Oil and Gas Industry Site Survey Project
MEDIN has commissioned the British Geological Survey (BGS) to archive oil and gas related survey activity metadata. This project will initially collect top-level site survey metadata in the field of marine geology and geophysics. In later stages this will be expanded to examine other environmental data types such as contaminants and biology. This is directed towards new oil and gas industry site surveys acquired under both exploration and production licenses by oil company licensees, but excludes borehole Vertical Seismic Profiles (VSP's).
This project is jointly supported with the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and will benefit data providers and users by providing:
- Free, long-term and secure storage of data
- More efficient use of time and resources
- Access to the best available seabed geology and shallow geological models
- Ready access to data for new uses such as renewable energy technology, aggregate mining, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and siting of other offshore infrastructure
BGS will approach companies to provide their metadata; notification of new metadata will be through the Petroleum Operations Notices (PON) system. This will apply to oil and gas industry surveys or shallow drilling activity in the UK, with particular emphasis on UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) seismic and site surveys. The metadata will be made available subject to any agreed restrictions and once any confidentiality period has expired. more information >>
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