BGS GeoIndex (UK)

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British Geological Survey GeoIndex: UK onshore boreholes, offshore hydrocarbon wells, 21CXRM North Sea formation-top well picks, and exploration seismic lines.

What is BGS GeoIndex (UK)?

British Geological Survey (BGS) GeoIndex public geoscience data for the UK. Onshore borehole records (1.3M, with scan and AGS log links), offshore hydrocarbon wells (licence, quadrant/block, field, status, spud date, TD, water depth), 21CXRM (21st Century Exploration Roadmap) North Sea Pre-Permian well formation-top picks, and onshore UKOGL exploration seismic lines. Public ArcGIS REST, no credentials. Pairs with nsta (UK offshore O&G regulator), usgs-geology, and macrostrat.

Available Tools

searchBoreholes
Search UK onshore borehole records by name, reference, or bbox (with scan & AGS log links)
searchOffshoreWells
Search UK offshore hydrocarbon wells by name, field, operator, licence, quadrant, or status
searchOffshoreWellPicks
Search 21CXRM North Sea Pre-Permian formation-top well picks by well, system, or formation
searchSeismicLines
Search UKOGL onshore exploration seismic lines by name, operator, or vintage
getServiceInfo
List the BGS GeoIndex ArcGIS layers with live feature counts

Requirements

No setup needed
Toggle on and use — no setup needed.

Quick Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect your AI agents to this connector

Review the connector card and copy your MCP URL.

Add the endpoint to Claude, ChatGPT, or your MCP client.

Call the bgs-geoindex MCP tool with method=searchBoreholes.

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions

Follow these steps to connect BGS GeoIndex (UK) to Claude:

Step 1: Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude → Click the profile button (bottom left) → Navigate to Settings

Step 2: Access Connectors

Scroll down to the Connectors tab → Navigate to the bottom → Click “Add Custom Connector”

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the Connector

Paste the URL in the “Remote MCP Server URL” text box → Click Add

Step 6: Start Using

Your connector is now ready to use in Claude

Follow these steps to connect BGS GeoIndex (UK) to ChatGPT:

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

Go to Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Enable Developer mode

Step 2: Create New Connector

Go back to Connectors page → Click “Create” (top right)

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector (descriptions are optional)

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the URL

Paste the URL in the “MCP Server URL” text box

Step 6: Set Authentication

Click the authentication dropdown → Select “No authentication” (PatchOps handles authentication internally)

Step 7: Create the Connector

Click “I understand and want to continue” checkbox → Press Create

Step 8: Using the Connector

Start a new chat → Click the + button (left of text box) → Open dropdown → Hover over three dots labeled “More” → Select your connector

Instructions for connecting BGS GeoIndex (UK) to GitHub Copilot:

Coming Soon

Detailed setup instructions for GitHub Copilot will be added here.

For other MCP-compatible platforms:

Step 1: Get the Connector URL

Step 2: Add to Configuration

Add this configuration to your MCP settings file. Replace the URL with your specific connector URL from the /mcp page:

"BGS GeoIndex (UK)-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}

Example Configuration

Here’s an example using PatchOps MCP:

"PatchOps-MCP": {
  "url": "https://patchops.ai/api/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}