ST16306 Jock Scott: 2016 Semi-Sub Rig Site Survey for UK Blocks 9/27 and 16/2c

Statoil's 2016 site survey for a semi-submersible rig, acquired under licences P2097 and P2175. The British Geological Survey (BGS) provides this data, which covers blocks 9/27 and 16/2 on the UK Continental Shelf. Data was last updated in the platform on April 9, 2026.

Use Cases

• Planning offshore drilling operations based on the site survey data.
• Analyzing seabed conditions for rig placement based on the survey's geospatial coverage.
• Studying historical energy exploration activity in UK blocks 9/27 and 16/2.
• Integrating survey data with other geological datasets for regional subsurface modeling.

Strengths

• Data originates from a major energy company (Statoil) and a national geological survey (BGS).
• Specific temporal (August 2016) and spatial (blocks 9/27, 16/2) coverage is documented.
• Platform metadata includes a specific DECC reference number (GS_495).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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 an oil and gas industry site survey for a semi-sub rig.

Time Range

August 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 08:34:56.238050; freshness should be verified.

Geography

UK Continental Shelf, blocks 9/27 and 16/2