UKOGL ARCHIVE – 1984 BP Survey Archived

The BP survey ( BP842DL027) recorded in 1984 has recently been added to the UKOGL archive. This survey consists of 25 2D seismic lines (totaling 288km in length) and consists of both Pre & Post stack data, SP navigation, scanned hard copy images and supporting acquisition data.

BP 1984 Firth of Clyde 2D seismic Survey

The survey is located in the Firth of Clyde but was recorded by BP over their Licence: PL262

Location of the 1984 BP Licence PL262 in the Firth of Clyde.

For more information about this or any of the other surveys or data available from UKOGL, please contact us here

14th Onshore Round – Initial Offers

The OGA announced today that 27 Onshore Blocks were being formerly offered to applicants as part of the 14th Round, with a further 132 Blocks being considered pending an additional detailed assessment under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010.

Layers of both sets of Blocks are available to view through the UKOGL on-line map.

The formal announcement from the OGA can be found here, with associated downloads available both here and here.

Local Geological Groups

If you hold an active interest in Geology and wish to join like-minded enthusiasts for field trips and talks, there may be a local group or society already established in your area. Our new map layer allows you to select a region, to find a comprehensive list of organisations and their website details.

Equally, if you would like to let us know of any groups not currently listed, then we would be happy to add them to our links. Please contact us here with the name of your organisation, your general catchment area and website details.

UK Coal Resources Maps & Report

With the kind permission of both the Oil & Gas Authority and the British Geological Survey, we are now able to display a series of UK Coal Resources Prospectivity Maps, along with an associated report. This study was undertaken by the BGS in 2004 and was commissioned by the then Department Of Trade & Industry as part of their Cleaner Coal Technology Transfer Programme.

The BGS looked at the potential exploitation of coal resources by both conventional mining technologies (including underground and opencast mining, coal mine methane and abandoned mine methane) and also through new technologies such as underground coal gasification (UCG), virgin coalbed methane (VCBM) and coal seam-related carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration.

For full information and for the supply of an interactive DVD, please contact the BGS through their Enquiry Service

Well Data – Composite Log Headers

In support of the OGA and the Well Data Release Agents, we are pleased to announce that Composite Log headers are now available to view through the UKOGL interactive map. We have also taken this opportunity to refresh the look of the well data information presented on the site.

All well details are provided for information only. For the supply of scanned, digital and hard copy UK onshore well data, please visit either the British Geological Survey or the OGA’s formal Well Data Release Agents

UKOGL at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival – 2nd & 3rd May 2015

Come and meet The UK Onshore Geophysical Library (UKOGL), who will be attending the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival again this year. As part of the bicentennial celebrations, UKOGL will be demonstrating the William Smith Interactive Website at the festival, a free-to-use site celebrating the first geological map of England and Wales published in 1815. (www.strata-smith.com) by William Smith.

See how accurately the very first geological map compares to today’s modern versions, find out about the geology under your feet using the UKOGL website (www.ukogl.org.uk), children can take part in our William Smith colouring competition to try and win a fossil.

We hope to have an original version of one of William Smith’s early maps on display at various times over the two days, so come and drop by our display at the Fossil Festival for more information or to see a demonstration of the ‘free to use’ William Smith and UKOGL websites.

UKOGL at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival – Attending on the 2^nd – 3^rd May 2015

William Smith – Interactive Website Launch – Sponsored BY UKOGL

The UK Onshore Geophysical Library (UKOGL) are pleased to announce as part of the William Smith Bicentennial Celebrations, the launch of the William Smith Interactive website at http://www.strata-smith.com/

The WILLIAM SMITH’S MAPS-Interactive website, sponsored by UKOGL and developed by Lynx Information Systems Ltd. is a free-to-all educational resource designed for teachers, students, academics and anybody with an interest in the life and work of William Smith.

Officially launched on the 23rd March 2015 at The Geological Society in London, the launch attended by Sir David Attenborough, was held as part of a series of events marking the bicentennial celebration of the publication William Smith’s 1815 geological map.

The website has been developed specifically to host a number of fine examples of William Smith’s 1815 map and are available together with all of Smith’s published county geological maps and a number of unpublished county maps. The principal feature of the website is a ‘live’ interactive map viewer which enables users not only to view the maps but also to overlay one against another and compare them with modern geology, wells, seismic (using Lynx’s online SEGY viewer) and current topographic maps. Users can display Smith’s geological sections and view 3D animations of his maps.

The website also has information on the map sources, Smith’s biography, stratigraphy, coordinates and maps in 3D. There is a section concerning the “Map That Might Have Been”. Using a mosaic of images from Smith’s county maps (published and manuscript), and other Cary county maps enhanced by Smith’s 1815 geology, a composite geological map has been made. This map might have resembled a more detailed edition of his great map which Smith could have made were it not for his dire financial situation at the time. The digital images of maps used in this website have been provided by: The Geological Society, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, National Museum of Wales, Stanford University and Nottingham University.

Help on how to use the site is available via a youtube tutorial and the development team can be contacted via email at contact@ukogl.org.uk

The WILLIAM SMITH’S MAPS-Interactive website online team consists of Peter Wigley (Editor), Peter Dolan, Tom Sharpe, Hugh Torrens, Dave Williams (HOGG), Neil Anderton (UKOGL) and Christoph Schramm (LYNX)

UK Offshore 2D Seismic Coverage Layer Implemented

“UK Offshore 2D Seismic Coverage Layer Implemented”

In conjunction with CDA and UKOilandGasData, UKOGL are pleased to announce that a new 3rd party sourced layer has been added to the UKOGL Interactive Map.

The offshore 2D seismic coverage of the UK can now be displayed on the UKOGL website with the incorporation of a web feed from UKOilandGasData,
allowing for both the UK onshore and offshore line locations to be viewed together in the same spatial extent.

The offshore seismic can be activated via the ‘Table of Contents’ and once selected, will display when the user zooms in to the appropriate scale on the map.
This layer can be queried for basic information and access to links, which direct the user to the selected survey on the UKOilandGasData.co.uk website,
where further information and the seismic data can be accessed, dependent upon entitlement rights with UKOilandGas.

UKOGL are also pleased to announce that the UK Onshore seismic coverage can now also be viewed on the UKOilandGasData website,
providing users of both services with the facility to view the UK Onshore and Offshore seismic coverage on either site.

DECC-BGS Prospectivity Reports

On behalf of DECC, a new data resource is now available through the UKOGL interactive map. A series of 3 Prospectivity Reports, commissioned in the mid 1980’s, can be now be accessed under the Governmental Layers in the Table Of Contents.

For each report, hyper-links allow for a contents overview, list of figures and list of enclosures to be previewed or for the full report to be downloaded.

The 3 reports available to date are:

BGS East Midlands Report, “Hydrocarbon prospectivity of Carboniferous rocks of eastern England” was commissioned by the Petroleum Engineering Division of the Department of Energy in 1984 (D.W. Holliday et al) and describes the prospectivity and the East Midlands oilfields discovered before 1984, primarily with reservoirs in the sandstones of the Millstone Grit, Lower and Middle Coal Measures and the top of the Carboniferous Limestone.

BGS North Yorkshire Report, “Hydrocarbon prospectivity of North Yorkshire and Humberside” was commissioned by the Petroleum Engineering Division of Department of Energy in 1985 (G.A. Kirby et al) and describes the Permian Zechstein Carbonate Lockton and Eskdale fields and structures mapped at Zechstein Upper Magnesian Limestone indicating Dinantian, Silesian and Lower Permian Sandstones prospectivity and untested Triassic and Jurassic potential.

BGS “Hydrocarbon prospectivity of the Weald and eastern English Channel”, was commissioned by the Petroleum Engineering Division of Department of Energy in 1983 (R. A. Chadwick et al) and describes the geology and Jurassic hydrocarbon prospectivity of the area in seven volumes with 123 enclosures.

STOP PRESS:

A 4th report over the northern Weald and Wessex Basin area has just been added. “A Hydrocarbon prospectivity study of the Vale of Wardour Area” was commissioned by the Petroleum Engineering Division of the Department of Energy in 1981 (R.A. Chadwick et al) and describes the prospectivity and the Lower Paleozoic, Permo-Triassic and Jurassic.

Donor Boreholes

An additional information field of ‘Donor Bore’ has been added to the Well Data display box. Where source information has been available for verification, this identifies the parent track of wells that are deviated off an existing borehole.

This may be of particular support for wells with multiple sidetracks and laterals.

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