BLACK CAT 1
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
- L46/27- 3
- Borehole / source record ID
- L46/27- 3
- Sector
- Oil and gas
- Derived purpose group
- Exploration
- Operator in source snapshot
- Not reported / not verified
- Recorded spud date
- 1981-08-18
- Recorded completion date
- 1981-09-06
- Latitude / longitude (WGS84)
- 53.165385 / -0.651437
- Source-reported measurements
- 1003.05 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
- 1981-09-05
- Source completion status
- Abandoned Phase 3
- Source wellbore status
- EXTANT
- Source well-origin status
- Decommissioned
- Flow class
- Oil Show
- Source fluid types
- Oil
- Licence number
- PL200
Company roles reported by source
- Licence operator at well originABERDEEN DRILLING MANAGEMENT LIMITED
| Source-reported measurements | Value | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| TDMDDEPM | 1,003.05 m | Rotary Table |
| TDTVDSSM | 979.75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALEDONIAN FARM 1 | 2.18 km | 1,040 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| AUBOURN 1 | 3.10 km | 980 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| HYKEHAM 1 | 3.36 km | 1,110 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| HYKEHAM 1Z | 3.36 km | 1,132 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| BASSINGHAM 1 | 3.85 km | 1,402 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| EAGLE MOOR 1 | 4.47 km | 1,042 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| PICKWORTH PLOT 1 | 4.73 km | 1,078 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| WHISBY 5 | 4.84 km | 1,085 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| WHISBY 6 | 4.85 km | 1,078 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| WHISBY 4 | 4.87 km | 1,579 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| Whisby 4Y | 4.87 km | 1,678 m | NSTA — England onshore wellbore top holes |
| Whisby 4Z | 4.87 km | 1,722 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-P021836 | 15.34 km | 61.45 mW/m2 | {"qualityScores":["Ux.M4x.xx-x-xx"]} |
| R24-P022982 | 15.52 km | 61.00 mW/m2 | {"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]} |
| R24-P022984 | 15.55 km | 62.00 mW/m2 | {"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]} |
| R24-P022983 | 16.21 km | 66.00 mW/m2 | {"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]} |
| R24-P021817 | 16.96 km | 69.80 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.