2D Flexural Modelling of the Barents Sea

The Barents Sea has been an area for hydrocarbon exploration for the last 30 years and a lot of research is ongoing to understand the structural complexity as detailed as possible. Basin development in the area was influenced by the sedimentary and tectonic loads that occurred from Devonian to Quaternary. The flexural response to the tectonic and sedimentary loads in the crust is affected by the sedimentary infill, erosion, uplift and eustasy, which therefore will be key elements in the analysis. This project will use flexural strength and isostasy analysis on 2D transect lines to perform a restoration of the Barents Sea to better understand the influence of tectonic and sedimentary loads. This will give a better understanding to how the different structures in the Barents Sea formed. A series of different scenarios will be evaluated due to the uncertainty in the studies. These scenarios will be used to perform a restoration, including the main mega sequences that occurred in the Barents Sea. The objective of the project is to provide a better structural understanding of the Barents Sea and reduce the uncertainty related to the structural evolution.