Date (Publication)

2024

Identifier

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608363

Maintenance and update frequency

notPlanned Not planned

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

• UK Location (INSPIRE)
• Devonian
• Aquifers
• Geothermal energy
• Sandstone reservoirs
• Temperature

dataCentre

• UK Location (INSPIRE)

Keywords

• NERC_DDC

Access constraints

otherRestrictions Other restrictions

Other constraints

no limitations

Other constraints

The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.

Use constraints

otherRestrictions Other restrictions

Other constraints

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.

Other constraints

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

Other constraints

The dataset is made available to external clients under BGS Digital Data Licence terms and conditions. Revert to the IPR Section (iprdigital@bgs.ac.uk ) if further advice is required with regard to permitted usage.

Spatial representation type

grid Grid

Distance

500  urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001

Metadata language

EnglishEnglish

Topic category

• Geoscientific information

Geographic identifier

CENTRAL REGION (SCOTLAND) [id=147300]

Date (Creation)

1979

Geographic identifier

Midland Valley Basin [id=1000334]

Date (Creation)

2005

Begin date

2024

End date

2025

Unique resource identifier

OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Distribution format

OnLine resource

UK Geothermal Platform Web Map ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

An interactive Web map for exploring geothermal energy potential, assessing constraints, and making informed exploration decisions.

OnLine resource

UK Geothermal Platform ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

An online platform for exploring geothermal energy potential, assessing constraints, and making informed exploration decisions.

Hierarchy level

dataset Dataset

Other

dataset

Statement

The potential geothermal energy source in the Midland Valley of Scotland was calculated as part of a first regional-scale estimate of the heat-in-place for the hot sedimentary aquifer in Scotland. The study considers the Kinnesswood Formation and Stratheden Group as the main target units (Upper Devonian in age) and includes the construction of an updated 3D geological model of depth and thickness, as well as values and assumptions used for the potential geothermal energy source estimation. The average geothermal gradient for the Upper Devonian units was calculated using a compilation of data from 79 boreholes, including temperature logs from deep hydrocarbon and coal-bed methane wells not included in previous analyses, long-term test reports, the UK Geothermal Catalogue (Burley et al. 1984; Rollin 1987), BGS reports (Browne et al., 1985), the UK Geoenergy Observatories boreholes (Monaghan et al. 2017), the Glenrothes geological well completion report and hard-copy logs of borehole temperatures. Newer LOG and BHT temperature data were corrected for the time since circulation. The maximum temperature (at the base Upper Devonian) was calculated based on the updated geological model, using the calculated geothermal gradient of 26.6 °C and assuming an average surface temperature of 8 °C.

File identifier

2f98f2ff-2ee2-37b7-e063-0937940a4ed0 XML

Metadata language

EnglishEnglish

Hierarchy level

dataset Dataset

Date stamp

2025-11-13

Metadata standard name

UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version

2.3

Dataset URI

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608363