Division Values for the code list BoreholePurposeValueF1
United Kingdom
| Value | Name | Definition | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| geologicalSurvey | geological survey | General examination of an area's geological entities. | |
| explorationExploitationRawMaterial | exploration and exploitation of raw material | The discovery and identification of mineral resources, including the assessment of their importance and the evaluation of their economic potential. | |
| explorationExploitationEnergyResources | exploration and exploitation of energy resources | Examination of the subsurface with regard to the availability of fossil energy resources and planning the extraction thereof. | |
| hydrocarbonProduction | hydrocarbon production | Production of petroleum oil and/or gas. | explorationExploitationRawMaterial |
| hydrocarbonExploration | hydrocarbon exploration | Exploration in an unproved area to test for a new field, a new pay, a deeper reservoir, or a shallower reservoir. | explorationExploitationRawMaterial |
| hydrocarbonAppraisal | hydrocarbon appraisal | Assessment of characteristics of a proven hydrocarbon accumulation. | explorationExploitationRawMaterial |
| geothermalEnergy | geothermal energy, geothermal heat exchangers | Exploration pertaining to the utilization of geothermal energy resources and design of geothermal heat pumps. | explorationExploitationRawMaterial |
| heatStorage | heat storage | Well to enable the underground to be used for heat storage. | geothermalEnergy |
| mineralExplorationExtraction | mineral exploration and extraction | Well drilled for the purpose of locating and/or extracting mineral resources from the subsurface, usually through the injection and/or extraction of mineral bearing fluids. | explorationExploitationRawMaterial |
| explorationExploitationNonmetallicMineralDeposits | exploration and exploitation of nonmetallic mineral deposits | Prospecting with regard to the availability and planning for excavation of nonmetallic mineral deposits, mainly for construction purposes, building stones, cement and ceramic or glass industry. | explorationExploitationRawMaterial |
| disposal | disposal | A well, often a depleted oil or gas well, into which waste fluids can be injected for safe disposal. | |
| explorationNaturalUndergroundStorage | exploration of natural underground storage space | Examination of the subsurface's ability to store various materials. | |
| waterSupply | water supply | Water supply in general. | |
| drinkingWaterSupply | drinking water supply | Well construction for drinking water. | waterSupply |
| industrialWaterSupply | industrial water supply | Well construction for industrial water supply. | waterSupply |
| aquaculture | aquaculture | To supply water to aquaculture purposes. | waterSupply |
| irrigation | irrigation | Well construction for irrigation purposes. | waterSupply |
| emergencyWaterSupply | emergency water supply | Well construction for emergency water supply. | waterSupply |
| contingencyWaterSupply | contingency water supply | Stand-by water supply in case of water deficiency. | waterSupply |
| geophysicalSurvey | geophysical survey | Examination of the subsurface's geophysical properties. | |
| shotHole | shot hole | In connection with seismic surveys explosives are loaded into shot holes. | geophysicalSurvey |
| flowingShot | flowing shot | A flowing shot hole is a drilled hole for seismic purposes that has entered an underground water source that has sufficient pressure to cause the hole to ‘ overflow ’ . | shotHole |
| hydrogeologicalSurvey | hydrogeological survey, water management | Examination of groundwater flow, the chemical properties of ground water, and transport of particles, solutes, and energy, as well as the management of the sustainable use of ground water resources. | |
| geotechnicalSurvey | geotechnical survey, construction site characterization | Geotechnical investigations performed to obtain information on the physical and mechanical properties of soil and rock around a site to design earthworks and foundations for proposed structures and for repair of distress to earthworks and structures caused by subsurface conditions. | |
| geochemicalSurvey | geochemical survey, analyses | Examination of chemical properties of the rock formation and /or the porosity fluids. | |
| pedologicalSurvey | pedological survey | Investigation to characterize types of soils. | |
| environmentalMonitoring | environmental monitoring | Groundwater chemistry and groundwater level is monitored. | |
| pollutionMonitoring | pollution monitoring | Monitoring of known pollution sites. | environmentalMonitoring |
| waterQualityMonitoring | water quality monitoring | Monitoring to assess the nature and distribution of pollutants and contaminants in groundwater; the nature and distribution of naturally occurring chemical constituents; subsurface hydrologic conditions, and hydraulic properties of strata as they relate to pollutant and contaminant movement. | environmentalMonitoring |
| groundwaterLevelMonitoring | groundwater level monitoring | Construction of a gauge for recording groundwater level changes. | environmentalMonitoring |
| dewatering | dewatering | Dewatering is the removal of water from solid material or soil by wet classification, centrifugation, filtration, or similar solid-liquid separation processes. Removing or draining water from a riverbed, construction site, caisson, or mine shaft, by pumping or evaporation. | |
| mitigation | mitigation | Lowering of the groundwater level to prevent the groundwater table to reach polluted sites. | dewatering |
| remediation | remediation | Remediation in general. The removal of pollution or contaminants from groundwater, soil and other rock | |
| thermalCleaning | sparging, thermal cleaning | A kind of remediation. In situ cleaning of soil using heat, steam. | remediation |
| recharge | recharge |
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Annotations
Textual amendments
Notes on Annex III
Textual amendments
- F2
Words in Annex 3 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The INSPIRE (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1338), regs. 1, 13(12)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)