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Ole J. Martinsen

Ole J. Martinsen

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Earth Science

D-Index
33
Citations
7127
World Ranking
8181
National Ranking
120

Overview

Ole J. Martinsen is affiliated with Equinor in Norway and has contributed to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, and Geology. Their research spans a variety of geological topics including geological formations and processes, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological and geophysical studies, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, geological studies and exploration, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Martinsen has co-authored works alongside researchers including Peter D. W. Haughton, Patrick M. Shannon, Colm Pierce, Arnau Obradors-Latre, and Simon P. Barker. The collaboration with these coauthors reflects a pattern of interdisciplinary research that integrates geological and engineering perspectives.

The scientist has published in various peer-reviewed venues, with contributions appearing in:

  • Sedimentology
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • AAPG Bulletin
  • Journal of Sedimentary Research
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Notable recent publications include:

  • High-resolution X-ray fluorescence profiling of hybrid event beds: Implications for sediment gravity flow behaviour and deposit structure (2020, Sedimentology)
  • Stratigraphic expression of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum climate event during long-lived transient uplift-An example from a shallow to deep-marine clastic system in the Norwegian Sea (2023, Frontiers in Earth Science)
  • Geology of the Johan Sverdrup field: A giant oil discovery and development project in a mature Norwegian North Sea basin (2022, AAPG Bulletin)
  • Flow transformations, mud partitioning and the variable stratigraphic architecture of basin-floor fan fringes (2023, Journal of Sedimentary Research)
  • THE RELEVANCE OF GEOSCIENCES IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION - AN APPLIED INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE (2023, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America)

Martinsen's research addresses key questions in sedimentology, stratigraphy, climate event analysis, and the applied aspects of geosciences within the context of energy transition. The work includes both field-based studies and applied industry perspectives, reflecting a broad range of geological expertise.

Best Publications

  • Towards the standardization of sequence stratigraphy

    Octavian Catuneanu;V. Abreu;J. P. Bhattacharya;M. D. Blum

  • Reply to the comments of W. Helland-Hansen on "Towards the standardization of sequence stratigraphy" by Catuneanu et al. (Earth-Sciences Review 92(2009)1-33)

    Octavian Catuneanu;V. Abreu;J. P. Bhattacharya;M. D. Blum

  • Shoreline Trajectories and Sequences: Description of Variable Depositional-Dip Scenarios

    William Helland-Hansen;Ole J. Martinsen

  • Relationships between morphological and sedimentological parameters in source-to-sink systems: a basis for predicting semi-quantitative characteristics in subsurface systems

    Tor O. Sømme;William Helland-Hansen;Ole J. Martinsen;John B. Thurmond

  • Stratigraphic base level and fluvial architecture: Ericson Sandstone (Campanian), Rock Springs Uplift, SW Wyoming, USA

    Ole J. Martinsen;Alf Ryseth;William Helland‐Hansen;Harald Flesche

  • The Character and Genesis of Submarine Mass-Transport Deposits: Insights from Outcrop and 3D Seismic Data

    Henry W. Posamentier;Ole J. Martinsen

  • Styles of soft-sediment deformation on a Namurian (Carboniferous) delta slope, Western Irish Namurian Basin, Ireland

    O. J. Martinsen

  • Thematic Set: Sequence stratigraphy: common ground after three decades of development

    O. Catuneanu;J. P. Bhattacharya;M. D. Blum;R. W. Dalrymple

  • Extensional and compressional zones in slumps and slides in the Namurian of County Clare, Ireland

    Ole J. Martinsen;Bente Bakken

  • Deciphering Earth's Natural Hourglasses: Perspectives On Source-To-Sink Analysis

    William Helland-Hansen;Tor O. Sømme;Ole J. Martinsen;Ian Lunt

  • Strike variability of clastic depositional systems: Does it matter for sequence-stratigraphic analysis?

    Ole J. Martinsen;William Helland-Hansen

  • Turbidites in the Upper Carboniferous Ross Formation, western Ireland: reconstruction of a channel and spillover system

    Trond Lien;Roger G. Walker;Ole J. Martinsen

  • Cenozoic development of the Norwegian margin 60–64°N: sequences and sedimentary response to variable basin physiography and tectonic setting

    O. J. Martinsen;F. Bøen;M. A. Charnock;G. Mangerud

  • Early fill of the Western Irish Namurian Basin: a complex relationship between turbidites and deltas

    John D. Collinson;Ole Martinsen;Bente Bakken;Anne Kloster

  • Sequence stratigraphy: common ground after three decades of development

    O. Catuneanu;J. P. Bhattacharya;M. D. Blum;R. W. Dalrymple

  • Variable character and diverse origin of hybrid event beds in a sandy submarine fan system, Pennsylvanian Ross Sandstone Formation, western Ireland

    Colm S. Pierce;Colm S. Pierce;Peter D. W. Haughton;Patrick M. Shannon;Andy J. Pulham

  • Detrital zircon ages: a key to understanding the deposition of deep marine sandstones in the Norwegian Sea

    Hege C. Fonneland;Trond Lien;Ole J. Martinsen;Rolf B. Pedersen

  • Facies and sequential organisation of a mudstone-dominated slope and basin floor succession: the Gull Island Formation, Shannon Basin, Western Ireland

    Ole J Martinsen;Trond Lien;Roger G Walker;John D Collinson

  • Cretaceous and Palaeogene turbidite systems in the North Sea and Norwegian Sea Basins: source, staging area and basin physiography controls on reservoir development

    O. J. Martinsen;T. Lien;C. Jackson

  • Submarine slope morphology as a control on the development of sand-rich turbidite depositional systems: 3D seismic analysis of the Kyrre Fm (Upper Cretaceous), Måløy Slope, offshore Norway

    Christopher A.-L. Jackson;Gillian P. Barber;Ole J. Martinsen

  • External Controls on Deep-Water Depositional Systems

    Ben Kneller;Ole J. Martinsen;Bill McCaffrey

Frequent Co-Authors

William Helland-Hansen
William Helland-Hansen University of Bergen
Peter D. W. Haughton
Peter D. W. Haughton University College Dublin
Ronald J. Steel
Ronald J. Steel The University of Texas at Austin
Henry W. Posamentier
Henry W. Posamentier Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Michael D. Blum
Michael D. Blum University of Kansas
Brian R. Pratt
Brian R. Pratt University of Saskatchewan
André Strasser
André Strasser University of Fribourg
Andrew D. Miall
Andrew D. Miall University of Toronto
Janok P. Bhattacharya
Janok P. Bhattacharya McMaster University
William E. Galloway
William E. Galloway The University of Texas at Austin

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