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Homogenised catalogues of microseismicity and pumping data from the PNR-1z and PNR-2 injection wells

Microseismicity catalogues and fluid injection rate data recorded at the Preston New Road (Lancashire, UK) unconventional shale gas site during and after hydraulic fracturing of the PNR-1z and PNR-2 wells. Homogenised seismic catalogues include events recorded by the combined downhole and surface networks operated by the operator (Cuadrilla Resources Ltd.) and the British Geological Survey. Injection rate values are as initially reported by Cuadrilla Resources Ltd. The original datasets were provided by the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).

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English (en)
Dataset Reference Date ()
2020-10-02
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http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607748

 

British Geological Survey

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Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

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NOTTINGHAM

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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NG12 5GG

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United Kingdom

0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
 

British Geological Survey

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Enquiries


Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

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NOTTINGHAM

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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NG12 5GG

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United Kingdom

0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
 

British Geological Survey

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Enquiries


 

British Geological Survey

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Enquiries


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GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Microseisms

  • Pumping

  • Hydraulic fracturing

  • Seismic monitoring

  • Induced seismicity

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  • NERC_DDC

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The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.

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Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]"

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Lancashire County [id=5156]

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2009

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2019-08-13
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2019-10-02
Begin date
2018-10-15
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2018-12-17
 

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2011
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2010-12-08
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See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

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. These datasets represent a list of microseismic events recorded during and after hydraulic fracturing of two wells (named ‘PNR-1z’ and ‘PNR-2’) at the Preston New Road (UK) unconventional shale gas development site. The microseismicity at PNR-1z was monitored by Cuadrilla Resources for the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) using a downhole array in the adjacent PNR-2 well consisting of 12 three-component geophones which was operated by Schlumberger Ltd., the geophysical processing contractor. The PNR-1z seismic catalogue also includes events recorded by broadband surface stations operated by the British Geological Survey (BGS). PNR-2 seismicity was recorded by a downhole array of 12 geophones in the adjacent PNR-1z well. The PNR-2 seismicity catalogue also includes events recorded by the combined surface network of the BGS and the operator. Along with the two microseismicity catalogues, the dataset reports the fluid injection rates at the two wells sampled at 1 second intervals. Stages for the compilation of the datasets: 1. Raw data comprising continuous recordings from downhole geophone arrays and surface seismometer networks. 2. Measurement of arrival times and amplitudes of seismic phases for individual events. 3. Calculation of locations (positions in space and time) and magnitudes for individual events. 4. Merging of results from downhole and surface arrays 5. Compilation events into a catalogue consisting of origin times, positions and magnitudes

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Metadata Language
English (en)
Resource type
dataset
Metadata Date
2023-02-16
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.3

 

British Geological Survey


Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth

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NOTTINGHAM

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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NG12 5GG

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United Kingdom

+44 115 936 3100
 
 

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