SYN-RIFT CATCHMENT-DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM RELATIONSHIPS ON THE FRØYA HIGH

Autumn 2016

Spring 2018

Sedimentary systems on exposed basement highs bordering an active rift basin are rarely preserved in the geological record. This project presents a case study of a proximal syn-rift sedimentary system that was preserved due to early transgression of a footwall high. The distribution and geometry of the syn-rift depositional system is investigated within a source to sink and normal fault array evolution context using well calibrated 3D seismic reflection data.

In general, this study contributes to the understanding of footwall-sourced sedimentary systems that develop on rift-related dip slopes during marine transgression.

 Gijs Allard Henstra