CAUNTON 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
- L46/26- 178
- Borehole / source record ID
- L46/26- 178
- Sector
- Oil and gas
- Derived purpose group
- Development
- Operator in source snapshot
- Not reported / not verified
- Recorded spud date
- 1943-08-06
- Recorded completion date
- 1943-08-24
- Latitude / longitude (WGS84)
- 53.132079 / -0.895892
- Source-reported measurements
- 702.259 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
- Source completion status
- Abandoned Phase 3
- Source wellbore status
- EXTANT
- Source well-origin status
- Decommissioned
- Flow class
- Hydrocarbon Indications
- Licence number
- A121
Company roles reported by source
- Licence operator at well originBP AFRICA LIMITED
| Source-reported measurements | Value | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| TDMDDEPM | 702.26 m | Rotary Table |
| TDTVDSSM | 664.46 m | subsea |
NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes ↗
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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.
| Name | Distance | Source-reported measurements | Source catalogues |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAUNTON 9 | 0.16 km | 702 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| CAUNTON 5 | 0.18 km | 687 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| CAUNTON 14 | 0.24 km | 682 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| CAUNTON 2 | 0.30 km | 710 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| CAUNTON 4 | 0.33 km | 688 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| CAUNTON 6 | 0.35 km | 699 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| CAUNTON 15 | 0.38 km | 768 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| CAUNTON 13 | 0.41 km | 701 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| CAUNTON 7 | 0.44 km | 688 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| CAUNTON 12 | 0.46 km | 696 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| CAUNTON 21 | 0.47 km | 684 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| CAUNTON 16 | 0.49 km | 703 m | NSTA — England onshore 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.
| Name | Distance | Subsurface temperature and heat flow | Quality flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| R24-P021817 | 0.31 km | 69.80 mW/m2 | {"qualityScores":["Ux.M4x.xx-x-xx"]} |
| R24-P022977 | 0.41 km | 70.00 mW/m2 | {"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]} |
| R24-P022976 | 0.44 km | 70.00 mW/m2 | {"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]} |
| R24-P022983 | 1.43 km | 66.00 mW/m2 | {"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]} |
| R24-P021836 | 2.60 km | 61.45 mW/m2 | {"qualityScores":["Ux.M4x.xx-x-xx"]} |
IHFC · Global Heat Flow Database, Release 2024 (v. 2026.03) ↗
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Source terms and attribution ↗Global Heat Flow Data Assessment Group et al. (2024): The Global Heat Flow Database: Release 2024. V. 2026.03. GFZ Data Services. https://doi.org/10.5880/fidgeo.2024.014 Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Wellficent shows parent-level site values and selected metadata; values are not modified.