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Bit of a play on words by the activists in their FOI to the Environment Agency to make the “first” claim. What they don’t tell you is that the EA have only been regulating proppant squeeze operations on new sites since October 1st 2013 and on existing sites since 2016. During the period since the introduction of the new regulations, only one other site has applied for permission and a permit for a proppant squeeze and that was for a vertical well.
good stuff, thanks
"According to the EA the Wressle proppant squeeze will be the first time a proppant squeeze has been used in England on a deviated well under a town".
This is an (unsuprisingly) factually incorrect addition to the article, and was a quote from the activists, not the Minister.:
1: The current well is not deviated.
2: The plan to sidetrack was only contingent on a failed squeeze and then only 25m away from the original subsurface location..
3: The radial (horizontal/Sub horizontal) drilling was also a contingent proposal and these were no more than a 100m long.
4: Its not being "deviated under a town"... the nearest property is 500m away and Wressle village is over a mile away....
Anne-Marie Trevelyan (left) and Alexander Stafford
In a written parliamentary answer, Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the moratorium, imposed in England on 2 November 2019, applied to fracking that met a definition based on how much fluid it used.
She was asked by the MP for Rother Valley, Alexander Stafford, whether it covered the process known as proppant squeeze.
This injects fluid and proppant into a rock formation to improve the flow of hydrocarbons. The Environment Agency (EA) regards it as a form of low-volume fracking because the injection pressure is high enough to fracture rocks.
The process is expected to be used by Egdon Resources to improve oil flows at its site at Wressle near S****horpe.
The minister said the moratorium applied to operations defined as associated hydraulic fracturing that required Hydraulic Fracturing Consent from the secretary of state for business, energy and industrial Strategy.
The definition, originally used by the European Union, was included in the 2015 Infrastructure Act and inserted in the Petroleum Act 1998. It comprises operations that use 1,000m3 of fluid per fracturing stage or 10,000m3 of fluid during the whole fracking process The minister said:
“Activities outside of this definition are not included in the moratori Alexander Stafford told DrillOrDrop he hoped the definition of associated hydraulic fracturing would be “tightened up even further”.
"Proposals for the Wressle proppant squeeze indicate it will not meet the definition of associated hydraulic fracturing and will not need Hydraulic Fracturing Consent".
The environmental permit for the site said the operation would use 150m3 of gelled liquid and ceramic beads.
The Wressle proppant squeeze will, however, need an approved Hydraulic Fracturing Plan, which states how the fracking process will be controlled and monitored.
DrillOrDrop understands this is being considered by the Environment Agency (EA) and Oil & Gas Authority. According to the EA the Wressle proppant squeeze will be the first time a proppant squeeze has been used in England on a deviated well
under a town".
18th February 2021
"RNST.......This may well drag on for many months, possibly into next year."
a few Months maybe, suggesting next year is just not credible.
I believe (but don't know for a fact) that the usual EA turnaround is up to 90 days (could of course be a bit more if more info requested, or less if its run of the mill stuff), OGA are much more comfortable with quick turnarounds given they deal with active drilling and operational stuff all the time, so it'll probably be the former thats the limiting factor.
Looks that way. Also if the well was producing good quantity I would have expected an RNS before now spreading the good news and some positive price action to boot given the leaky nature of this company. Imo
Thanks - so until they get that they're probably constrained on flow rates......................
RNST.......This may well drag on for many months, possibly into next year.
"The environmental permit for the site said the operation would use 150m3 of gelled liquid and ceramic beads.
The Wressle proppant squeeze will, however, need an approved Hydraulic Fracturing Plan, which states how the fracking process will be controlled and monitored." Apparently both EA and OGA need to sign off on this.
Mirasol - permit required from EA I believe.
A simple question - do Egdon have permission to carry out the squeeze or are they still waiting for a permit?