21CXRM: Palaeozoic Petroleum Systems Analysis for the UK Irish Sea Offshore

Reports, images, and GIS products describing the Palaeozoic geology and petroleum systems of the UK offshore Irish Sea area, including the Firth of Clyde, Solway Basin, and East Irish Sea Basin. The peer-reviewed products were produced by the British Geological Survey (BGS) for DECC/OGA and industry sponsors between November 2014 and May 2016. The analysis integrates interpretations of well, seismic, gravity-magnetic, and source rock data with petrophysical studies and basin modeling.

Use Cases

• Regional basin modeling based on integrated well, seismic, and source rock interpretations
• Mapping geological features and petroleum systems at scales between 1:750,000 to 1:3,000,000
• Assessing exploration potential in Carboniferous rock sequences across specified offshore quadrants
• Integrating new interpretations with existing UK onshore geological knowledge for comparative studies

Strengths

• Peer-reviewed products produced by the authoritative British Geological Survey (BGS)
• Analysis based on integration of multiple data types: well, seismic, gravity-magnetic, and source rock datasets
• Project conducted for UK government (DECC/OGA) and industry sponsors, suggesting applied relevance
• Designed for use at specific regional scales (1:750,000 to 1:3,000,000)

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
• Unreleased raw data is excluded, limiting reproducibility of some interpretations

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Collation and interpretation of released data, with agreed inclusion of interpretations from unreleased data.

Time Range

Project period: November 2014 to May 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 08:34:48.392806; freshness should be verified

Geography

UK offshore from the greater Irish Sea area, including Firth of Clyde, Solway Basin, Manx-Peel Basin, East Irish Sea Basin (Quadrants 110-126)