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BGS GeoIndex (UK)

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British Geological Survey (BGS) GeoIndex public geoscience data for the UK. Onshore borehole records (1.3M, with scan and AGS log links), offshore hydrocarbon wells (licence, quadrant/block, field, status, spud date, TD, water depth), 21CXRM (21st Century Exploration Roadmap) North Sea Pre-Permian well formation-top picks, and onshore UKOGL exploration seismic lines. Public ArcGIS REST, no credentials. Pairs with nsta (UK offshore O&G regulator), usgs-geology, and macrostrat.

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Provenance

PublisherBGS GeoIndex (UK)
API basehttps://map.bgs.ac.uk/arcgis/rest/services

Freshness & coverage

FreshnessFreshness not declared
GeographicNot declared
TemporalNot declared
AuthenticationNo credentials required

Methods (5)

  • searchBoreholes

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    Search UK onshore borehole records by name, reference, or bbox.

    1.36M boreholes; GeoJSON points (WGS84). SCAN_URL / AGS_LOG_URL links.

  • searchOffshoreWells

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    Search UK offshore hydrocarbon wells by name, field, operator, licence, quadrant, status.

    13.3K wells; GeoJSON points (WGS84). status: SUSPENDED|COMPLETED|DRILLING|P&A.

  • searchOffshoreWellPicks

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    21CXRM North Sea Pre-Permian formation-top well picks by well, system, or formation.

    326 picks (Orcadian); Above/Below/Depth_OD/System. No paging (bbox+where only).

  • searchSeismicLines

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    Search UKOGL onshore exploration seismic lines by name, operator, or vintage.

    8.4K polylines (WGS84); LINE_NAME, OPERATOR, VINTAGE, TOTAL_KM.

  • getServiceInfo

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    List the BGS GeoIndex ArcGIS layers this connector exposes with live feature counts.