Maturation, 6, 13, 14, 27, 213, 267, 270, 271, 274, 283, 319,
324, 332, 340–342, 363–368, 373, 374, 392, 542, 634
Maxwell equations, 523
Measurements while drilling (MWD), 389, 390, 392, 393, 424
Mechanical compaction, 21, 121, 122, 127–129, 135, 142, 143,
145, 196, 200, 210, 211, 213, 294, 296–298, 301, 304,
307, 312, 315–317, 351, 352, 356–358, 467, 469, 477,
483, 552
Mesozoic, 65, 68, 114, 116, 124, 152, 154, 166, 170, 175, 192,
193, 221, 237, 243, 255, 262, 263, 281, 282, 604, 622,
626, 629–633
Meteoric water/flow, 18, 97, 103, 121–127, 130, 138–142, 145,
159, 189, 194–196, 199, 210, 212, 213, 271, 273, 276,
279, 281–284, 287–290, 294, 297–299, 304, 550–552,
614
Micrite, 177, 179, 180, 202, 203, 228
Micritic envelope, 178, 179, 196
Micritisation, 177–179, 181, 192
Microfossils, 1, 23, 233–234, 236, 238–240, 246, 262
Micropalaeontology, 1, 233
Microquartz, 123, 130, 131, 133, 141–143, 355, 614
Mid-north sea high, 608, 617, 619, 651
Midpoint gather, 433
Migration, 2, 4, 6, 10–14, 16, 22, 27, 33, 50, 52, 79, 80, 82, 139,
208, 260, 266, 284, 319, 324, 342, 345, 347, 367, 368,
373–384, 439, 440, 444, 445, 449, 504, 542, 581, 584,
587, 596, 598, 600, 603, 616, 625, 626, 634, 639, 641,
642, 647, 651
Mineral trapping, 130, 459, 555, 596–598
Mississippi, 66, 68, 70–71, 73, 76, 115, 218, 267, 276, 290
MMT. See Marine magnetotelluric method (MMT)
More, 620–626
Mouldic porosity, 19, 22, 171, 182, 210–211, 214, 556
Mudcake, 387, 388, 393–395
Mud filtrate, 282, 387, 388, 394–396, 406, 418, 472
Mud flow, 39, 47–48, 59, 60
Mud pulses, 389
Multiples, 173, 197, 257, 432–436, 439–444, 447, 508, 560,
574, 580, 600, 633
MVO. See Magnitude vs. source-receiver offset (MVO)
MWD. See Measurements while drilling (MWD)
N
Naphtenes, 365
NCS. See Norwegian continental shelf (NCS)
Near stack, 475–479
Nereites facies, 58
Net/gross (N/G), 20, 145, 549, 593
Net reservoir, 563
Neutron logs, 401–402, 405, 406, 408, 413, 414, 562
Neutron porosity, 401, 406, 411, 413
NMO, 440–443
NMVO. See Normalized magnitude (NMVO)
Non-coherent noise, 439, 440
Non-skeletal carbonate grains, 179–183
Normalized magnitude (NMVO), 517, 518, 525, 526, 531, 532
North Sea, 10, 11, 13–15, 23, 56, 64, 78, 81, 100, 126, 127,
129–131, 135–137, 139, 140, 161, 162, 184, 194, 212,
220, 223, 232, 237, 240, 242, 255, 262, 266, 274, 276,
281, 282, 290, 292, 294, 296, 299, 304, 306, 317, 324,
326, 330, 335–337, 353, 355, 361, 362, 364, 367, 382,
383, 397, 459, 462, 465–468, 473, 475, 489, 491, 493,
496–499, 504, 524, 530, 532, 553, 573, 576, 588, 589,
594, 598, 603–620, 625, 634, 644, 645, 651
North Sea field, 573, 576
Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), 321, 530, 603–634, 644,
645, 648, 651
Norwegian-Danish basin, 607, 608
Norwegian petroleum directorate (NPD), 29, 603, 644, 645, 651
Norwegian Sea, 48, 56, 526, 593, 605, 645
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) logging, 391, 401, 404–405
Nyquist frequency, 439
O
Ocean bottom seismic (OBS), 435–438
Ocean water circulation, 154
Oil
emplacement, 135, 138
reserves, 4, 23–24, 28, 144, 209, 554, 585, 646
saturation, 125, 135, 145, 375–377, 381, 382, 548–550,
553–555, 557
seeps, 2, 8, 18, 221, 371, 427, 581, 617
shale, 3, 4, 24–28, 363, 364, 371, 374, 376, 581–589
window, 10, 12, 13, 588, 614
Oil-based mud filtrates, 387, 389, 396, 422
Oil-wet, 135, 211, 375, 418, 468, 546–548, 554, 583
Ooids, 21, 22, 128, 129, 181–183, 202, 204, 205, 210, 211
Oomoulds, 183, 211
Opal (A and CT), 130, 143, 144, 220, 221, 257, 283
Open-hole logs, 389, 424
Organic geochemistry, 2
Organic silica, 131, 143, 219
Ormen Lange Field, 515, 645
Oslo Graben, 608, 612
Oslo Rift, 608, 609, 612
Ostracods, 177, 180, 184, 192, 199, 234–236
Overpressure, 21, 49, 55, 73, 103, 128, 142, 143, 211, 257,
285–287, 290, 294–299, 303, 304, 306, 308, 311, 317,
356–358, 365, 373, 374, 378, 379, 382–384, 388, 405,
407, 409, 466, 467, 549, 592, 617, 618, 625
Overpressured zones, 407, 466
Oxygen index, 368
P
Packstone, 166, 204, 205
Palaeomagnetism, 246
Palaeozoic, 8, 68, 87, 111, 139, 154, 159, 162, 164–167, 172,
174, 175, 194, 207, 221, 242, 243, 246, 262, 318, 588,
608–610, 612, 617, 620–629, 647
Paraffin, 365, 368, 369, 581
Parasequences, 247, 249–252
Passive margins, 15, 59, 267–268, 324, 340, 357, 363, 603, 626
Patch, 52, 84, 210, 223, 435, 471, 473
Pelagic carbonate, 140, 193–194
Pellets, 9, 43, 82, 87, 180, 181, 190, 192, 203
Peloids, 178, 181, 202
Permeability, 1, 17–20, 33, 103, 119, 151, 217, 245, 279,
286–291, 294–298, 301, 353, 374–378, 387, 404, 467,
549–556, 562, 564, 584, 591, 593, 617, 640
658
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324, 332, 340–342, 363–368, 373, 374, 392, 542, 634
Maxwell equations, 523
Measurements while drilling (MWD), 389, 390, 392, 393, 424
Mechanical compaction, 21, 121, 122, 127–129, 135, 142, 143,
145, 196, 200, 210, 211, 213, 294, 296–298, 301, 304,
307, 312, 315–317, 351, 352, 356–358, 467, 469, 477,
483, 552
Mesozoic, 65, 68, 114, 116, 124, 152, 154, 166, 170, 175, 192,
193, 221, 237, 243, 255, 262, 263, 281, 282, 604, 622,
626, 629–633
Meteoric water/flow, 18, 97, 103, 121–127, 130, 138–142, 145,
159, 189, 194–196, 199, 210, 212, 213, 271, 273, 276,
279, 281–284, 287–290, 294, 297–299, 304, 550–552,
614
Micrite, 177, 179, 180, 202, 203, 228
Micritic envelope, 178, 179, 196
Micritisation, 177–179, 181, 192
Microfossils, 1, 23, 233–234, 236, 238–240, 246, 262
Micropalaeontology, 1, 233
Microquartz, 123, 130, 131, 133, 141–143, 355, 614
Mid-north sea high, 608, 617, 619, 651
Midpoint gather, 433
Migration, 2, 4, 6, 10–14, 16, 22, 27, 33, 50, 52, 79, 80, 82, 139,
208, 260, 266, 284, 319, 324, 342, 345, 347, 367, 368,
373–384, 439, 440, 444, 445, 449, 504, 542, 581, 584,
587, 596, 598, 600, 603, 616, 625, 626, 634, 639, 641,
642, 647, 651
Mineral trapping, 130, 459, 555, 596–598
Mississippi, 66, 68, 70–71, 73, 76, 115, 218, 267, 276, 290
MMT. See Marine magnetotelluric method (MMT)
More, 620–626
Mouldic porosity, 19, 22, 171, 182, 210–211, 214, 556
Mudcake, 387, 388, 393–395
Mud filtrate, 282, 387, 388, 394–396, 406, 418, 472
Mud flow, 39, 47–48, 59, 60
Mud pulses, 389
Multiples, 173, 197, 257, 432–436, 439–444, 447, 508, 560,
574, 580, 600, 633
MVO. See Magnitude vs. source-receiver offset (MVO)
MWD. See Measurements while drilling (MWD)
N
Naphtenes, 365
NCS. See Norwegian continental shelf (NCS)
Near stack, 475–479
Nereites facies, 58
Net/gross (N/G), 20, 145, 549, 593
Net reservoir, 563
Neutron logs, 401–402, 405, 406, 408, 413, 414, 562
Neutron porosity, 401, 406, 411, 413
NMO, 440–443
NMVO. See Normalized magnitude (NMVO)
Non-coherent noise, 439, 440
Non-skeletal carbonate grains, 179–183
Normalized magnitude (NMVO), 517, 518, 525, 526, 531, 532
North Sea, 10, 11, 13–15, 23, 56, 64, 78, 81, 100, 126, 127,
129–131, 135–137, 139, 140, 161, 162, 184, 194, 212,
220, 223, 232, 237, 240, 242, 255, 262, 266, 274, 276,
281, 282, 290, 292, 294, 296, 299, 304, 306, 317, 324,
326, 330, 335–337, 353, 355, 361, 362, 364, 367, 382,
383, 397, 459, 462, 465–468, 473, 475, 489, 491, 493,
496–499, 504, 524, 530, 532, 553, 573, 576, 588, 589,
594, 598, 603–620, 625, 634, 644, 645, 651
North Sea field, 573, 576
Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), 321, 530, 603–634, 644,
645, 648, 651
Norwegian-Danish basin, 607, 608
Norwegian petroleum directorate (NPD), 29, 603, 644, 645, 651
Norwegian Sea, 48, 56, 526, 593, 605, 645
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) logging, 391, 401, 404–405
Nyquist frequency, 439
O
Ocean bottom seismic (OBS), 435–438
Ocean water circulation, 154
Oil
emplacement, 135, 138
reserves, 4, 23–24, 28, 144, 209, 554, 585, 646
saturation, 125, 135, 145, 375–377, 381, 382, 548–550,
553–555, 557
seeps, 2, 8, 18, 221, 371, 427, 581, 617
shale, 3, 4, 24–28, 363, 364, 371, 374, 376, 581–589
window, 10, 12, 13, 588, 614
Oil-based mud filtrates, 387, 389, 396, 422
Oil-wet, 135, 211, 375, 418, 468, 546–548, 554, 583
Ooids, 21, 22, 128, 129, 181–183, 202, 204, 205, 210, 211
Oomoulds, 183, 211
Opal (A and CT), 130, 143, 144, 220, 221, 257, 283
Open-hole logs, 389, 424
Organic geochemistry, 2
Organic silica, 131, 143, 219
Ormen Lange Field, 515, 645
Oslo Graben, 608, 612
Oslo Rift, 608, 609, 612
Ostracods, 177, 180, 184, 192, 199, 234–236
Overpressure, 21, 49, 55, 73, 103, 128, 142, 143, 211, 257,
285–287, 290, 294–299, 303, 304, 306, 308, 311, 317,
356–358, 365, 373, 374, 378, 379, 382–384, 388, 405,
407, 409, 466, 467, 549, 592, 617, 618, 625
Overpressured zones, 407, 466
Oxygen index, 368
P
Packstone, 166, 204, 205
Palaeomagnetism, 246
Palaeozoic, 8, 68, 87, 111, 139, 154, 159, 162, 164–167, 172,
174, 175, 194, 207, 221, 242, 243, 246, 262, 318, 588,
608–610, 612, 617, 620–629, 647
Paraffin, 365, 368, 369, 581
Parasequences, 247, 249–252
Passive margins, 15, 59, 267–268, 324, 340, 357, 363, 603, 626
Patch, 52, 84, 210, 223, 435, 471, 473
Pelagic carbonate, 140, 193–194
Pellets, 9, 43, 82, 87, 180, 181, 190, 192, 203
Peloids, 178, 181, 202
Permeability, 1, 17–20, 33, 103, 119, 151, 217, 245, 279,
286–291, 294–298, 301, 353, 374–378, 387, 404, 467,
549–556, 562, 564, 584, 591, 593, 617, 640
658
Index