Earth Science Academic Archive - Project 18151088
The long term denudation chronology of the East Greenland margin (north of 72o N) : the role of the margin as an analogue for exploration beyond the North Sea

Gallagher, Dr K

On plate reconstructions, the east Greenland margin lies adjacent to a little explored yet potentially major oil province in the north Atlantic. Exhumed giant to supergiant hydrocarbon traps occur on this margin north of 720n and can be studied on the surface as analogues of the offshore basins. Given that these are exhumed traps, the long-term denudation chronology is pivotal for understanding the processes involved in their formation and subsequent evolution. This project will produce new thermochronology (fission track analysis) and geophysical (thermal conductivity) data suites. These will be used to quantify the long-term denudation chronology of the east Greenland margin. By integrating this new work with ongoing structural and Sedimentology studies, a sound geological framework will be developed for future hydrocarbon exploration in the northern North Sea.

Keywords

'Earth surface', 'Tectonics'

Principal Investigator

Gallagher, Dr K

Dept of Earth Sciences,
Imperial College London,


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  • The long term denudation chronology of the East Greenland margin (north of 72o N) : the role of the margin as an analogue for exploration beyond the North Sea
    On plate reconstructions, the east Greenland margin lies adjacent to a little explored yet potentially major oil province in the north Atlantic. Exhumed giant to supergiant hydrocarbon traps occur on this margin north of 720n and can be studied on the surface as analogues of the offshore basins. Given that these are exhumed traps, the long-term denudation chronology is pivotal for understanding the processes involved in their formation and subsequent evolution. This project will produce new thermochronology (fission track analysis) and geophysical (thermal conductivity) data suites. These will be used to quantify the long-term denudation chronology of the east Greenland margin. By integrating this new work with ongoing structural and Sedimentology studies, a sound geological framework will be developed for future hydrocarbon exploration in the northern North Sea.
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