UK-based IGas Energy company said on Tuesday that it has started drilling a shale gas well in the northern England, following Cuadrilla company's footsteps to resume fracking in the United Kingdom despite public concerns.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th November, 2018) UK-based IGas Energy company said on Tuesday that it has started drilling a shale gas well in the northern England, following Cuadrilla company's footsteps to resume fracking in the United Kingdom despite public concerns."IGas is pleased to announce the spud of the TL-1 exploration well at Tinker Lane in North Nottinghamshire ... The exploratory well is planned as a vertical multi-core well targeting a number of formations with the Primary target being the Bowland Shale geological formation," the company said in a statement.
The UK energy giant reportedly is yet to receive permit for fracking and will dig down 1,800 meters (near 1 mile) over 60 days in order to assess the feasibility of fracking at the site.
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a technique for extracting shale gas and oil by injecting pressurized toxic liquid into the ground. Opponents of hydraulic fracturing argue the process poses numerous health, safety and environmental risks, including the potential for fracking fluids and waste to leak into water as well as the large volume of water used.
Cuadrilla energy company suspended its fracking works in the United Kingdom in 2011, admitting that its activity was likely to have caused two earthquakes outside Blackpool. In 2014, it applied for a permit to resume fracking with the Lancashire county council, which gave its consent despite public protests.
