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49/20a- 8

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
49/20a- 8
Borehole / source record ID
49/20a- 8
Sector
Oil and gas
Derived purpose group
Exploration
Operator in source snapshot
SHELL U.K. LIMITED
Recorded spud date
2012-12-01
Recorded completion date
2013-01-26
Latitude / longitude (WGS84)
53.443531 / 2.827542
Source-reported measurements
2604 m MD · Rotary Table
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
2013-01-14
Source completion status
Abandoned Phase 3
Source wellbore status
EXTANT
Source well-origin status
Decommissioned
Flow class
Dry Hole
Licence number
P88
Total-depth licence number
P88

Company roles reported by source

Source-reported measurements
Source-reported measurementsValueReference
TDMDDEPM2,604.00 mRotary Table
TDTVDSSM2,564.00 msubsea
WATDEP_M31.00 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

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Nearby wells and heat flow
NameDistanceSource-reported measurementsSource catalogues
49/20b- 54.34 km2,652 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20b- 5Z4.34 km2,864 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20b-C14.90 km3,395 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20b-C24.90 km3,014 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20- 15.27 km2,541 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20a-Q26.92 km4,625 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20a-Q16.92 km2,093 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20a-Q1Z6.92 km3,841 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20a- 77.43 km2,790 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/15a- 17.56 km3,523 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/19- 77.68 km2,535 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20a- 67.68 km2,883 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-P0033415.23 km74.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P00334011.77 km76.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P00334915.61 km81.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P00335016.09 km63.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P05899916.53 km76.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M4.-------"]}
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