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49/20b- 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
49/20b- 5
Borehole / source record ID
49/20b- 5
Sector
Oil and gas
Derived purpose group
Exploration
Operator in source snapshot
SHELL U.K. LIMITED
Recorded spud date
2002-10-13
Recorded completion date
2002-11-03
Latitude / longitude (WGS84)
53.431706 / 2.889949
Source-reported measurements
2651.76 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
2002-10-30
Source completion status
Abandoned Phase 3
Source wellbore status
EXTANT
Source well-origin status
Decommissioned
Flow class
Gas Well
Source fluid types
Gas
Licence number
P1015
Total-depth licence number
P1015

Company roles reported by source

Source-reported measurements
Source-reported measurementsValueReference
TDMDDEPM2,651.76 mRotary Table
TDTVDSSM2,611.53 msubsea
WATDEP_M29.87 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
49/20b- 5Z0.00 km2,864 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20b-C10.58 km3,395 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20b-C20.58 km3,014 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20- 13.83 km2,541 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20a- 74.24 km2,790 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20a- 84.34 km2,604 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20a-Q24.72 km4,625 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20a-Q14.72 km2,093 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20a-Q1Z4.72 km3,841 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20- 25.97 km3,021 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20a- 66.50 km2,883 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
49/20b- 38.99 km2,690 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-P0033413.71 km74.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P05899912.19 km76.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M4.-------"]}
R24-P00334012.98 km76.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P00334916.33 km81.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P00335017.59 km63.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
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