Asset Report
UK Southern North Sea exploration basin
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
The Southern North Sea Basin is one of the most prolific gas producing areas in the world with exploration dating back to the 1960s. This analysis covers the offshore UK portion of the basin. Water depths are shallow, and the operating environment benign compared to northern sectors of the North Sea. In recent years, there have been a number of sizeable gas discoveries in the basin, including Winchelsea (2016) in the Carboniferous Pennsylvanian Sandstone play and Pensacola (2023) in the Permian Zechstein Carbonate play. However, while the basin has extensive infrastructure, the gradual decommissioning of old assets places extra-importance on remaining infrastructure to support the viability of future discoveries.
Table of contents
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Summary of commercial outlook
- Advantages:
- Challenges:
- 1. Pre-Permian
- 2. Permo-Triassic intracratonic development
- 3. Mesozoic rift phase
- 4. Cenozoic post-rift evolution
- Structural framework
- Sources
- Reservoirs
- Seals
- Major structures/traps
- Wells drilled
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Prospective resources by play
- Permian Shelf
- Carboniferous Shelf
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Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Interpreted regional seismic cross-section profiles of the Southern North SeaGeneralised stratigraphic column of the Southern North Sea basinSouthern North Sea primary sources
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Southern North Sea primary reservoirsPetroleum events chartLocation map and major structural elements across the wider North Sea and its basinsExploration wells by play ageExploration wells by lithologyKey play characteristicsExploration history mapDrilling activity by well typeDiscoveries and success rates
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What's included
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