A geophysical and environmental site survey for the Horne and Wren platform wells in UK blocks 53/03a, 53/3c, and 53/4b. The survey was acquired in January 2015 under licences P786 and P852 by Tullow Oil Ltd to assess safety risks prior to decommissioning.
Use Cases
- Analyze geophysical characteristics to model seabed conditions for decommissioning planning.
- Assess environmental characteristics for baseline studies of the 53/3c and 53/4b block areas.
- Evaluate safety risks documented in the survey for offshore drilling site hazard mitigation.
- Map survey data against the specified DECC Reference Number GS_228 for regulatory compliance tracking.
Strengths
- Survey conducted for a specific decommissioning operation with defined platform wells 53/3c 9A and 53/3c-8.
- Clear temporal scope from January 2015.
- Geographic coverage specified for UK blocks 53/03a, 53/3c, and 53/4b.
- Data originates from the authoritative British Geological Survey (BGS).
Limitations
- Unknown data volume, row count, column structure, and file formats limit analytical readiness assessment.
- Data is from a single time point (2015) and may not reflect current site conditions.
- Focus on two specific platform wells limits generalizability to other offshore sites.
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Collection Method
- Geophysical site survey acquired under licences P786 and P852.
- Time Range
- January 2015
- Freshness
- Metadata last updated March 2026, but underlying survey data is from 2015.
- Geography
- United Kingdom, North Sea blocks 53/03a, 53/3c, 53/4b