The operator of the Wressle oilfield in North Lincolnshire said today it wanted to extend the site and add two new production wells that would extract hydrocarbons for 10-15 years.
Two new wells planned for the UK’s newest onshore oil production site are likely to be stimulated by proppant squeeze, a small-scale hydraulic fracture.
The Wressle oil field in North Lincolnshire earned Europa Oil & Gas £5.3m in the past year, the company reported this week.
Rathlin Energy, the company which runs oil and gas sites in East Yorkshire, is seeking extra funding to pay for drilling and testing obligations.
The UK’s shortest serving prime minister has called for a revival of fracking for shale gas.
Cuadrilla’s fracked shale gas wells in Lancashire should be decommissioned in six months. But the company’s deadline depends on the availability of a rig.
The UK’s only fracked horizontal shale gas wells must be decommissioned, the industry regulator said today.
Cuadrilla should be given an extra two years to return its controversial fracking site near Blackpool to farmland, council planners have said.
Greenhouse gas emissions from existing fossil fuel infrastructure are enough to burst through the critical limit of 1.5C in global temperature rise, a major new report warned today.
New plans are underway to drill for more oil and gas at Wressle in North Lincolnshire.
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