http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue en Borehole Purpose Purposes for which a borehole was drilled. EXAMPLE: mineral exploration, water pumping, site evaluation, stratigraphic research, etc. open eu-legal Geology Geology Code list Valid INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/geologicalSurvey:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/geologicalSurvey geological survey General examination of an area's geological entities. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/explorationExploitationRawMaterial:2 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/explorationExploitationRawMaterial http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/explorationExploitationRawMaterial:1 exploration and exploitation of raw material The discovery and identification of mineral resources, including the assessment of their importance and the evaluation of their economic potential. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/explorationExploitationEnergyResources:2 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/explorationExploitationEnergyResources http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/explorationExploitationEnergyResources:1 exploration and exploitation of energy resources Examination of the subsurface with regard to the availability of fossil energy resources and planning the extraction thereof. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/hydrocarbonProduction:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/hydrocarbonProduction hydrocarbon production Production of petroleum oil and/or gas. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry exploration and exploitation of raw material http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/hydrocarbonExploration:2 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/hydrocarbonExploration http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/hydrocarbonExploration:1 hydrocarbon exploration Exploration in an unproved area to test for a new field, a new pay, a deeper reservoir, or a shallower reservoir. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry exploration and exploitation of raw material http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/hydrocarbonAppraisal:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/hydrocarbonAppraisal hydrocarbon appraisal Assessment of characteristics of a proven hydrocarbon accumulation. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry exploration and exploitation of raw material http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/geothermalEnergy:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/geothermalEnergy geothermal energy, geothermal heat exchangers Exploration pertaining to the utilization of geothermal energy resources and design of geothermal heat pumps. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry exploration and exploitation of raw material http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/heatStorage:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/heatStorage heat storage Well to enable the underground to be used for heat storage. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry geothermal energy, geothermal heat exchangers http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/mineralExplorationExtraction:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/mineralExplorationExtraction mineral exploration and extraction Well drilled for the purpose of locating and/or extracting mineral resources from the subsurface, usually through the injection and/or extraction of mineral bearing fluids. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry exploration and exploitation of raw material http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/explorationExploitationNonmetallicMineralDeposits:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/explorationExploitationNonmetallicMineralDeposits exploration and exploitation of nonmetallic mineral deposits Prospecting with regard to the availability and planning for excavation of nonmetallic mineral deposits, mainly for construction purposes, building stones, cement and ceramic or glass industry. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry exploration and exploitation of raw material http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/disposal:3 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/disposal http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/disposal:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/disposal:2 disposal A well, often a depleted oil or gas well, into which waste fluids can be injected for safe disposal. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/explorationNaturalUndergroundStorage:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/explorationNaturalUndergroundStorage exploration of natural underground storage space Examination of the subsurface's ability to store various materials. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/waterSupply:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/waterSupply water supply Water supply in general. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/drinkingWaterSupply:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/drinkingWaterSupply drinking water supply Well construction for drinking water. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry water supply mineral water supply Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry water supply http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/industrialWaterSupply:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/industrialWaterSupply industrial water supply Well construction for industrial water supply. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry water supply http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/aquaculture:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/aquaculture aquaculture To supply water to aquaculture purposes. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry water supply http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/irrigation:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/irrigation irrigation Well construction for irrigation purposes. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry water supply http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/emergencyWaterSupply:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/emergencyWaterSupply emergency water supply Well construction for emergency water supply. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry water supply http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/contingencyWaterSupply:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/contingencyWaterSupply contingency water supply Stand-by water supply in case of water deficiency. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry water supply http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/geophysicalSurvey:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/geophysicalSurvey geophysical survey Examination of the subsurface's geophysical properties. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/shotHole:2 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/shotHole http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/shotHole:1 shot hole In connection with seismic surveys explosives are loaded into shot holes. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry geophysical survey http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/flowingShot:2 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/flowingShot http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/flowingShot:1 flowing shot A flowing shot hole is a drilled hole for seismic purposes that has entered an underground water source that has sufficient pressure to cause the hole to "overflow". Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry shot hole http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/hydrogeologicalSurvey:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/hydrogeologicalSurvey hydrogeological survey, water management Examination of groundwater flow, the chemical properties of ground water, and transport of particles, solutes, and energy, as well as the management of the sustainable use of ground water resources. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/geotechnicalSurvey:2 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/geotechnicalSurvey http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/geotechnicalSurvey:1 geotechnical survey, construction site characterization Geotechnical investigations performed to obtain information on the physical and mechanical properties of soil and rock around a site to design earthworks and foundations for proposed structures and for repair of distress to earthworks and structures caused by subsurface conditions. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/geochemicalSurvey:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/geochemicalSurvey geochemical survey, analyses Examination of chemical properties of the rock formation and /or the porosity fluids. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/pedologicalSurvey:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/pedologicalSurvey pedological survey Investigation to characterize types of soils. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/environmentalMonitoring:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/environmentalMonitoring environmental monitoring Groundwater chemistry and groundwater level is monitored. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/pollutionMonitoring:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/pollutionMonitoring pollution monitoring Monitoring of known pollution sites. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry environmental monitoring http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/waterQualityMonitoring:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/waterQualityMonitoring water quality monitoring Monitoring to assess the nature and distribution of pollutants and contaminants in groundwater; the nature and distribution of naturally occurring chemical constituents; subsurface hydrologic conditions, and hydraulic properties of strata as they relate to pollutant and contaminant movement. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry environmental monitoring http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/groundwaterLevelMonitoring:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/groundwaterLevelMonitoring groundwater level monitoring Construction of a gauge for recording groundwater level changes. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry environmental monitoring http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/dewatering:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/dewatering dewatering Dewatering is the removal of water from solid material or soil by wet classification, centrifugation, filtration, or similar solid-liquid separation processes. Removing or draining water from a riverbed, construction site, caisson, or mine shaft, by pumping or evaporation. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/mitigation:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/mitigation mitigation Lowering of the groundwater level to prevent the groundwater table to reach polluted sites. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry dewatering http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/remediation:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/remediation remediation Remediation in general. The removal of pollution or contaminants from groundwater, soil and other rock Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/thermalCleaning:1 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/thermalCleaning sparging, thermal cleaning A kind of remediation. In situ cleaning of soil using heat, steam. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry remediation http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/recharge:2 http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/recharge http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/BoreholePurposeValue/recharge:2 recharge (a) Aquifer Recharge Wells: Used to recharge depleted aquifers by injecting water from a variety of sources such as lakes, streams, domestic wastewater treatment plants, other aquifers, etc. (b) Saline Water Intrusion Barrier Wells: Used to inject water into fresh water aquifers to prevent intrusion of salt water into fresh water aquifers. (c) Subsidence Control Wells: Used to inject fluids into a non-oil or gas-producing zone to reduce or eliminate subsidence associated with overdraft of fresh water. Code list value Valid eu-legal Borehole Purpose Geology Geology INSPIRE code list register INSPIRE registry