RE: Chapter and verse of what is happening at HH12 Oct 2022 12:26
Should read;
"REASON FOR AMENDMENT
Development consented by planning permission RE18/02667/CON1
commenced in October 2020,
with an initial workover of the existing well (HH-1). The next phase of development on site will see
surface facility modifications and the installation of a water reinjection well to facilitate full production
in the future. However, in advance of this work, the Applicant needs to determine the character and
nature of the crude oil and its flow. This will involve the production of a relatively small quantity of
crude oil at surface.
At the time of the HSC application submission in January 2020, the need for crude oil storage was
anticipated to be a maximum of 285 tonnes. However, the Applicants planned activities are constantly
under review to ensure future operations are efficient, environmentally sustainable and in full
regulatory compliance with the current legislative framework.
As a result of the most recent review of legislation and a re-assessment of the sites storage inventory,
the Applicant is able to reduce the need for crude oil storage to a maximum of 49 tonnes. This, in turn,
reduces the classification of the site from its previous status as a Top-tier COMAH Establishment to a
Lower-tier COMAH Establishment reducing the regulatory burden on the Environmental Agency, Health & Safety Executive and Surrey County Council as the appropriate authorities responsible for
monitoring and managing site operations.
In summary, a reduced requirement for crude oil storage at surface from a maximum of 285 tonnes
to a maximum of 49 tonnes has been made possible through the adoption of more efficient site
operations."
1 RE18/02667/CON: Retention and extension of an existing well site, HH-1 and HH-2 wells, and vehicular access
to allow: the drilling of four new hydrocarbon wells and one water reinjection well; the construction of a process
and storage area and tanker loading facility; new boundary fencing; well maintenance workovers and sidetrack
drilling; and ancillary development enabling the production of hydrocarbons from six wells, for a period of 25
years at Horse Hill Well Site, Horse Hill, Hookwood, Horley, Surrey RH6 0HN.