New geophysical and geological mapping of the eastern Baffin Bay region, offshore West Greenland

摘要

The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland hascarried out a detailed mapping project in the eastern Baffin Bay region covering c. 200 000 km2 (Fig. 1). The purpose of the study was to update the previous mapping byusing the most recent data and provide an improved basisfor evaluation of the geological development and hydrocarbon potential of the region. After licensing rounds in2007–2008 and 2010 considerable new geophysical andgeological data were acquired in the region, and the extensive database now includes more than 100 000 km 2Dseismic data and a number of wells (Fig. 1). The results ofthe work are summarised below and suggest deep basinsand large ridges with complex structures.