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British Geological Survey (BGS) GeoIndex - Boreholes data theme
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- Web Service, OGC Web Map Service 1.3.0
- Keywords
- Maps, Geology, United Kingdom, GeoIndex, Data, Spatial, Holdings, Geoscience, Services, Offshore, Information, Boreholes, Collections, Engineering, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Government, Minerals, Landsat, Products, Earthquakes, OneGeology, MD_DATE@2022, MD_LANG@ENG
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- These data are delivered under the terms of the Open Government Licence (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/), subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced BGS materials: Contains British Geological Survey materials copyright NERC [year]. Contact us if you create something new and innovative that could benefit others usingbgsdata@bgs.ac.uk.
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British Geological Survey (unverified)
Contact information:
Garry Baker
British Geological Survey
postal:
British Geological Survey Environmental Science Centre, NG12 5GG Keyworth, UKEmail:
Phone: +44 (0)115 936 3100
- Service metadata
Data from the British Geological Survey's GeoIndex Boreholes theme are made available for viewing here. GeoIndex is a website that allows users to search for information about BGS data collections covering the UK and other areas world wide. Access is free, the interface is easy to use, and it has been developed to enable users to check coverage of different types of data and find out some background information about the data. More detailed information can be obtained by further enquiry via the web site: www.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex. Your use of any information provided by the BGS is at your own risk. BGS gives no warranty, condition or representation as to the quality, accuracy or completeness of the information or its suitability for any use or purpose. All implied conditions relating to the quality or suitability of the information, and all liabilities arising from the supply of the information (including any liability arising in negligence) are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. The layers in this service are set to automatically display only within an appropriate range of map scales. Please zoom to a larger scale to interrogate the map.
Available map layers (12)
GBR BGS GeoIndex Boreholes theme (GeoIndex.Boreholes.theme)
Data from the British Geological Survey's GeoIndex Boreholes theme are made available for viewing here. GeoIndex is a website that allows users to search for information about BGS data collections covering the UK and other areas world wide. Access is free, the interface is easy to use, and it has been developed to enable users to check coverage of different types of data and find out some background information about the data. More detailed information can be obtained by further enquiry via the web site: www.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex. This layer is only available at specific zoom levels. Please zoom to a larger scale to interrogate the map.
GBR BGS Geochemistry (Geochemistry)
This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) providex an index to 17,500 borehole rock samples (drillcore) from the Mineral Reconnaissance Programme (MRP) and related studies. The UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) funded BGS to provide baseline information on areas prospective for the occurrence of metallic minerals in Great Britain. This programme, known as the MRP, ran continuously from 1973 to 1997 and covered particular locations across Great Britain. It was designed to stimulate private sector exploration and to encourage the development of Britain's indigenous mineral resources. Under the programme a number of boreholes were drilled to gather information. This layer is only available at specific zoom levels. Please zoom to a larger scale to interrogate the map.
GBR BGS Aquifer properties (Aquifer.properties)
This layer of the Map based index (GeoIndex) shows where water wells exist with data available on transmissivity, storativity and discharge/drawdown. These parameters indicate the physical characteristics of the aquifer which can relate to factors such as possible storage capacities or rate of movement of water through the rock. This layer is only available at specific zoom levels. Please zoom to a larger scale to interrogate the map.
GBR BGS Well water levels (Well.water.levels)
This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows sites where regularly monitored rest water level data are available, usually covering a long time period. The data shows seasonal fluctuations in the water table and responses to periods of high or low rainfall. This layer is only available at specific zoom levels. Please zoom to a larger scale to interrogate the map.
GBR BGS Geophysical logs (Geophysical.logs)
This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows the location of onshore UK boreholes known to BGS that have digital or paper geophysical borehole logs. The details given for each borehole are, the name of the borehole, the grid reference and the format, ie. paper or digital. Scattered distribution of boreholes, locally dense coverage, few logs from Scotland. The GeoIndex is updated at regular intervals but more information may be available than is shown at any one time. This layer is only available at specific zoom levels. Please zoom to a larger scale to interrogate the map.
GBR BGS Onshore hydrocarbon wells (Onshore.hydrocarbon.wells)
This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows the location of hydrocarbon wells known to BGS. Exploration for hydrocarbons by drilling began in the 19th century and locations were recorded in latitude/longitude until about 1960. These locations have been converted to national grid. The majority of the wells have formed part of basin studies by BGS and are therefore reliably located. There may be some discrepancies in location data between various databases, originating from project modifications and which original source was preferred. This layer is only available at specific zoom levels. Please zoom to a larger scale to interrogate the map.
GBR BGS Samples (Samples)
This layer of the Map based index (GeoIndex) shows the location of registered samples of drillcore and washed cuttings from onshore boreholes drilled in UK by BGS, commercial and public bodies, representing almost 10,000 boreholes. There is also a drillcore collection taken from onshore boreholes drilled in England and Wales by the BGS and commercial and public bodies. This layer is only available at specific zoom levels. Please zoom to a larger scale to interrogate the map.
GBR BGS Drillcore (Drillcore)
This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows the location of drillcore, bulk specimens, unwashed cuttings and processed material from onshore boreholes drilled in UK by BGS, commercial and public bodies. The majority of borehole cores and samples are available for study and sub-sampling by bona fide academics and commercial companies. Commercial companies are charged for access; academics will need to complete an academic waiver form. This layer is only available at specific zoom levels. Please zoom to a larger scale to interrogate the map.
GBR BGS Site investigation reports (Site.investigation.reports)
This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows the location of site reports covering a wide range of drilling and site investigation work. Some 2000 reports include the logs from over 10 000 boreholes in addition to those held in the borehole index. The rectangles shown are drawn using the SW and NE corners of the site maps. This layer is only available at specific zoom levels. Please zoom to a larger scale to interrogate the map.
GBR BGS Water wells (Water.wells)
This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) is a map based index of the National Well Record Archive. This index shows the location of water wells along with basic information such as well name, depth and date of drilling. The index is based on the collection of over 105,000 paper records of water wells, springs and water boreholes. Geological information, construction details, water quality data and hydrogeological data may also be available for some water wells. The amount of detail held on individual sites varies widely and certain fields will have an 'unknown' value where the paper records have yet to be checked for their content. The zero values for the depth represent those for which the depth has yet to be entered into the database from the paper records. This layer is only available at specific zoom levels. Please zoom to a larger scale to interrogate the map.
GBR BGS Opencast coal prospecting sites (Opencast.coal.prospecting.sites)
The map based index includes outlines for some 8,000 opencast coal prospecting sites dating from the 1940s until the mid 1990s. The index leads to information on the records of some 1 million boreholes (additional to those shown in the Borehole Records layer) drilled during site exploration and also the accompanying plans and other data, all filed in 3,618 boxes. The sites include those that have been drilled and not worked and also those that have been exploited. The original data, hardcopy maps, were received from the Coal Authority in 2001. This layer is only available at specific zoom levels. Please zoom to a larger scale to interrogate the map.
GBR BGS Borehole records (Borehole.records)
This layer of the Map based index (GeoIndex) shows the location of records of boreholes, shafts and wells from all forms of drilling and site investigation work. Some 850,000 records dating back over 200 years and ranging from one to several thousand metres deep. Currently some 50,000 new records are being added to the collection each year. The dataset available via the GeoIndex is a snapshot, taken at a particular date, of the Single Onshore Borehole Index. Although the GeoIndex is updated at regular intervals more information may be available than is shown. This layer is only available at specific zoom levels. Please zoom to a larger scale to interrogate the map.