2003 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA4 Technical report - Sub-seabed geology (north

A 2003 technical report summarizing the geological history of the North UK Continental Shelf area from Pre-Cambrian times to the present day. The report was produced as part of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA4) by the UK Department of Trade and Industry. It reviews petroleum geology, describes specific oilfield settings, and discusses the area's seismicity.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the geological framework for oil and gas exploration based on the described geological history and sections.
• Studying petroleum geology settings based on the review of oilfields like Clair, Foinaven, Schiehallion, and Loyal.
• Assessing regional seismic risk based on the discussion of the area's very low seismicity.
• Mapping subsurface geology based on the described generalized geological map and cross-sections.

Strengths

• Report provides a summarized geological history spanning from Pre-Cambrian times to the present day.
• Includes a review of specific, named oilfields (Clair, Foinaven, Schiehallion, Loyal) and their geological settings.
• Contains a generalized geological map and three cross-sections of the southern SEA4 area.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service, originating from the UK Department of Trade and Industry (now Department of Energy and Climate Change).

Collection Method

Compiled as a contribution to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA4).

Time Range

Geological history from Pre-Cambrian to 2003.

Freshness

Report is from 2003; data may be historical.

Geography

SEA4 area, north UK Continental Shelf, west of Shetland.