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BGS GeoIndex (UK)

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British Geological Survey GeoIndex: UK onshore boreholes, offshore hydrocarbon wells, 21CXRM North Sea formation-top well picks, and exploration seismic lines.

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  • “What does BGS GeoIndex (UK) have for the area or asset I'm working on?”
  • “Pull the most recent BGS GeoIndex (UK) records and put them in a table.”
  • “What does BGS GeoIndex (UK) cover, and how fresh is the data?”

About this source

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.

Connector ID bgs-geoindex

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)

Technical detail for developers: parameters, pagination, units, and freshness per method.

  • 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.

    Entitieswell

    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.

    Entitieswell

    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.

    Entitiessurvey

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

  • getServiceInfo

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    List the BGS GeoIndex ArcGIS layers (no counts; search methods return live totals).

    Entitiesmetadata