Alpha Petroleum Cheviot Site Survey 2016 for UK North Sea Blocks

Alpha Petroleum Resources Ltd's 2016 Cheviot site survey is a geophysical, geotechnical, and environmental baseline survey for oil and gas exploration. The survey was acquired under licence P1070 in July 2016 and traversed UK North Sea blocks 2/10, 2/15, 3/6, and 3/11. The dataset is hosted by the British Geological Survey (BGS) and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Drilling hazard identification based on geophysical and geotechnical survey data
• Seabed infrastructure planning based on seabed infrastructure and mooring survey data
• Environmental baseline analysis based on environmental baseline survey data
• Route planning for pipelines or cables based on route site survey data

Strengths

• Survey includes multiple data types: geophysical, geotechnical, environmental baseline, and infrastructure data
• Specific temporal and geographic scope: July 2016 for UK North Sea blocks 2/10, 2/15, 3/6, 3/11
• Hosted by an authoritative geological institution (British Geological Survey)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Acquired as a site survey under licence P1070

Time Range

July 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 08:31:07.247792; freshness should be verified

Geography

UK North Sea blocks 2/10, 2/15, 3/6, 3/11