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Concentrations of hydrocarbons and inorganic parameters in a network of groundwater wells impaired by an underground blowout

On December 1, 1965, an underground blowout during an exploratory drill with a catastrophic outcome occurred near Sleen, The Netherlands. During approximately 2.5 months, near-continuous leakage of...

Overseas Geophysical Surveys

BGS has carried out geophysical surveys in many countries for different agencies. The surveys range from regional gravity and airborne magnetic mapping to targetted surveys for mineral and water....

2011, Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd, Polecat East, Site Survey, DECC Reference Number 2616

An oil and gas industry environmental, drilling hazard, semi-sub rig site survey acquired under licence P1100 in September 2011. The block number traversed was 20/04.

British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical and Sampling Survey 1973/16: Lundy (23/Jun/1973 to 20/Aug/1973)

This geophysical and sampling survey has been carried out by British Geological Survey (BGS) for BGS, the survey took place in June to August 1973 in the Lundy map sheet area on board the MV...

2010, ConocoPhillips, North Jasmine, Jack-Up Rig, DECC Reference Number 2369

An oil and gas industry site survey for a jack-up rig acquired under licence P011 in October 2010. The block number traversed was 30/6.

Deformation and acoustic emission of Neapolitan Yellow Tuff

These data represent a series of analyses exploring the seismic behaviours of low-cohesion volcanic sediments – in this case the Neapolitan Yellow Tuff - under varying strain rates. The data...

Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Bathymetric Survey HI1416, Dover TSS Eastbound - Western Part, (30/08/2013 to 27/10/2013)

Samples and associated geological data are held at the British Geological Survey for Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), Bathymetric Survey HI1416; Dover TSS...

Attribute point inventory of 12,838 Asia Summer Monsoon (ASM) Triggered landslides in Nepal (NERC Grant NE/L002582/1)

This is a point (.txt) file of 12,838 Asia Summer Monsoon (ASM) - triggered landslides that occurred across central-eastern Nepal in the period 1988 - 2018. This inventory includes the landslide...

Index To The BGS Collection Of Large Scale Mine Plans & Land Survey Plans.

Index to the BGS collection of large scale or large format plans of all types including those relating to mining activity, including abandonment plans and site investigations. The Plans Database...

QICS Paper: Small-scale modelling of physiochemical impacts of CO2 leaked from sub-seabed reservoirs or pipelines within the North Sea and surrounding waters

A two-fluid, small scale numerical ocean model was developed to simulate plume dynamics and increases in water acidity due to leakages of CO2 from potential sub-seabed reservoirs erupting, or...

2010, Centrica, South Morecambe (8490), Exploration Drilling Survey, BGS Reference Number XE10SS0003

An oil and gas industry exploration drilling site survey acquired under licence P038 in August 2010. The block number traversed was 110/02a.

Species occurrences of Mesozoic and Paleogene Testudinata in time and space (NERC grant NE/J020613/1)

The data consist of several spreadsheets detailing the temporal and geographical distributions of testudinates (turtles, terrapins and tortoises) through time. Occurrence data includes information...

BGS Mineral Resources Wales version 2

This dataset provides digital spatial information on the location of mineral resources in Wales at a scale of 1:50 000. The term ‘mineral resources’ has a definition under international standards...

EPSRC Project: ORGMEMT - Organic Mixed Matrix Membrane Technologies for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture

The UK Government has set targets for the reduction of CO2 emissions of 80 % by 2050. Post-combustion capture of CO2 from power plants is key if we are to achieve these targets. Post-combustion CO2...

EU Project Report: CO2CARE - CO2 Site Closure Assessment Research, Best Practice Guidelines

This report presents a set of pragmatic and workable generic procedures, suggested best practices and other recommendations and observations for the safe and sustainable closure of geological CO2...

Map based index (GeoIndex) gravity readings

This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows the location of land and marine gravity observations on the UK mainland, Northern Ireland, offshore islands, tidal estuaries and seabed. Most of...

Nama Group geochemistry (NERC grant NE/I00596X/1)

Rare earth element, major and minor element, and iron speciation data for nine independent sections in the Nama Group, described in detail in Wood et al., 2015, Precambrian Research, and Tostevin...

1999, BP Exploration, Machar, Debris Clearance Survey, BGS Reference Number BP99SS0002

An oil and gas industry site survey for debris clearance acquired in July 1999. The block number traversed was 23/26.

2000 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA1 Charles Darwin cruise 119 (1999) - Environmental sampling programme, final data report. ERT Report ERTSL 00/215R00/215 (Faroe Shetland Channel)

This data report contains the results of the analysis of sediment samples collected by Geotek on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry (now Department of Energy and Climate Change) as part...

Borehole Records Collection.

Records of all onshore (or near shore) boreholes, trial pits, shafts and wells held in the BGS archives in either paper, microfilm or digital format. The records range from simple single page...