in case a and b (4 versus 5 wells)

it’s relative little difference, as seen in the curve to the right. Approximately 170 Mt

can be injected in the Utsira-Skade aquifer within the segment model.

Post Eocene lithostratigraphy of the Norwegian North Sea (after Eidvin et al. 2013)

This geosection illustrates how four different delta sands, which constitute the outer delta front of the Hutton sand system (informal name used in UK waters only) are deposited. In Norwegian waters the lower Miocene Skade Formation is turbiditic in origin and overlays Oligocene mudstones. The Utsira Formation overlays a mud prone distal Middle Miocene unit and thins out west from the delta front towards the 25/1-8S area (overlaying sandy Middle Miocene deposits). An Upper Pliocene delta builds on top of the Utsira Formation in the 25/2-10S area.

(Eidvin, T., Riis,F. & Gjeldvik I.T.; NGF Winter Conference 2013

“ The Upper Miocene-Lower Pliocene Utsira Formation in the northern North Sea”)

The Skade Fm, Lower Miocene, consists of marine sandstones (mainly turbidites) deposited over a large area of the Viking Graben (From 30/5-2 in the north, to 15/6-7 in the south ). The maximum thickness exceeds 300 m and decreases rapidly towards the south and east, where the sands terminate towards large shale diapirs.

a b c d

abc

6°5°4°3°2°1°

62°

61°

60°

59°

58°

Depth to the Utsira Fm262 m

1459 m

Contour interval 100 m

b b’15/6-7

15/6-9 S

15/9-1 S

a a’25/1-8 S

25/2-10 S

40 km

Upper Pliocene andPleistocene Delta

UTSIRA FORMATION

SKADE FORMATION

25/2-10S25/1-8S

370 md455 md

TWT(ms)200

1000

735 md

475 md520 md

1090 md

md = Measured depth

Basal Nordland Group (clay)

Lower Miocene

Oligocene diapirsNanna(informal, basalLower Miocene)

Upper Oligocene sand

Upper Pleistocene

Upper Oligocene mudstones

Middle Mioceneunconformity/re�ector

Upper Pliocene wedge(glacial diamicton)

Middle Miocene

Hutton sand (informal) according to Gregersen & Johannessen (2007)

Upper Miocene-Lower Pliocene

Basal Nordland Group (sand)

Seabed

W E

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a’

a

W E15/6-9S 15/6-7

Oligocene

Quarternary

Utsira Formation SB

Skade Formation

Pliocene wedge

Seabed

Glacial channels

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55 km

Middle Miocene shale

b’b

700m

ReferencesEidvin, T., Riis, F., Rasmussen, E. S. and Rundberg, Y., 2013. Investigation of Oligocene to Lower Pliocene depos-its in the Nordic area. NPD Bulletin No 10. Available from the internet: http://www.npd.no/engelsk/cwi/pbl/NPD_papers/Hyperlink-NPD-Bulletin-10.pdf. Accessed April 28, 2014.

Eidvin, T., Riis,F. & Gjeldvik I.T.; NGF Winter Conference 2013The Lower Oligocene-Lower Pliocene Molo Formation on the inner Norwegian Sea continental shelf

Suggested further reading:Eidvin, T. & Rundberg, Y., 2007: Post-Eocene sstrata of the southern Viking Graben, northern North Sea; integrated biostratigraphic, strontium isotopic and lithostratigraphic study. Norwegian Journal of Geology 87. 391-450.

Eidvin.T., Dybkjær, K., Piasecki, S & Rasmussen, E.S in prep: Strontium isotope stratigraphy based on analyses of mollusk tests from the upper Oligocene –Miocene succession in Denmark with correlation to the Norwegian continental shelf.

Gregersen, U. & Johannessen, P.N., 2007: Distribution of the Neogene Utsira Sand and Hutton Sand, and the succeeding deposits in the Viking Graben area, North Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology 24 p 591-606.

Halland et al, 2014: NPD publication, CO2 Storage Atlas Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Pham, V.T.H., Riis, F., Gjeldvik, I.T., Halland, E.K., Tappel, I.M., Aagaard, P., 2013: Assessment of CO2 injection into the south Utsira-Skade aquifer, the North Sea, Norway, Energy, Volume 55, p 529-540.

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