NSTA UK — Offshore & Onshore

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UK North Sea Transition Authority — offshore and onshore wells, fields, licences, pipelines, discoveries, and round areas.

What is NSTA UK — Offshore & Onshore?

North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) public petroleum data for the UK — UKCS offshore wells and fields, onshore wells (2,138 records across England, Scotland, and Wales), petroleum licences (PEDL, PL, ML, and more), SDC infrastructure pipelines, licence subareas, undeveloped discoveries, and 33rd-round indicative areas. Toggle on and use — no setup needed.

Available Tools

searchWells
Search UKCS offshore wells by operator, licence, or location
searchOnshoreWells
Search UK onshore wells by operator, county, or status
getOnshoreWell
Full onshore well record by WELLREGNO
searchFields
Search UK hydrocarbon fields (offshore or onshore) by name, operator, or status
getField
Full field record by name (e.g. FORTIES)
searchLicences
Search UK petroleum licences by type, reference, or operator
getLicence
Full licence record by LICREF (e.g. PEDL137)
searchPipelines
Search UKCS offshore pipelines by fluid, status, or operator group
searchSubareas
Search UKCS offshore licence subareas by block, operator, or round
searchUndevelopedDiscoveries
Search UKCS undeveloped discoveries by HC type or name
searchRoundIndicativeAreas
List 33rd licencing round indicative areas
searchCarbonStorage
Search current UKCS carbon storage licence areas

Requirements

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

Quick Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect your AI agents to this connector

Open /mcp and turn on NSTA UK — Offshore & Onshore.

Call the nsta MCP tool with method=searchOnshoreWells or method=searchWells.

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions

Follow these steps to connect NSTA UK — Offshore & Onshore 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 NSTA UK — Offshore & Onshore 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 NSTA UK — Offshore & Onshore 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:

"NSTA UK — Offshore & Onshore-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"
}