UKCS Petroleum Systems Project: Year 1 Geochemical Database

The UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is the geographic scope of this geochemical database compiled in the first year of the UKCS Petroleum Systems Project. It was created in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register, IGI, and the British Geological Survey (BGS) to support the 32nd Licensing Round. The majority of the data represents legacy geochemical information collated from CDA (now NDR).

Use Cases

• Assessing regional hydrocarbon source rock potential based on compiled geochemical data.
• Supporting petroleum systems modeling for the UK Continental Shelf based on legacy geochemical entries.
• Informing exploration decisions for the 32nd Licensing Round based on the project's deliverables.

Strengths

• Data was compiled in collaboration with recognized institutions including Lloyd’s Register, IGI, and the British Geological Survey.
• Project deliverables are specifically released to support a formal government licensing round (the 32nd).

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

North Sea Transition Authority

Collection Method

Compilation of a UKCS-wide geochemical database, primarily from legacy data collated from CDA (now NDR).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-18 11:13:40.210521; freshness should be verified

Geography

UK Continental Shelf (UKCS)