Scanned images of the BGS borehole records collection.

Scanned images of the records of all onshore Great Britain (or near shore) boreholes, trial pits, shafts and wells held in the BGS archives in either paper, microfilm or digital format. The records range from simple single page lithological logs through to hydrocarbon completion reports. Current collection over 1million records with 50,000 new records added per annum. Scanning started in 2002 and is ongoing with new records being scanned and added to the collection.

Data and Resources

Geology of Britain viewer

The Geology of Britain viewer is a simple tool, aimed at the general public,...
BGS Information Hub: Borehole records

The BGS’s borehole record viewer offers free, direct, online access to the...
GeoIndex (onshore)

Search BGS datasets using GeoIndex, a map-based index of a wealth of...

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Last Updated	November 12, 2025, 07:21 (UTC)
Created	June 3, 2011, 12:16 (UTC)