Geophysical borehole logs

BGS Datasets

Geophysical borehole logs

  • Various areas in the UK
  • Premium

We hold a large archive of digital geophysical downhole log data from boreholes distributed across the UK.

Key information

Coverage:
Various areas in the UK
Availability:
Premium
Price:

£30 per borehole (up to 2 curves, £10 per additional curve for same borehole). Subject to number of users, licence fee and data preparation fee.

Format:
Various tape formats including LAS
Uses:
Site-level to local-level use
Themes:
Energy, Geophysics

The BGS holds a large archive of digital, geophysical, downhole log data from boreholes distributed across the UK. We can provide information on data availability for named boreholes or within specified geographic areas, together with cost estimates and options for supplying copies.

In addition, logs from some boreholes are only held in analogue form; these can be supplied as photocopies or scanned PDFs by our GeoRecords.

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Geophysical borehole log distribution across the UK. BGS © UKRI – Contains OS data © Crown copyright 2020.

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Geophysical borehole logs

Open access

Our open data is available under the Open Government Licence. Please acknowledge reproduced BGS materials. 

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Premium access

Premium access is subject to number of users, licence fee and data preparation fee.  

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Apps & web services

BGS provides data online through a series of dedicated web services and feeds. This data can be visualised using a variety of software and viewers.

Web service (OGC WMS) – Geophysics theme

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