Monthly Archives: October 2018
Fracking Lancashire: New Even Larger Earthquake As Soon As Cuadrilla Restarts
Cuadrilla Resources has restarted hydraulic fracturing and immediately caused an even larger earthquake (magnitude 1.1) at its flagship Preston New Road site in Lancashire. The count is now up to 27 earthquakes in less than 2 weeks, with a general trend of increasing size over time. While the earthquakes are relatively small (so far), they are almost always powerlaw distributed, so for every few small ones you will one 10 times larger (and for every few of those you will get one 10 times larger than that). Continue reading
Fracking Lancashire: Cuadrilla Pauses Fracking After Largest Earthquake Yet
Cuadrilla Resources has pause hydraulic fracturing for 18 hours at its flagship Preston New Road site in Lancashire after it has caused 17 earthquakes (in a week), with a general trend of increasing size over time. While the earthquakes are relatively small (so far), they are almost always powerlaw distributed, so for every few small ones you will one 10 times larger (and for every few of those you will get one 10 times larger than that). Continue reading
Fracking Lancashire: 11 Earthquakes So Far And Intensity Increasing
Since Cuadrilla Resources began hydraulic fracturing the first of 2 wells at its flagship Preston New Road site in Lancashire it has caused 11 earthquakes (in a week), with a general trend of increasing size over time. While the earthquakes are relatively small (so far), they are almost always powerlaw distributed, so for every few small ones you will one 10 times larger (and for every few of those you will get one 10 times larger than that). Continue reading
Fracking Trucks: Sand In, Waste Out – Where Will It Be Dumped?
Cuadrilla Resources has started hydraulic fracturing the first of 2 wells on its site at Preston New Road, and the impacts extend far beyond earthquakes or or for that matter Lancashire. Thousands of vehicle movements are required, and every fracking truck bringing something from somewhere, or is taking something somewhere.
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Lancs Fracking Update (PNR) – Sat 20th Oct, 2018
Lancashire communities are continuing to resist fracking at Preston New Road near Blackpool, where Cuadrilla Resources has drilled of 2 shale gas appraisal wells and is now trying to conduct to hydraulic fracturing on them. A rolling blockade is taking place daily outside the site and is having a significant effect in disrupting Cuadrilla’s plans. […]
Fracking Lancashire: Communities Rally Against Cuadrilla’s Frac Site
On Saturday in excess of 2000 people from communities across the country rallied outside the Cuadrilla Resources fracking site at Preston New Road site in Lancashire. Hydraulic fracturing of the first of 2 wells at the site began this week, and has already caused 5 small earthquakes in 3 days. Cuadrilla are planning to frac […]
Fracking Lancashire: First Few Stages Of First Well Cause 5 Earthquakes
Since Cuadrilla Resources began hydraulic fracturing the first of 2 wells at its flagship Preston New Road site in Lancashire it has caused 5 earthquakes (in 3 days), with a general trend of increasing size over time. While the earthquakes are small (so far), they are almost always powerlaw distributed, so for every few small […]
Lancs Fracking Update (PNR) – Mon 15th Oct
Lancashire communities are continuing to resist fracking at Preston New Road near Blackpool, where Cuadrilla Resources has drilled of 2 shale gas appraisal wells and is now trying to conduct to hydraulic fracturing on them. A rolling blockade is taking place daily outside the site and is having a significant effect in disrupting Cuadrilla’s plans.