SEA6 Technical Report: Irish Sea Seabed Geology and Hydrocarbon Prospectivity

The 2005 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA6 Technical Report - Geology discusses seabed and surficial geology and processes in the Irish Sea. The report was produced for the UK Department of Trade and Industry (now the Department of Energy and Climate Change), incorporating published data and new survey information from 2004. It reviews hydrocarbon geology, including the East Irish Sea Basin, which has produced oil and gas since 1985, and other prospectivity plays.

Use Cases

• Analyzing hydrocarbon prospectivity based on the review of the East Irish Sea, Caernarfon Bay, and Cardigan Bay Basins.
• Studying seabed sedimentary processes and habitats based on the described sediment types and processes.
• Conducting environmental assessments for marine planning based on the integrated geological and process data.

Strengths

• Report integrates new survey data from 2004 with published data, suggesting a multi-source foundation.
• Focuses on a mature hydrocarbon exploration region with production history dating back to 1985.
• Covers multiple geological basins and seabed habitat types within the defined Irish Sea region.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Report drawing upon published data and new information from surveys conducted in 2004.

Time Range

Report published in 2005, incorporating data up to 2004.

Freshness

Report is from 2005; data is historical.

Geography

SEA6 region of the Irish Sea, including the East Irish Sea Basin, Caernarfon Bay Basin, and Cardigan Bay Basin.