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United Downs 1 borehole image interpretation

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British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
25 September 2026
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Summary

This dataset contains the borehole image interpretation of the United Downs 1 borehole, Cornwall (BGSID: 21246966) The acoustic borehole images have been interpreted for faults, breakouts and conductive and resistive fractures. For faults and fractures each line in the file defines a plane passing through the borehole. This includes: • Depth at which the plane intersects the borehole wall, this is defined as the midpoint of the feature as each plane has a top and bottom intersection. • Azimuth, this is the azimuth of the dip direction of the plane, it is at 90 degrees to the strike of the feature. • Dip, this is the dip angle of the plane. • Type, this is a classification of the feature. For breakouts each line represents an individual feature which covers and area of the borehole wall. This includes: • Depth the midpoint depth of the breakout. • Azimuth, this is the orientation of the breakout. • Type, this is a classification of the feature. • Breakout Height, the length of the breakout in meters. • Breakout Width, the width of the breakout in degrees. • Type, this is a classification of the feature. The work was undertaken by BGS as part of the GWatt Project award reference number NE/S004262/1. It was funded by the UKRI Natural Environment Research Council.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
25 September 2026
Harvest GUID
1cd1d955-9bf7-74ed-e063-0937940a651f
Extent (Latitude)
50.2280° to 50.2280°
Extent (Longitude)
-5.1635° to -5.1635°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2024-07-10
Frequency of update
notApplicable
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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.
Responsible party
British Geological Survey (distributor, originator, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

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