For clarity, the term “naturally fractured”, referred to in a previous letter to local residents, means nature has created fractures in the rock as it does in many rocks, particularly in limestone, through the stresses, strains and upheavals of being buried underground for millions of years. For the avoidance of doubt and any differing interpretations …
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Cuadrilla Resources has announced the proposed locations for two new exploration sites in the Fylde as part of its work to understand the full potential of Lancashire’s shale gas resources. The company intends to apply for planning permission to drill, hydraulically fracture and test the flow of gas from up to four exploration wells on each of …
Cuadrilla has now submitted a new planning application to West Sussex County Council to complete the flow testing of oil from the exploration well drilled at the Lower Stumble Exploration Site. As previously advised, we drilled a conventional exploration well at the Lower Stumble site, drilling horizontally for some 1,700 feet through the Micrite formation …
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As part of its ongoing evaluation of its exploration sites in Lancashire, Cuadrilla has announced that no further work will take place at its Preese Hall site, near Weeton. The company will apply for an extension to the current planning permission, in order to allow time to seal the well and return the site to …
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Cuadrilla and Arup have held the first of two public information days to update the local community on their exploration in the Fylde. The event took place at Elswick Village Hall on Tuesday November 26 and was attended by representatives from the Environment Agency and the Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil (OUGO), alongside technical …
New research from BritainThinks shows that a majority of the public within Cuadrilla’s Bowland Basin licence area support shale gas exploration and the numbers in favour are continuing to rise. Cuadrilla commissioned leading independent researchers BritainThinks this summer to conduct a survey into the attitudes of local residents in Blackpool, Fylde and West Lancashire; following …
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Cuadrilla is continuing to assess site options for shale gas exploration wells as part of its work programme to unlock the potential of Lancashire’s Bowland shale. At this stage of the assessment, Cuadrilla has decided not to progress the Anna’s Road site near Westby into planning and will now be working to restore the site …
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Cuadrilla is pleased to announce that the Balcombe exploration drilling operations have been successfully completed. We have commenced the removal of our drilling equipment from the site and expect to have removed all equipment by 28th September. On-site operations involved the drilling of a vertical exploration well to an approximate depth of 2,700ft, collecting 294ft …
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Cuadrilla has decided to submit a new planning application to cover the flow testing of the horizontal oil exploration well at its site at Lower Stumble, Balcombe. The new application will cover the same well testing that is in the currently permitted activity but will include revised planning boundary lines showing the extent of the …
Cuadrilla acknowledges and regrets the disruption and inconvenience Balcombe villagers will experience as a result of the No Dash for Gas Action Camp (16 – 21 August). After taking advice from Sussex Police, Cuadrilla is temporarily scaling back drilling operations ahead of the event. During this time, our main concern is the safety of our …
