{"id":3783,"date":"2019-12-18T21:11:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T21:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?page_id=3783"},"modified":"2021-02-04T15:02:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T15:02:50","slug":"hydrocarbons-database","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/hydrocarbons-database\/","title":{"rendered":"NGR hydrocarbons (well samples) database"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>NGR hydrocarbons (well samples) database<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Data &mdash; National Geological Repository<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/hydrocarbons-database\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=NGR%20hydrocarbons%20(well%20samples)%20database&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/hydrocarbons-database\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/hydrocarbons-database\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=NGR%20hydrocarbons%20(well%20samples)%20database&#038;body=Energy%20Act%202016%20regulations%20require%20operators%20working%20on%20the%20UK%20continental%20shelf%20to%20deposit%20representative%20samples%20of%20core%20and%20cuttings%20at%20the%20NGR.%20Collection%20images%20can%20be%20viewed%20using%20the%20hydrocarbon%20wells%20samples%20database.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/hydrocarbons-database\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/hydrocarbons-database\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>Operators working on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) are required by the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Oil &amp; Gas Authority (OGA) to deposit representative samples of core and cuttings at the NGR. The full regulations covering this requirement can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/oil-and-gas-petroleum-operations-notices#pon-9\">PON9 <\/a>and, for recent wells, in the Information and Samples Regulations made under the Energy Act 2016. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The retention of the samples together with the legacy data being gathered in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geoscience-data-centre\/\">National Geoscience Data Centre<\/a> (NGDC) will provide a unique collection of data to assist research and exploration on the UKCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regulation requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The regulations state that: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>representative cuts must be taken from all cores; these must: <ul><li>consist of at least one quarter the width of the core <\/li><li>allow standard poroperm plugs to be taken <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>regular sets of washed and dried cuttings samples must be provided: <ul><li>each of these must be at least 100&nbsp;g in weight<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Viewing and sampling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Borehole material may be viewed and sampled in the BGS laboratories, by arrangement and subject to certain&nbsp;regulations. You can either email the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=howe-michael\">Chief Curator<\/a> or complete and post the&nbsp;<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/download\/ngr-keyworth-core-store-regulations-and-application-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">borehole material regulations and booking form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collection was transferred from Gilmerton in Edinburgh to Keyworth in Nottinghamshire during 2011\u20132012. To provide a condition survey of the material, the whole collection was photographed and the images can now be viewed using the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.bgs.ac.uk\/data\/offshoreWells\/home.cfm\">UKCS (offshore) hydrocarbon wells database<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A searchable map of the wells on the UKCS can be found in the BGS&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geoindex-offshore\/\">offshore GeoIndex&nbsp;<\/a>and on the&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ogauthority.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OGA website<\/a>,&nbsp;where an automatically generated request form can also be found.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cta-section  litchen-background-d \">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row md-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Search our online database<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<div>Access our hydrocarbons data<\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.bgs.ac.uk\/data\/bmd\/home.html\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary-background button btn-icon-arrow-right-white before \">Onshore boreholes<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.bgs.ac.uk\/data\/offshoreWells\/home.cfm\"  class=\"button primary-background button btn-icon-arrow-right-white before \">Offshore hydrocarbonwWells<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get in touch <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For general NGR enquiries or to arrange a visit, please contact:<br><a href=\"mailto:enquiries@bgs.ac.uk\"><strong>enquiries@bgs.ac.uk<\/strong><\/a>  or <strong>0115 936 3143<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">View full NGR contact list<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sectionBody\">\n<h3 class=\"clear\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/howe-michael\/\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Dr Mike Howe<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">, Chief Curator<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div class=\"leftCol50\">\n<div class=\"rightCol50\">\n<p><span class=\"contacts\">Telephone: <\/span>0115 936 3105<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/fernie-alison\/\"><strong>Alison Steven<\/strong><\/a>, Senior Records Manager<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rightCol50\">\n<p><span class=\"contacts\">Telephone: <\/span>0131 6500 434<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div class=\"leftCol50\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/morrison-andrew\/\"><strong>Andrew Morrison<\/strong><\/a>, Archivist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rightCol50\">\n<p><span class=\"contacts\">Telephone: <\/span>0115 936 3247<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"clear\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-8765-block_5efb9aa9c5aa4\" class=\"grid-section  primary-background   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You may also be interested in<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/data_feature-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"BGS Data - 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