The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has today released a set of data collected during Cuadrilla’s hydraulic fracturing operations at Preston New Road in 2018.
Preston New Road - PNR 1Z - Hydraulic Fracturing Operations Data
In February 2019, the OGA announced it would work with recognised and independent geologists and scientists with expertise in hydraulic fracturing, to carry out a scientific analysis of the data gathered during Cuadrilla’s operations at Preston New Road. This is not a review of the traffic light system.
This analysis has now commenced and the OGA has appointed leads for the following workstreams:
- Forecasting the distribution and magnitude of seismicity - led by the British Geological Survey
- Impacts of ground motion from seismicity - led by Dr Ben Edwards
- Real-time forecasting to mitigate effects of seismicity – led by Nanometrics Inc.
- Induced seismicity and potential subsurface mechanisms - led by Outer Limits Geophysics
The OGA will continue to provide updates on its website.