6 May 2024
Cuadrilla drills Preston New Road pilot well as experts question UK shale potential
Publication date: 18 August 2017
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Cuadrilla has begun drilling at a pilot well at its Preston New Road site near Blackpool, in the same week that new research seems to suggest the UK's shale gas potential has been "overplayed" owing to geological uncertainty.
Nearly six years after fracking at Cuadrilla’s nearby Preese Hall project was halted due to its apparent link to tremors experienced in 2011, the company is moving forward with plans to begin fracking at the Preston New Road early next year.
A Cuadrilla spokesperson told Gas Matters Today ...