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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-1089/annex-III/division-4/division-4.2/division-4.2.3/division-4.2.3.2/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2010/1089",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-1089",
  "path": "annex/III/division/4/division/4.2/division/4.2.3/division/4.2.3.2/division/1",
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  "heading": "Values for the code list BoreholePurposeValue",
  "text": "Value\nName\nDefinition\nParent\ngeologicalSurvey\ngeological survey\nGeneral examination of an area's geological entities.\nexplorationExploitationRawMaterial\nexploration and exploitation of raw material\nThe discovery and identification of mineral resources, including the assessment of their importance and the evaluation of their economic potential.\nexplorationExploitationEnergyResources\nexploration and exploitation of energy resources\nExamination of the subsurface with regard to the availability of fossil energy resources and planning the extraction thereof.\nhydrocarbonProduction\nhydrocarbon production\nProduction of petroleum oil and/or gas.\nexplorationExploitationRawMaterial\nhydrocarbonExploration\nhydrocarbon exploration\nExploration in an unproved area to test for a new field, a new pay, a deeper reservoir, or a shallower reservoir.\nexplorationExploitationRawMaterial\nhydrocarbonAppraisal\nhydrocarbon appraisal\nAssessment of characteristics of a proven hydrocarbon accumulation.\nexplorationExploitationRawMaterial\ngeothermalEnergy\ngeothermal energy, geothermal heat exchangers\nExploration pertaining to the utilization of geothermal energy resources and design of geothermal heat pumps.\nexplorationExploitationRawMaterial\nheatStorage\nheat storage\nWell to enable the underground to be used for heat storage.\ngeothermalEnergy\nmineralExplorationExtraction\nmineral exploration and extraction\nWell 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.\nexplorationExploitationRawMaterial\nexplorationExploitationNonmetallicMineralDeposits\nexploration and exploitation of nonmetallic mineral deposits\nProspecting 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.\nexplorationExploitationRawMaterial\ndisposal\ndisposal\nA well, often a depleted oil or gas well, into which waste fluids can be injected for safe disposal.\nexplorationNaturalUndergroundStorage\nexploration of natural underground storage space\nExamination of the subsurface's ability to store various materials.\nwaterSupply\nwater supply\nWater supply in general.\ndrinkingWaterSupply\ndrinking water supply\nWell construction for drinking water.\nwaterSupply\nindustrialWaterSupply\nindustrial water supply\nWell construction for industrial water supply.\nwaterSupply\naquaculture\naquaculture\nTo supply water to aquaculture purposes.\nwaterSupply\nirrigation\nirrigation\nWell construction for irrigation purposes.\nwaterSupply\nemergencyWaterSupply\nemergency water supply\nWell construction for emergency water supply.\nwaterSupply\ncontingencyWaterSupply\ncontingency water supply\nStand-by water supply in case of water deficiency.\nwaterSupply\ngeophysicalSurvey\ngeophysical survey\nExamination of the subsurface's geophysical properties.\nshotHole\nshot hole\nIn connection with seismic surveys explosives are loaded into shot holes.\ngeophysicalSurvey\nflowingShot\nflowing shot\nA 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 ’ .\nshotHole\nhydrogeologicalSurvey\nhydrogeological survey, water management\nExamination 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.\ngeotechnicalSurvey\ngeotechnical survey, construction site characterization\nGeotechnical 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.\ngeochemicalSurvey\ngeochemical survey, analyses\nExamination of chemical properties of the rock formation and /or the porosity fluids.\npedologicalSurvey\npedological survey\nInvestigation to characterize types of soils.\nenvironmentalMonitoring\nenvironmental monitoring\nGroundwater chemistry and groundwater level is monitored.\npollutionMonitoring\npollution monitoring\nMonitoring of known pollution sites.\nenvironmentalMonitoring\nwaterQualityMonitoring\nwater quality monitoring\nMonitoring 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.\nenvironmentalMonitoring\ngroundwaterLevelMonitoring\ngroundwater level monitoring\nConstruction of a gauge for recording groundwater level changes.\nenvironmentalMonitoring\ndewatering\ndewatering\nDewatering 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.\nmitigation\nmitigation\nLowering of the groundwater level to prevent the groundwater table to reach polluted sites.\ndewatering\nremediation\nremediation\nRemediation in general. The removal of pollution or contaminants from groundwater, soil and other rock\nthermalCleaning\nsparging, thermal cleaning\nA kind of remediation. In situ cleaning of soil using heat, steam.\nremediation\nrecharge\nrecharge\n(a)Aquifer Recharge Wells: Used to recharge depleted aquifers by injecting water from a variety of sources such as lakes, streams, domestic wastewater treatment plants, other aquifers, etc.\n(b)Saline Water Intrusion Barrier Wells: Used to inject water into fresh water aquifers to prevent intrusion of salt water into fresh water aquifers.\n(c)Subsidence Control Wells: Used to inject fluids into a non-oil or gas-producing zone to reduce or eliminate subsidence associated with overdraft of fresh water.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1253/2013 of 21 October 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services."
    }
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