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THE “ALBIAN TRANSGRESSION” IN THE SOUTHERN NORTH SEA BASIN
Author(s) -
Crittenden Stephen
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of petroleum geology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1747-5457
pISSN - 0141-6421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1987.tb00581.x
Subject(s) - marine transgression , geology , diachronous , structural basin , cretaceous , north sea , paleontology , event (particle physics) , oceanography , physics , quantum mechanics
The “Albian transgression” may be recognised lithostmtigraphically in a number of boreholes in the UK sector of the southern North Sea Basin. This event is also recognised onshore the United Kingdom. The importance of this event for hydrocarbon exploration is discussed, and comparisons are made with sections in West Germany. The “Albian transgression” is a regional event in NW Europe which is important for understanding the pattern of basin evolution during Early and “Mid” Cretaceous times. It is also important because the diachronous coarse clastics associated with the transgression may prove to be of important reservoirpotential in the southern North Sea area (UK sector).