Very hypocritical7 Aug 2018 09:13
Saying the OGA data is unreliable and then using it against us!!!
Brockham Oil Watch said:
“A decade worth of reinjection data for Brockham held by the OGA is unreliable, whilst the HSE and the EA do not have any data at all, except for what Angus reported to the EA for period of Jan 2015-Jan 2016 in their re-permitting application documents.
“Even if the reported monthly totals were correct, much more detailed data is needed for analysis, including times and dates of reinjection, volumes per episode, applied pressures, exact destinations, etc.”
Also last week, the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) released the latest data on the volume of injected water at the Brockham oil site. This showed an increase from 3m3 in March 2018 to 73m3 in April 2018. According to the OGA data, this followed several years of no water injection at the site. Link to OGA data page and data for Brockham
A local residents’ group, Brockham Oil Watch, told DrillOrDrop:
“The figure of 73 m3 reinjected at Brockham in April after an apparent long period of no or very low activity coincides with the onset of earthquakes in Surrey. This is concerning and any relationship between the two needs to be investigated further given that wastewater reinjection has been proven to be the main cause of earthquakes in the Central U.S., and that several experts we have been in touch with, including professors: Richard Selley, Peter Styles and David Smythe, indicated that it could be linked to the recent seismic activity.”