Sedimentary Successions of the Arctic Region and their Hydrocarbon Prospectivity (2-part paperback set)
Product code: M0057
Print publication date: 26/11/2025
Geological Society of London, GSL Memoirs, Earth Resources and Economic Geology, Petroleum Geoscience and Geoenergy, Seismology (basins and exploration), Tectonics, New
Type: Book (Paperback)
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781786205452
Author/Edited by: Edited by S.S. Drachev, H. Brekke, E. Henriksen and T. Moore.
Weight: 3.6kg
Number of pages: 1124
Online publication date: 29/11/2025
Lyell Collection URL: https://www.lyellcollection.org/toc/mem/57/1
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This memoir provides an unparalleled summary of the geology and hydrocarbon potential of all prospective sedimentary successions of the Arctic, featuring contributions from 159 authors representing all Arctic nations, Germany and the UK. The successions are organized into 74 ‘tectono-sedimentary elements’ and their assemblages, according to deformational and lithostratigraphic characteristics and they are described in an easy-to-navigate standardized framework.
The book aims to present current knowledge of the undeformed and moderately deformed sedimentary accumulations in the region and to offer an overview of hydrocarbon-related exploration activities in the Arctic at the end of the first quarter of this century.
The memoir includes three introductory chapters and 63 descriptive data-rich and well-illustrated chapters organized into six sections within the two printed volumes. There are six small-scale foldout maps (Enclosures A to E) portraying the distribution of the documented sedimentary accumulations in the Circum-Arctic geographical context, their expressions in anomalous gravity and magnetic fields, the tectonic grain of the basement and location of Arctic sampling sites and seismic profiles.
Preface
Editor biographies
PART 1
Section 1: Introduction
Drachev, S. S., Brekke, H., Henriksen, E. and Moore, T. E. An introduction to the volume, and definition and use of the term ‘tectono-sedimentary element’
Drachev, S. S., Weigelt, E., Matthießen, J., Rekant, P. V., Houseknecht, D. W., Ruppel, C., Mazur, S. and Campbell, S. Arctic geophysical and geological data overview
Drachev, S. S., Khudoley, A. K., Klonowska, I., Majka, J., Moore, T., Piepjohn, K. and Prokopiev, A. V. Arctic fold-and-thrust belts
Section 2: Tectono-Sedimentary Elements of the Norwegian–East Greenland Sector
Brekke, H., Bunkholt, H. S. S., Faleide, J. I. and Fyhn, M. B. W. Definition of tectono-sedimentary elements for rifted continental margins of the Norwegian and Greenland seas
Fyhn, M. B. W., Hopper, J. R. and Gerlings, J. Ammassalik Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, southern East and SE Greenland Rifted Margin, Denmark Strait
Fyhn, M. B. W., Alsen, P., Bjerager, M. B., Bojesen-Koefoed, J. A., Christiansen, F. G., Guarnieri, P. G., Hovikoski, J. H., Ineson, J., Japsen, P., Knutz, P., Nielsen, L. H., Nøhr-Hansen, H., Piasecki, S., Therkelsen, J. and Vosgerau, H. Central East and NE Greenland Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, East Greenland Rifted Margin, Greenland Sea
Fyhn, M. B. W. East Greenland Prograded Margin and Oceanic Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, offshore East Greenland
Brekke, H. Jan Mayen Microcontinent Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element and Jan Mayen Prograded Margin Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Greenland Sea
Tsikalas, F., Meza-Cala, J. C., Abdelmalak, M. M., Faleide, J. I. and Brekke, H. Lofoten Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Norwegian Rifted Margin, Norwegian Sea
Faleide, J. I., Zastrozhnov, D., Abdelmalak, M. M., Manton, B., Planke, S., Gernigon, L., Brekke, H. and Myklebust, R. Møre–Vøring Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Norwegian Rifted Margin, Norwegian Sea
Fyhn, M. B. W. and Hopper, J. R. NE Greenland Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, northern Greenland Sea and Fram Strait
Faleide, J. I., Abdelmalak, M. M., Zastrozhnov, D., Lasabuda, A. P. E., Hjelstuen, B. O. B., Laberg, J. S. and Planke, S. Norwegian Sea Oceanic Basin and Prograded Margins Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element
Fyhn, M. B. W. Scoresbysund Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, East Greenland Rifted Margin, Denmark Strait
Bunkholt, H. S. S., Oftedal, B. T., Hansen, J. A., Løseth, H. and Kløvjan, O. S. Trøndelag Platform and Halten–Dønna Terraces Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Norwegian Rifted Margin, Norwegian Sea
Section 3: Tectono-Sedimentary Elements of the Barents Sector
Drachev, S. S., Henriksen, E., Shkarubo, S. I. and Sobolev, P. East Barents Basin and Admiralty High Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Elements, Barents Sea
Henriksen, E., Ktenas, D. and Nielsen, J. K. Finnmark Platform Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Barents Sea
Henriksen, E., Kvamme, L. and Rydningen, T. A. Hammerfest Basin Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Barents Sea
Drachev, S. S. and Shkarubo, S. I. Kola-Kanin Monocline Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Barents Sea
Sobornov, K. Korotaikha Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Northwestern Russia
Sobornov, K. Kosyu–Rogov Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Northwestern Russia
Brunstad, H. and Rønnevik, H. C. Loppa High Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Barents Sea
Lundschien, B. A., Mattingsdal, R., Johansen, S. K. and Knutsen, S.-M. North Barents Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element
Smelror, M., Olaussen, S., Dumais, M.-A., Grundvåg, S.-A. and Abay, T. B. Northern Svalbard Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element
Doré, A. G., Dahlgren, T., Flowerdew, M. J., Forthun, T., Hansen, J. O., Henriksen, L. B., Kåsli, K., Rafaelsen, B., Ryseth, A. E., Rønning, K., Similox-Tohon, D., Stoupakova, A. and Thießen, O. South-Central Barents Sea Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element
Tsikalas, F., Blaich, O. A., Faleide, J. I. and Olaussen, S. Stappen High–Bjørnøya Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Barents Sea
Olaussen, S., Grundvåg, S.-A., Senger, K., Anell, I., Betlem, P., Birchall, T., Braathen, A., Dallmann, W., Jochmann, M., Johannessen, E. P., Lord, G., Mørk, A., Osmundsen, P. T., Smyrak-Sikora, A. and Stemmerik, L. Svalbard Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Barents Sea
Prishchepa, O. M., Bogatskii, V. I. and Drachev, S. S. Timan–Pechora Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Northwestern Russia
Ryseth, A. E., Similox-Tohon, D. and Thieβen, O. Tromsø–Bjørnøya Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Barents Sea
Faleide, J. I., Wong, P. W., Hassaan, M., Gabrielsen, R. H., Abdelmalak, M. M., Planke, S., Tsikalas, F., Manton, B. and Myklebust, R. West Barents Sheared Margin Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Norwegian–Greenland Sea and Fram Strait
PART 2
Section 4: Tectono-Sedimentary Elements of the Siberian Sector
Khudoley, A. K., Frolov, S. V., Akhmanov, G. G., Bakay, E. A., Drachev, S. S., Egorov, A. Y., Ershova, V. B., Korobova, N. I., Shevchuk, N. S. and Rogov, M. A. Anabar–Lena Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, northern East Siberia
Ershova, V. B., Antipov, M. P., Agapitov, D. D., Bordovskaya, T. O., Prokopiev, A. V., Shimanskiy, S. V. and Akinin, V. Anadyr Basin Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Chukotka Peninsula, NE Asia
Rekant, P. V., Boldyreva, A. and Shkarubo, S. I. East Siberian Sea–Chukchi Sea Prograded Margin Tectono-Sedimentary Element and Makarov Oceanic Basin Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Siberian and Central Arctic
Drachev, S. S., Ershova, V. B., Myklebust, R. and Rekant, P. V. East Siberian Sea Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Siberian Arctic
Frolov, S. V., Akhmanov, G. G., Korobova, N. I., Bakay, E. A., Fadeeva, N. P. and Shevchuk, N. S. Kureika–Tunguska Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, northern East Siberia
Drachev, S. S., Ershova, V. B. and Shkarubo, S. I. Laptev Rift System Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, East Siberian Arctic
Drachev, S. S. and Houseknecht, D. W. North Chukchi–Podvodnikov and Zhokhov–Wrangel Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Elements, East Siberian Arctic
Drachev, S. S. and Ershova, V. B. North Kara and Vize–Ushakov Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Elements, Kara Sea
Deev, E. V., Shemin, G. G., Vernikovsky, V. A., Drachev, S. S., Matushkin, N. Y. and Glazyrin, P. A. Northern West Siberian–South Kara Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Siberian Arctic
Ershova, V. B., Khudoley, A., Drachev, S. S., Prokopiev, A. V. and Shimanskiy, S. V. Olenek–Anabar Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, northern East Siberia
Skaryatin, M. V., Bulgakova, E. A., Verzhbitskiy, V. E., Malyshev, N. A., Obmetko, V. V., Borodulin, A. A. and Ikhsanov, B. I. South Chukchi–Hope Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Chukchi Sea
Prokopiev, A. V., Ershova, V. B., Drachev, S. S., Vasiliev, D. A. and Shimanskiy, S. V. Vilyui and Priverkhoyansk Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Elements, northeastern East Siberia
Deev, E. V., Shemin, G. G., Vernikovsky, V. A., Bostrikov, O. I., Glazyrin, P. A. and Matushkin, N. Y. Yenisei–Khatanga Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, northern east Siberia
Ershova, V. B., Prokopiev, A. V., Drachev, S. S. and Shimanskiy, S. V. Zyryanka Basin Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, northeastern Asia
Section 5: Tectono-Sedimentary Elements of the Alaska–West Greenland Sector
Houseknecht, D. W. Arctic Alaska Basin, Hanna Trough and Beaufortian Rifted Margin Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Elements
Knutz, P. C., Gregersen, U., Harrison, C., Brent, T. A., Hopper, J. R. and Nøhr-Hansen, H. Baffin Bay Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element
Chen, Z., Dietrich, J., Lane, L. S., Li, M. and Dixon, J. Beaufort–Mackenzie Tectono-Sedimentary Element
Embry, A., Ricketts, B. and Stephenson, R. Canadian Arctic Prograded Margin Tectono-Sedimentary Element, SE Canada Basin
Embry, A., Dixon, J., Ricketts, B. and Stephenson, R. Canadian Arctic–Beaufort Sea Rifted Margin Tectono-Sedimentary Element, SE Canada Basin
Houseknecht, D. W. Colville Foreland Basin and Arctic Alaska Prograded Margin Tectono-Sedimentary Elements, northern Alaska and southwestern Canada Basin
Fallas, K. M., Dixon, J., Hannigan, P. K., MacLean, B. C. and MacNaughton, R. B. Cordilleran Foreland Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Canadian Northern Interior Plains
Lane, L. S., Hannigan, P. K., Bell, K. M., Jackson, K. W. and McNeil, D. H. Eagle Foreland Basin Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Yukon Territory, Northwest Canada
Lavoie, D., Pinet, N. and Zhang, S. Foxe Platform and Basin Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Northeast Canada
Dewing, K. and Hadlari, T. Franklinian Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Canadian Arctic Islands
Hopper, J. R. and Ineson, J. R. Franklinian Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, North Greenland
Pinet, N., Lavoie, D. and Zhang, S. Hudson Strait Platform and Basins Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Northeast Canada
Fallas, K. M., MacNaughton, R. B., Hannigan, P. K. and MacLean, B. C. Mackenzie–Peel Platform and Ellesmerian Foreland Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, northwestern Canada
Abdelmalak, M. M., Polteau, S., Planke, S., Faleide, J. I., Lebedeva-Ivanova, N. and Myklebust, R. NE Canada Rifted Margin Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Baffin Bay, Davis Strait and Labrador Sea
Morrow, D. W. Ogilvie Platform Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element
Embry, A., Beauchamp, B., Dewing, K. and Harrison, C. Sverdrup Basin Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Canadian Arctic Islands
Gregersen, U., Knutz, P. C. and Hopper, J. R. West Greenland Rifted Margin Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element
Stanley, R. G. Yukon Flats Basin Tectono-Sedimentary Element, East-Central Alaska
Section 6: Tectono-Sedimentary Elements of the Arctic Ocean
Hutchinson, D. R., Houseknecht, D. W. and Mosher, D. C. Canada Basin Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Arctic Ocean
Ilhan, I., Coakley, B. J. and Drachev, S. S. Chukchi Borderland Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Arctic Ocean
Faleide, J. I., Abdelmalak, M. M., Minakov, A., Meza-Cala, J. C., Lasabuda, A. P. E., Gaina, C. and Drachev, S. S. Eurasia Basin Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element
Abdelmalak, M. M., Minakov, A., Meza-Cala, J. C., Faleide, J. I., Gaina, C. and Drachev, S. S. Eurasian Arctic Rifted Margin Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element
Abdelmalak, M. M., Minakov, A., Faleide, J. I. and Drachev, S. S. Lomonosov Ridge Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element, Arctic Ocean
Index
