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Ellesmere Port-1 Core Scanning Dataset

Publisher
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
13 August 2026
Topic
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Licence
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Summary

A core scanning dataset from part of the Ellesmere Port-1 drill core that was drilled for unconventional hydrocarbons in 2014. Approximate 40 m of core from the Bowland Shale Formation in the Ellesmere Port-1 (1532.7 – 1663.15 m) was scanned for high-resolution optical images and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) downcore point measurements using the Itrax MC core scanner (Cox Analytical Systems) at the Core Scanning Facility (CSF) at the British Geological Survey. Core scanning was utilised as part of the commission phase of this facility.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
13 August 2026
Harvest GUID
e66d904c-6826-37df-e053-0937940a5c7d
Extent (Latitude)
53.2952° to 53.2952°
Extent (Longitude)
-2.9063° to -2.9063°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2022-08-08
Frequency of update
notEntered
Access 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.
Responsible party
British Geological Survey (distributor, originator, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng