BP Vorlich Route Survey: Environmental and Debris Clearance Data for UK North Sea Blocks

November 2017 survey data from the UK North Sea, acquired under licences E422 and P363. The dataset is a route, environmental, and debris clearance site survey for the oil and gas industry, traversing blocks 30/1 and 30/6. It was published by the British Geological Survey (BGS) and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Plan subsea pipeline or cable routes based on the environmental and debris survey data.
• Assess seabed environmental conditions for offshore development projects.
• Identify and map debris clearance requirements for specific UK North Sea blocks.

Strengths

• Specific temporal coverage (November 2017) is provided.
• Geographic scope is defined by specific UK North Sea blocks (30/1, 30/6).
• Data origin from the British Geological Survey (BGS) suggests authoritative collection.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Acquired as an oil and gas industry route, environmental, and debris clearance site survey.

Time Range

November 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 08:38:28.297870; freshness should be verified.

Geography

UK North Sea, blocks 30/1 and 30/6