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Brent Group

Brent Group

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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]

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  1. [1]
    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.
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    British Geological Survey. "Brent Group". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units.
  3. [3]
    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.
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