| Challenge | Source | Theme | Topic | Generic | Pre-license | Exploration | Development | Production | Decommission |
|---|
| Air quality (emissions) monitoring | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | on-shore | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Anticipating areas of high seismic impedance | OTM | Seismic planning | Areas of poor coupling | on-shore | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assess and map forest fire risk and provide situational awareness of fire occurance | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of environmentally sensitive areas | Assessing the social impact of construction work | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | on-shore | 414 | 2 | 424 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Assess forest characteristics to plan access and assess hazards | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | Avoiding aerial mapping restrictions | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Baseline mapping of terrain and infrastructure | on-shore | 121 | 4 | 121 | 2 | 1Change detection of coastline migration |
| Assessing the social impact of construction work | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Baseline historic mapping of environment and ecosystemsContinuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | on-shore | 14 | 04 | 34 | 04 | 0 | 4 |
| Assessment of duricrusts and rock excavability | Hatfield | Surface geology mapping | Engineering geological evaluation | Change detection for competitive intelligence | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Monitoring of assets | on-shore | 1 | 32 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal morphology | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 |
| Avoiding aerial mapping restrictions | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Baseline mapping of terrain and infrastructure | on-shore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Change detection of coastline migration | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Baseline historic mapping of environment and ecosystems | on | Coastal resource mapping of mangroves, coral-reefs, wetlands and sandbanks | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Coastal sediment dynamics, estuarine fronts and land-ocean interactions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Change detection for competitive intelligence | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Monitoring of assets | on-shore | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Characterisation of surface/near-surface structural geological properties for infrastructure planning | Hatfield | Surface geology mapping | Engineering geological evaluation | on-shore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Coastal morphology | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal resource mapping of mangroves, coral-reefs, wetlands and sandbanks | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coastal sediment dynamics, estuarine fronts and land-ocean interactions | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Coastal upwelling | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Commercial and recreational fisheries | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Commercial shipping | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Convective downbursts | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Creating an ecosystem inventory prior to exploration | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | on-shore | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Creating basemaps in politically sensitive regions | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Baseline mapping of terrain and infrastructure | on-shore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Current at depth observations | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Detecting ecosystem damages | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | on-shore | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Detecting hydrocarbon leaks | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | on-shore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Detection and monitoring of pollutant discharges | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Determine historical ground movement for infrastructure planning | OTM | Subsidence monitoring | Infrastructure monitoring | on-shore | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Determine historical ground movement for pipeline routing | OTM | Subsidence monitoring | Infrastructure monitoring | on-shore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Distribution and abundance of marine animals | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Distribution and abundance of sea birds | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Drilling survey preparation: Environmental conditions | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Drilling survey preparation: Metocean conditions hindcast and forecast | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Early identification of potential hydrocarbon basins | OTM | Surface geology mapping | Mapping geological features | on-shore | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecosystem valuation of potential sites | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Baseline historic mapping of environment and ecosystems | on-shore | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Efficiency of vessels and helicopters operations | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Enabling survey to understand structural properties of the sub-surface for infrastructure planning | OTM | Surface geology mapping | Engineering geological evaluation | on-shore | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Environmental conditions | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental monitoring | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Estimating ground bearing capacity | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Estimation of the climate change impact | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Evaluation of the efficiency of the structure | CLS | Metocean | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 101 | 4 | 10 | 0Coastal upwelling |
| Firemapping | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Support to surveying crews for planning surveys and H&S | on-shore | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Fish and fish habitat | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 131 | 3 | 131 | 3 | 1 | Commercial and recreational fisheries | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | 3 |
| Flagging environmentally sensitive areas prior to seismic surveys | OTM | Seismic planning | Identify environmentally sensitive areas | onoff-shore | 22 | 4 | 202 | 0 | 20 |
| Floodplain mapping | OTM | Commercial shipping | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | Natural hazard risk analysis | onoff-shore | 0 | 2 | 020 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Convective downbursts | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 |
| Forecasting landslide locations | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Forecasting river migration patterns | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | Creating an ecosystem inventory prior to exploration | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | on-shore | 3 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0Creating basemaps in politically sensitive regions |
| Forecasting sand dune migration | OTM | Logistics planning and operationsBaseline mapping of terrain and infrastructure | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 22 | 1 | 030 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Funnel-clouds and waterspoutsCurrent at depth observations | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 21 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 3Detecting ecosystem damages | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | on-shore | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Geohazard exposure analysisDetecting hydrocarbon leaks | OTM | Environmental monitoringContinuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | Natural hazard risk analysis | on-shore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 2 |
| Geological and terrain base maps for development of environmental baseline | OTM | Detection and monitoring of pollutant discharges | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | Baseline historic mapping of environment and ecosystems | onoff-shore | 12 | 323 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Determine historical ground movement for infrastructure planning | OTM | Subsidence monitoring | Infrastructure monitoring | on-shore | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Determine historical ground movement for pipeline routing | OTM | Subsidence monitoring | Infrastructure monitoring | on-shore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 |
| Global requirements on EO products | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hail | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Historic metocean data for high level risk assessment | CLS | Metocean | Risk assessment | Distribution and abundance of marine animals | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 343 | 0 | 303 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Historic records of currents at depthDistribution and abundance of sea birds | C-CORE | Environmental monitoringMetocean | | off-shore | 33 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 1 |
| Drilling survey preparation: Environmental conditions | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |
| Historical records for surface currents | C-CORE | Drilling survey preparation: Metocean conditions hindcast and forecast | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 03 | 4 | 040 | 3 | 0 |
| Early identification of potential hydrocarbon basins | OTM | Surface geology mapping | Mapping geological features | on-shore | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecosystem valuation of potential sites | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Baseline historic mapping of environment and ecosystems | on-shore | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |
| Historic records for waves | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Historic records for winds | C-CORE | Efficiency of vessels and helicopters operations | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 3 | 030 | 4 | 04 | 4 | 0 |
| Historic tropical storm/tropical cyclone probability and tracks | C-CORE | Metocean | | off | Enabling survey to understand structural properties of the sub-surface for infrastructure planning | OTM | Surface geology mapping | Engineering geological evaluation | on-shore | 22 | 4 | 3 | 141 | 3Environmental conditions |
| Hurricane tracks | CLS | Environmental monitoringMetocean | | off-shore | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Environmental monitoring | CLS |
| Ice accretion | C-CORE | MetoceanEnvironmental monitoring | | off-shore | 020 | 3 | 030 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Identification of archaeological or burial sitesEstimating ground bearing capacity | OTM | Logistics planning and operationsFacility siting, pipeline routing and roadsand operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Identification of fault lines | OTM | Surface geology mapping | Structural interpretation | on-shore | 34 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 0 | Estimation of the climate change impact |
| Identification of problem soils | Hatfield | Surface geology mapping | Engineering geological evaluation | on | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 010 | 2 | 43 | 020 | 1 |
| Evaluation of the efficiency of the structure | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Identification of road or track for logistics planning | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Baseline mapping of terrain and infrastructure | on-shore | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Identification of seasonal environment changes e.g. migration patterns | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | Firemapping | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Support to surveying crews for planning surveys and H&S | on-shore | 313 | 2 | 323 | 2 | 3 |
| Fish and fish habitat | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 |
| Identification of seasonal obstructions to logistics activities | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Identification of slope instability | Hatfield | Surface geology mapping | Engineering geological evaluation | Flagging environmentally sensitive areas prior to seismic surveys | OTM | Seismic planning | Identify environmentally sensitive areas | on-shore | 1 | 2 | 43 | 02 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Identify areas with soft sediments to avoid strong attenuation | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Areas of poor coupling | Floodplain mapping | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Natural hazard risk analysis | on-shore | 01 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Identify areas with soft sediments to plan access and assess hazards | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | Forecasting landslide locations | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 02 | 0 | Forecasting river migration patterns | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | 2 |
| Identify claypan surfaces to be avoided | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficabilityFacility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 2 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Identify communication between producing zonesForecasting sand dune migration | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Subsidence monitoring | Reservoir managementFacility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 20 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 3 |
| Funnel-clouds and waterspouts | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 |
| Identify causes of geological movement | OTM | Surface geology mapping | Structural interpretation | on-shore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Identify discreet lithology | Hatfield | Surface geological mapping | Lithological discrimination | Geohazard exposure analysis | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Natural hazard risk analysis | on-shore | 41 | 030 | 2 | 01 | 0 |
| Identify geohazards and landscape change rates | Hatfield | Surface geology mapping | Terrain evaluation and geo-morphology characterisation | Geological and terrain base maps for development of environmental baseline | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Baseline historic mapping of environment and ecosystems | on-shore | 212 | 3 | 030 | 1 | 0 |
| Identify geological structure through landform | Hatfield | Surface geological mapping | Structural interpretation | on | Global requirements on EO products | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 11 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | Hail | 0 |
| Identify geophysical properties of the sub-surface | Hatfield | Surface geological mapping | Engineering geological evaluation | on | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 1 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| Historic metocean data for high level risk assessment | CLS | Metocean | Risk assessment | off-shore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Historic records of currents at depth | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Historical records for surface currents | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Historic records for waves | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Historic records for winds | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Historic tropical storm/tropical cyclone probability and tracks | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Hurricane tracks | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ice accretion | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Identification of archaeological or burial sites | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Identification of fault lines | OTM | Surface geology mapping | Structural interpretation | on-shore | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Identification of road or track for logistics planning | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Baseline mapping of terrain and infrastructure | on-shore | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Identification of seasonal environment changes e.g. migration patterns | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | on-shore | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Identification of seasonal obstructions to logistics activities | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 |
| Identify ice thickness and status for travel safety | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Identify lake, river and coastal ice grounding status for data quality | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Areas of poor coupling | on-shore | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Identify land parcel boundaries for impact compensation | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Identify optimal seasonal land-use to reduce permit costs - commercial and subsistence practices | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Identify permafrost zone for data analysis | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Areas of poor coupling | on-shore | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Identify restricted areas that must be avoided | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Identify rivers, lakes and wet areas to apply safe set-back distances | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Identify rock-strewn areas to point loading | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Areas of poor coupling | on-shore | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Identify sabkahs / salt-lake areas | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Identify sensitive habitat to minimise and manage impacts of activities | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of environmentally sensitive areas | on-shore | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Identify soft ground to reduce environmental impacts | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Identify steep slopes to assess potential constraints to access | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Identify steep slopes to assess potential constraints to access in forested areas | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Identify soft and hard ground as areas of potentially poor couplingIdentify areas with soft sediments to avoid strong attenuation | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Areas of poor coupling | on-shore | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Identify communication between producing zones | OTM | Subsidence monitoring | Reservoir management | up-to-date general land-use patterns to plan access and apply safe set-back distances | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 020 | 4 | 022 | 1 | 01 |
| Identify the causes of geological movement | OTM | Surface geology mapping | UXO related hazards | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficabilityStructural interpretation | on-shore | 31 | 3 | 01 | 21 | 01 |
| Identifying conflicting sources of seismic signals | OTM | Seismic planning | Areas of poor coupling | on-shore | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Identifying effect of fault line reactivation | OTM | Subsidence monitoring | Land motion | on-shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Identifying existing O&G infrastructure for facility site selection | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Identifying ground conditions susceptible to poor coupling | OTM | Seismic planning | Areas of poor coupling | on-shore | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Identifying munitions debris (UOX) | OTM | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Identifying near surface infrastructure | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Baseline mapping of terrain and infrastructure | on-shore | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Identifying potential hydrocarbon seepage | OTM | Surface geology mapping | Lithological discrimination | on-shore | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Identifying seasonal terrain changes eg for access | OTM | Surface geology mapping | Terrain evaluation and geo-morphology characterisation | on-shore | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Identifying soft ground for seismic vehicles | OTM | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Identifying sources of building resources | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Identifying steep terrain for seismic vehicles | OTM | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Identifying unregulated overhead power lines | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Support to surveying crews for planning surveys and H&S | on-shore | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Identifying variations in trafficability for seismic vehicles | OTM | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Information on presence and abundance of deep water fauna | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Information on the intertidal and shallow marine environment | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Inputs for numerical model | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Land use mapping to detect the social impact of O&G developments | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | on-shore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Lightning | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Linement mapping | Hatfield | Surface geology mapping | Mapping geological features | on-shore | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Locating repeater stations for communications infrastructure | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Support to surveying crews for planning surveys and H&S | on-shore | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Logistics planning for emergency events | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Support to surveying crews for planning surveys and H&S | on-shore | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Mapping of environmental degradation (change) | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | on-shore | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Metocean forecast to avoid downtime | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Metocean monitoring | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Model validation | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monitoring flash floods | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Natural hazard risk analysis | on-shore | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Monitoring ground movement along pipelines | OTM | Subsidence monitoring | Infrastructure monitoring | on-shore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Monitoring hydrocarbon leaks | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | on-shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Monitoring of chlorophyl-a productivity and harmful algal blooms (HAB) | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Monitoring of landfall site recovery and coastal vegetation | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Monitoring of waste management practices | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Monitoring water discharge/drill cuttings | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monitoring of water quality / turbidity during operations | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Monitoring natural fault movement | OTM | Subsidence monitoring | Land motion | on-shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Monitoring revegetation | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | on-shore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Natural and other existing oil seeps | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Obtaining detailed terrain mapping for DEM correction | OTM | Surface geology mapping | Terrain evaluation and geo-morphology characterisation | on-shore | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Planning around protected sites | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Planning bridging through a tropical forest | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of adverse terrain for trafficability | on-shore | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Planning heliports, camps and drop-zones in forested areas | Hatfield | Seismic planning | Identification of environmentally sensitive areas | Planning around protected sites | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 21 | 2 | 2 | 01 | 21 |
| Planning secondary surveys | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Support to surveying crews for planning surveys and H&S | on-shore | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pollution monitoring | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pre-licensing site selection | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Baseline historic mapping of environment and ecosystems | on-shore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recommendation for the design of infrastructure | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Reconnaissance survey for EIA | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Baseline historic mapping of environment and ecosystems | on-shore | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Regulatory verification relating to injection of fracking fluids | OTM | Subsidence monitoring | reservoir management | on-shore | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Remote supervision of operations | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Monitoring of assets | on-shore | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Resettlement assessment | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Safety of marine operations | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| SAR imagery to detect ships and icebergs | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Scientific independence in environmental monitoring of pollution | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sea level | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Sea surface temperatures | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Security and safety | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Security of pipelines | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Monitoring of assets | on-shore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Seismic survey current velocities | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seismic survey sound propagation properties | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Selection of development sites | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Selection of the drilling rig | CLS | Metocean | | off-shore | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shipwrecks and other archaeological value areas | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Site monitoring | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Squalls | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Submarine landslides and seabed stability | C-CORE | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Subsidence from reservoir draw-down | OTM | Subsidence monitoring | reservoir management | on-shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Surface current observations | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Surface infrastructure movement relative to sub-surface | OTM | Subsidence monitoring | Infrastructure monitoring | on-shore | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Technical verification relating to injection of fracking fluids | OTM | Subsidence monitoring | Reservoir management | on-shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tracking fluid migration in the sub-surface | OTM | Subsidence monitoring | Reservoir management | on-shore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Tracking groundwater tables | OTM | Subsidence monitoring | Land motion relating to fault lines or other sources | on-shore | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tracking volume of oil stored | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Monitoring of assets | on-shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tropical storm/tropical cyclone observations | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Understanding activity beneath the tree canopy | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Baseline mapping of terrain and infrastructure | on-shore | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Understanding hydro-geology | Hatfield | Surface geology mapping | Mapping geological features | on-shore | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Understanding outcrop mineralology | OTM | Surface geology mapping | Lithological discrimination | on-shore | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Understanding the near-surface for anticipating seismic signal absorption properties | OTM | Surface geology mapping | Lithological discrimination | on-shore | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Understanding the near-surface for explosive charge placement | OTM | Seismic planning | Areas of poor coupling | on-shore | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Understanding security situations | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Facility siting, pipeline routing and roads | on-shore | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Urban encroachment on O&G assets | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Monitoring of assets | on-shore | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Validating co-ordinates of old wells | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Baseline mapping of terrain and infrastructure | on-shore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vegetation encroachment on O&G assets | OTM | Logistics planning and operations | Monitoring of assets | on-shore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Visibility | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Visibility during operations | CLS | Environmental monitoring | | off-shore | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wave observations | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Water quality monitoring | OTM | Environmental monitoring | Continuous monitoring of changes throughout the lifecycle | on-shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Wind observations | C-CORE | Metocean | | off-shore | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
