East Irish Sea Basin system
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The East Irish Sea Basin system is a major sedimentary basin complex beneath the eastern Irish Sea and surrounding regions, known for its thick Permo-Triassic deposits and significant hydrocarbon and gas storage potential.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological basin complex
ⓘ
sedimentary basin system ⓘ |
| basementComposition |
Carboniferous rocks
ⓘ
Lower Palaeozoic rocks ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
onshore outcrops in north Wales
ⓘ
onshore outcrops in northwest England ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | thick Permo-Triassic deposits ⓘ |
| contains |
Cardigan Bay Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Irish Sea Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ East Irish Sea Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Permian sandstones ⓘ Permo-Triassic sedimentary succession ⓘ Solway Firth Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Triassic Sherwood Sandstone Group reservoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ evaporite sequences ⓘ sub-basins and structural highs ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deformationPhase |
Cenozoic inversion
ⓘ
Mesozoic extension ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
hydrocarbon exploration
ⓘ
potential CO2 storage ⓘ underground gas storage ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
offshore north Wales
ⓘ
offshore northwest England ⓘ offshore southwest Scotland ⓘ |
| formedBy | Mesozoic rifting ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Permian
ⓘ
Triassic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
carbon storage potential
ⓘ
gas storage potential ⓘ hydrocarbon potential ⓘ natural gas accumulations ⓘ |
| lithology |
aeolian sandstones
ⓘ
evaporites ⓘ fluvial sandstones ⓘ red-bed mudstones ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Irish Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Irish Sea ⓘ northwest United Kingdom offshore ⓘ |
| overlies | Palaeozoic basement ⓘ |
| partOf | UK Continental Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
basin analysis
ⓘ
petroleum geology ⓘ |
| sealRocks |
Triassic mudstones
ⓘ
evaporites ⓘ |
| structuralStyle |
fault-bounded grabens and half-grabens
ⓘ
tilted fault blocks ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | extensional basin ⓘ |
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