I'll bite....There is not much evidence that fracking will improve UK energy security

The latest official figures suggest that the whole of the Bowland shale will only provide 13% of one year's UK consumption. And that is an upper estimate:

"...potentially recoverable resources of 1,800-13,000 billion cubic meters (bcm) by assuming similar recovery factors to the US, of 8-20%. This compares to DECC?s published figures of a current annual UK gas consumption of 77 bcm and potentially recoverable conventional gas resources of 1,466 bcm."

There are no overall UK figures but the Bowland is a significant formation and so it does suggest that the UK will not have a shale gas revolution like the US, which is what the government and others have said.

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Posted By: Knitted Jesus on March 4th 2014 at 08:29:24

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Today's question is (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 4, 06:53:06
- Bang anything hard enough and it will release gas?oh yeah (n/m) (General Chat) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Mar 4, 08:55:41
- DNFTT (n/m) (General Chat) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Mar 4, 08:45:39
- It's already happening!! Been happening years!! (n/m) (General Chat) - hoolahan, Mar 4, 08:40:46
  - I Know, have been on a fracking job (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 4, 09:37:52
    - Well you should know the difference then. Perhaps a little CPD? (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Mar 4, 10:12:35
  - There is a different between fracking for conventional hydrocarbons (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Mar 4, 08:48:43
- I'll bite....There is not much evidence that fracking will improve UK energy security (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Mar 4, 08:29:24
  - The problem with that is that nobody has a any clue about the Bowland Shale potential, (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Mar 4, 08:52:51
    - It is wrong to say that 'nobody has a clue' (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Mar 4, 09:04:53
  - Replace gas powerplants? (General Chat) - Mr Perfect, Mar 4, 08:47:13
    - The Germans are being pretty brave with their Energiewende (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Mar 4, 09:09:28
  - Linkfail (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Mar 4, 08:30:40

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