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48/20a- 5

Partial source coverage. Status and company roles are reported by each source, not independently verified as current. Unknown does not mean zero.

Name / source ID
48/20a- 5
Borehole / source record ID
48/20a- 5
Sector
Oil and gas
Derived purpose group
Appraisal
Operator in source snapshot
SHELL U.K. LIMITED
Recorded spud date
1986-12-03
Recorded completion date
1987-02-03
Latitude / longitude (WGS84)
53.468557 / 1.913201
Source-reported measurements
2743.5 m MD · Kelly Bushing
Status reported by source
Decomissioned
Source accessed
2026-10-02
Source snapshot date
Not reported / not verified
Original coordinate reference system
EPSG:4326 WGS84 service geometry; source TOPHOLEDTM attributes vary
Total depth reached date
1987-01-06
Source completion status
Abandoned Phase 3
Source wellbore status
EXTANT
Source well-origin status
Decommissioned
Target field
GALLEON
Flow class
Gas Well
Source fluid types
Gas
Licence number
P8
Total-depth licence number
P8

Company roles reported by source

Source-reported measurements
Source-reported measurementsValueReference
TDMDDEPM2,743.50 mKelly Bushing
WATDEP_M25.91 mNot reported / not verified

NSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes ↗

Source accessed:

Reuse terms: unconfirmed

Contains information provided by the North Sea Transition Authority and/or other third parties.

ArcGIS item metadata does not specify a reuse licence; public access alone is not a licence.

Open source record ↗

Nearby wells and heat flow

These tools are descriptive: not forecasts, reserve estimates or investment advice. Source coverage is partial; unknown does not mean zero.

Nearby wells and heat flow
NameDistanceSource-reported measurementsSource catalogues
48/20a-P40.78 km3,013 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
48/20a-P60.78 km3,857 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
48/20a-P10.78 km2,528 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
48/20a-P70.78 km4,919 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
48/20a-P20.79 km229 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
48/20a-P2J0.79 km4,267 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
48/20a-P2Z0.79 km5,742 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
48/20a-P80.79 km6,152 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
48/20a-P8Z0.79 km5,796 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
Galleon PN09/140.79 km4,837 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
Shell U.K0.79 km5,733 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
48/20a-P9Y0.79 km4,724 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes

Subsurface temperature and heat flow

Compare bottom-hole temperatures with depth and see measured heat flow near wells: context for geothermal reuse.

Subsurface temperature and heat flow
NameDistanceSubsurface temperature and heat flowQuality flags
R24-P00331011.84 km88.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P00333314.60 km63.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P00333218.15 km73.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P00333620.28 km85.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P00331620.51 km78.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
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