Statoil Bigfoot Site Survey: 2017 UK Continental Shelf Geophysical Data

September to November 2017 site survey data for oil and gas exploration, acquired under licence P2314 by Statoil. The survey traversed blocks 9/17, 9/18, 9/22, and 9/23 in the UK Continental Shelf. The dataset is provided by the British Geological Survey (BGS) and was last updated in the platform on 2026-04-09.

Use Cases

• Modeling seabed conditions for rig placement based on the site survey description
• Analyzing geological features for exploration potential within the specified UK blocks
• Planning future drilling campaigns based on the 2017 survey data and licence area

Strengths

• Specific temporal coverage from September to November 2017
• Clear geographic scope defined by UK Continental Shelf blocks 9/17, 9/18, 9/22, and 9/23
• Provided by the authoritative British Geological Survey (BGS)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single industry survey

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Oil and gas industry exploration drilling, semi-sub rig site survey

Time Range

September to November 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 08:37:23.060975; freshness should be verified

Geography

UK Continental Shelf, blocks 9/17, 9/18, 9/22, 9/23