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UKCS SDC Infrastructure pipeline points

Subsea Decommissioning Collaboration (SDC) Offshore Infrastructure in the North Sea and United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS). The Subsea Decommissioning Collaboration (SDC) dataset is a point in time dataset. The dataset was created by merging data voluntarily provided by SDC operators with publicly available data provided to the NSTA under the Energy Act 2016, s.34(1). The dataset has been created for the purposes of supporting the SDC in its goal of reducing subsea infrastructure decommissioning costs and to pilot the provision of additional information to the NSTA. The dataset has not been quality checked or assured by the NSTA, and assumes all information entered by the operators to be correct. There are no plans for this dataset to be updated and it should only be used for indicative purposes only. For further information on the use of NSTA open data see Oil and Gas Authority User Agreement .

Records
97
Formats
5
Last updated
2 Jul 2025

Download & API

UKCS SDC Infrastructure pipeline points (CSV)csv
Spreadsheet — attributes, with coordinates for point layers
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UKCS SDC Infrastructure pipeline points (GeoJSON)geojson
GeoJSON — for web maps and GIS tools
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UKCS SDC Infrastructure pipeline points (GeoParquet)geoparquet
Columnar — query with DuckDB / SQL
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UKCS SDC Infrastructure pipeline points (map tiles)pmtiles
Vector tiles — embed in a map
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Live ArcGIS layer (source)arcgis
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Rendered from PMTiles, queried in-browser from GeoParquet — no server. How this works

Schema

FieldTypeValues
Infrastructure layer
INF_LAYER
string1 values: Pipelines (97)
Description
DESCRIPTIO
string
Feature ID
FEATURE_ID
string
Name
NAME
string
Infrastructure type
INF_TYPE
string5 values: VALVE (58), PIPE JUNCTION (20), TEE PIECE (15)…
Reporting group name
REP_GROUP
string4 values: TOTALENERGIES UPSTREAM UK LIMITED (49), TAQA EUROPA B.V. (36), CNR INTERNATIONAL (11)…
Pipeline system name
PIPE_SYS
string
Status
STATUS
string2 values: ACTIVE (88), NOT IN USE (9)
Comments
COMMENTS
string
Description of point
POINT_DESC
string6 values: Centre Point (9), centre (4), Centre (3)…
Length (m)
LENGTH_M
number2 to 36,365
Diameter (mm)
DIAMETERMM
number6 to 457
Wall Thickness (mm)
THICKNESS
number3.00 to 25.40
Pipeline material
P_MATERIAL
string1 values: STEEL (4)
Insulation coating type
INSUL_TYPE
string
Trenched?
TRENCHED
string1 values: N (37)
Burial status
BURIAL_ST
string2 values: FULLY EXPOSED (38), BURIED >0.6M (1)
Anomalies
ANOMALIES
string2 values: N (16), Y (8)
Decomm basis assumptions
D_ASSUMPT
string2 values: FULL REMOVAL (37), OUT OF SCOPE (5)
Decomm Basis Maturity
D_MATURE
string2 values: COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT NOT COMPLETED (36), DECOMMISSIONING PROGRAMME APPROVED (1)
Decomm Basis Comments
D_COMMENTS
string
Deposits group 1: type of deposit
TYPE1
string1 values: BOLLARD (96)
Deposits group 1 length (m)
LENGTH_M1
number
Deposits group 1 breadth (m)
BREADTH_M1
number
Deposits group 1 height (m)
HEIGHT_M1
number
Deposits group 1 weight (tonnes in air)
MASS_AIR_1
number
Deposits group 1 quantity of items
QUANTITY1
number
Deposits group 1 burial status
BURIAL_ST1
string
Deposits group 1 decomm assumptions
D_ASSUMPT1
string
Deposits group 1: decomm basis maturity
D_MATURE1
string
Deposits group 1: from KP
FROM_KP_1
number
Deposits group 1: to KP
TO_KP_1
number
Deposits group 2: type of deposit
TYPE2
string1 values: CONCRETE MATTRESS (96)
Deposits group 2: length (m)
LENGTH_M2
number
Deposits group 2: breadth (m)
BREADTH_M2
number
Deposits group 2: height (m)
HEIGHT_M2
number
Deposits group 2: weight (tonnes in air)
MASS_AIR_2
number
Deposits group 2: quantity of items
QUANTITY2
number
Deposits group 2: burial status
BURIAL_ST2
string
Deposits group 2: decomm basis assumptions
D_ASSUMPT2
string
Deposits group 2: decomm basis maturity
D_MATURE2
string
Deposits group 2: from KP
FROM_KP_2
number
Deposits group 2: to KP
TO_KP_2
number
Deposits group 3: type of deposit
TYPE3
string1 values: FROND MATTRESS (96)
Deposits group 3: length (m)
LENGTH_M3
number
Deposits group 3: breadth (m)
BREADTH_M3
number
Deposits group 3: height (m)
HEIGHT_M3
number
Deposits group 3: weight (tonnes in air)
MASS_AIR_3
number
Deposits group 3: quantity of items
QUANTITY3
number
Deposits group 3: burial status
BURIAL_ST3
string
Deposits group 3: decomm basis assumptions
D_ASSUMPT3
string
Deposits group 3: decomm basis maturity
D_MATURE3
string
Deposits group 3: from KP
FROM_KP_3
number
Deposits group 3: to KP
TO_KP_3
number
Deposits group 4: type of deposit
TYPE4
string1 values: GRAVEL/ROCK/SAND BAG (96)
Deposits group 4: length (m)
LENGTH_M4
number
Deposits group 4: breadth (m)
BREADTH_M4
number
Deposits group 4: height (m)
HEIGHT_M4
number
Deposits group 4: weight (tonnes in air)
MASS_AIR_4
number
Deposits group 4: quantity of items
QUANTITY4
number
Deposits group 4: burial status
BURIAL_ST4
string
Deposits group 4: decomm basis assumptions
D_ASSUMPT4
string
Deposits group 4: decomm basis maturity
D_MATURE4
string
Deposits group 4: from KP
FROM_KP_4
number0.05 to 91.06
Deposits group 4: to KP
TO_KP_4
number35 to 139
Deposits group 5: type of deposit
TYPE5
string1 values: GROUT BAG (96)
Deposits group 5: length (m)
LENGTH_M5
number
Deposits group 5: breadth (m)
BREADTH_M5
number
Deposits group 5: height (m)
HEIGHT_M5
number
Deposits group 5: weight (tonnes in air)
MASS_AIR_5
number
Deposits group 5: quantity of items
QUANTITY5
number
Deposits group 5: burial status
BURIAL_ST5
string
Deposits group 5: decomm basis assumptions
D_ASSUMPT5
string
Deposits group 5: decomm basis maturity
D_MATURE5
string
Deposits group 5: from KP
FROM_KP_5
number
Deposits group 5: to KP
TO_KP_5
number
Deposit comments
DEP_COM
string