A site survey for oil and gas drilling hazards and environmental assessment conducted in May 2012 by Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd. The survey was acquired under licences P324, P489, P815, and P1559 in UK North Sea block 15/23. The British Geological Survey is the authoritative source.
Use Cases
- Analyze drilling hazard data from the May 2012 survey to assess subsurface risks for the Bugle field
- Map environmental baseline conditions for block 15/23 to support regulatory compliance reporting
- Correlate survey findings with licence areas P324, P489, P815, and P1559 for asset planning
Strengths
- Survey conducted in May 2012, providing a precise temporal snapshot
- Data covers a specific geographic area: UK North Sea block 15/23
- Acquired under four distinct licences (P324, P489, P815, P1559), indicating structured regulatory context
Limitations
- No column definitions or sample data are available, limiting immediate analytical use
- The dataset is a single survey from 2012, offering no time-series or comparative context
- Unknown file formats and size create technical hurdles for data access
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Collection Method
- Oil and gas industry environmental and drilling hazard site survey acquired using a semi-sub rig.
- Time Range
- May 2012
- Freshness
- Metadata last updated March 2026, but underlying data is from 2012.
- Geography
- UK North Sea, block 15/23 (Bugle field).