Now that the.......9 Aug 2018 10:31
Surrey County Council has approved the retention of the BR-X4 well, the regularisation of the BR-X4Z side-track, and the appraisal of BR-X4Z at the Brockham, it is clear that the three year approval time clock is now ticking.
The likelihood is that oil will be found and produced at Brockham in the early stages of the evaluation cycle and that production figures are likely to be inline (or greater than) those figures experienced at HH. I therefore fully expect that the Angus BoD will apply to the SCC for a full production licence at the site which will be well in advance of the expiry date of yesterdays approval (at least 1 year). In essence overlapping the existing three year approval to ensure continued production at the site.
This was hinted at by Councillor Mary Angell - Conservative at yesterdays SCC meeting. In effect and provided that Angus play ball, long term production at the site is more or less guaranteed.