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Legacy BGS geothermal models: temperature at the base Permian in the Cheshire (Collyhurst Sandstone Formation) and Worcester (Bridgnorth Sandstone Formation) basins

This vector contour dataset represents the calculated temperature distribution ( °C) at the base of the Permo-Triassic (PT) in the Cheshire and Worcester basins, considered for their hot sedimentary aquifer geothermal resource potential. The extent of the temperature maps corresponds to the extent of the modelled base PT in each basin. The maps and are based on temperature data from the latest revision of the UK Geothermal Catalogue (1987) compiled during the 1977-1991 Geothermal Energy Programme.  For all basins taken together, the temperature ranges between 8.0 °C to 104.6 °C, with the highest temperatures found at depth in the Cheshire Basin. The dataset is used as a basis for the determination of the heat resource potential of the Permo-Triassic hot sedimentary aquifer resources (heat-in-place and heat recoverable). This dataset is derived from Rollin, K. E., G. A. Kirby, and W. J. Rowley. Atlas of geothermal resources in Europe: UK revision. British Geological Survey technical report WK/95/7, Regional Geophysics Group, 1995: https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/data/publications/publication.html?id=21735106 and the European Geothermal Atlas (https://op.europa.eu/publication-detail/-/publication/9003d463-03ed-4b0e-87e8-61325a2d4456).

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Date (Publication)
1995
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608377
Distributor
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
Point of contact
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned Not planned
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Geothermal energy
  • Permian
  • Temperature
  • Aquifers
  • Sandstone reservoirs
  • UK Location (INSPIRE)
dataCentre
  • UK Location (INSPIRE)
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
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otherRestrictions Other restrictions
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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
vector Vector
Distance
100  urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
Cheshire Basin [id=1000427]

Date (Creation)
2005

Geographic identifier
Wessex Basin [id=1000328]

Date (Creation)
2005

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Begin date
1978
End date
2025
Unique resource identifier
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
Distribution format
Distributor
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
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.

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dataset Dataset
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Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
No

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
Pass
No
Statement
These temperature maps were compiled by BGS using data created and published by Rollin, K. E., G. A. Kirby, and W. J. Rowley. Atlas of geothermal resources in Europe: UK revision. British Geological Survey technical report WK/95/7, Regional Geophysics Group, 1995: https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/data/publications/publication.html?id=21735106. Those were based on data compiled in the latest version of the UK Geothermal Catalogue (1987) during the 1977-1991 Geothermal Energy Programme, delivered by BGS and funded by UK Department of Energy (and both its antecedents and successors), and the European Commission. Most of the temperature measurements consist of equilibrium temperatures and Bottom Hole Temperatures (BHTs) corrected for the time since circulation using the Horner (HOR) method (Horner, 1951). For all the basins, a model of the subsurface temperature was derived by convolution of the observed heat flow field with the geological/structural model of the basin and the thermal conductivity structure, using the UKGC thermal conductivity database, and assuming one-dimensional steady-state conductive heat transfer with heat production. The maps for each basin were vectorised and merged into a single layer as part of the 2025 UK Geothermal Platform project.
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2faa1d08-9324-56db-e063-0937940af90d XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2025-11-13
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
Point of contact
  British Geological Survey
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
+44 131 667 1000
Dataset URI
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608377
 
 

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