A 2014 oil and gas industry site survey for a semi-submersible rig, conducted by Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd in the UK North Sea. The survey was acquired under licence P1420 and traversed blocks 22/13b, 22/18b, 22/18, and 22/14d. The dataset is hosted by the British Geological Survey (BGS) and was last updated on 2026-05-28.
Use Cases
- Assessing seabed stability for rig positioning based on the site survey data.
- Planning subsea infrastructure routes based on the surveyed block locations (22/13b, 22/18b, 22/18, 22/14d).
- Conducting environmental impact assessments for offshore drilling operations in the specified North Sea blocks.
- Analyzing historical survey data for geological and geotechnical studies of the UK continental shelf.
Strengths
- Specific geographic scope covering four named UK North Sea blocks (22/13b, 22/18b, 22/18, 22/14d).
- Clear temporal context from the year 2014 and associated licence P1420.
- Authoritative source from the British Geological Survey (BGS).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single 2014 survey.
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Collection Method
- An oil and gas industry site survey acquired under licence P1420.
- Time Range
- 2014
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-28 14:04:13.769423; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- UK North Sea, blocks 22/13b, 22/18b, 22/18, 22/14d