The Brent Group is a stratigraphic group of Middle Jurassic age. It is an important hydrocarbon reservoir in the Northern North Sea. It is named for the Brent oil field, where it forms one of the reservoir units.[1][2] It is subdivided into five formations, in order of age, the Broom, Rannoch, Etive, Ness and Tarbet Formations whose first letters spell out the name of the group.[3]
| Brent Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Aalenian–Bathonian | |
| Type | Group (stratigraphy) |
| Sub-units | Broom Formation, Rannoch Formation, Etive Formation, Ness Formation and Tarbet Formation |
| Underlies | Heather Formation |
| Overlies | Drake Formation |
| Area | East Shetland Basin, Viking Graben |
| Thickness | up to 300 metres (980 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Mudstone, Coal |
| Location | |
| Region | North Sea |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Brent oil field |
References
edit- ^ Richards, P.C. "An introduction to the Brent Group: a literature review". In Morton, A.C.; Haszeldine, R.S.; Giles, M.R.; Brown, S. (eds.). Geology of the Brent Group. Special Publications. Vol. 61. Geological Society. pp. 15–26. doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1992.061.01.03.
- ^ British Geological Survey. "Brent Group". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units.
- ^ Struijk, A.P.; Green, R.T. (1991). Abbotts, I.L. (ed.). United Kingdom Oil and Gas Fields, 25 Years Commemorative Volume. Geological Society Memoir. Vol. 14. Geological Society. pp. 63–72. doi:10.1144/GSL.MEM.1991.014.01.0.