{"id":85752,"date":"2022-09-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?p=85752"},"modified":"2024-02-27T11:51:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T11:51:47","slug":"update-on-scientific-shale-gas-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/update-on-scientific-shale-gas-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific report published"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>BGS submitted the report &#8216;Recent scientific advances in the understanding of induced seismicity from hydraulic fracturing in shales&#8217; to the UK Government on 5 July 2022. This was in response to a Government request for a review of new scientific evidence focusing on the period from November 2019 until the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report has been externally peer-reviewed by independent experts both within and outside the UK. The report draws on existing peer-reviewed data and research from academic journals, as well as on information from relevant technical reports from regulators and public bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK Government requested BGS address six questions related to recent scientific research on the hazard and risk from induced seismicity during hydraulic fracturing of shale rocks. For more information about these questions, please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/1066525\/BGS_Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter from the Secretary of State<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This report concludes that forecasting the occurrence of large earthquakes and their expected magnitude is complex and remains a scientific challenge. As a result, our ability to evaluate and mitigate risks from hydraulic fracturing-induced seismicity and predict the occurrence of larger earthquakes during hydraulic fracturing operations is also a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This report also concludes there are new seismic data analysis methods that could help to manage the risk of seismic activity from hydraulic fracturing in shales. Further work is needed to develop these methods and incorporate them in risk assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"btn-wrap\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/1105675\/BEISInducedSeismicityReportOR220501A.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"button mx-0 primary-background   \">Access the report on the BEIS website<\/a>            <\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>If you have any enquiries on the findings of the scientific report, please email our <a href=\"mailto:bgspress@bgs.ac.uk\">Press Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any other queries then please contact the <a href=\"mailto:newsdesk@beis.gov.uk\">BEIS press office<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further information about our research is also available on our website: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/earthquake-seismology\/\">earthquakes and seismology research<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/shale-gas\/shale-gas-extraction\/\">shale gas extraction<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h3>\n\n\n<div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Why did BGS undertake the report?<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS submitted the report &#8216;Recent scientific advances in the understanding of induced seismicity from hydraulic fracturing in shales to the Department of Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy on 5 July 2022. The report was prompted by a Government request for BGS to conduct a review of science about seismic activity associated with hydraulic fracturing of shales to extract hydrocarbons, focusing on work published between November 2019 and the present.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">What does the report cover?<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS was requested by the UK Government to address six questions related to recent scientific research on the hazard and risk from induced seismicity* during the hydraulic fracturing of shale rocks. More information about these questions can be found in a <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/1066525\/BGS_Letter.pdf\">published letter from the Secretary of State<\/a> of the Department of Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy.<\/p>\n<p>*induced seismicity: earthquakes that are caused by human activity, such as hydraulic fracturing and mining.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">How was the report compiled? \u00a0<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order to answer the questions set out by the Secretary of State of the Department of Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy, the report draws on existing data and peer-reviewed research from academic journals and information from relevant technical reports from regulators and public bodies. This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>published examples of induced seismicity related to hydraulic fracturing<\/li>\n<li>analytical and numerical modelling studies<\/li>\n<li>geological investigations<\/li>\n<li>hazard and risk assessments<\/li>\n<li>our wider understanding of earthquakes in general<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No drilling of any further test wells or seismic monitoring took place.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Has the report been subject to a peer-review process?<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This report has been externally peer-reviewed by independent experts within and outside the UK. The peer-review process was required to independently assess the quality and validity of the work.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Does the report make specific recommendations?<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The report set out to answer the questions set out by the Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Energy &amp;Industrial Strategy. The report also sets out recommendations where further study is needed.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">What are the main conclusions from the report?<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This report concludes that forecasting large magnitude earthquakes and understanding the mechanisms behind earthquake occurrence remain a scientific challenge. This is the case for tectonic, natural and induced earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p>This report also concludes that methods have been developed that use geological and geophysical data, including real-time analysis of operational data. These methods may help evaluate the potential for induced seismicity and therefore better manage risks both before and during hydraulic fracturing operations. More work is needed to develop these methods and incorporate them into risk assessments. Further research to bring new insights that may reduce uncertainties and improve the mitigation of risks is also required.<\/p>\n<p>A full summary and further information about the scientific content of the review is included within the report.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Does the report support the lifting of the moratorium on fracking?<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The report submitted to the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy answers six specific questions from the terms of reference related to recent scientific research on the hazard and risk from induced seismicity during hydraulic fracturing of shale rocks. While this may help inform any decision about the lifting of the moratorium, our report does not make any conclusions about whether the moratorium should be lifted.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Will the further research alluded to in the report result in the drilling of more deep boreholes?<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The report concludes that more measurements from boreholes in areas of shale gas potential will improve assessment of risks prior to, and during any hydraulic fracturing operations. For example, recent research demonstrates the importance of geomechanical modelling to identify the faults that are most likely to rupture during operations. These models require accurate mapping of subsurface faults, robust estimates of stress state and formation pore pressures, and knowledge of the mechanical properties of subsurface rocks.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relatives\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5>Relative topics<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/seismology\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">seismology<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/shale-gas\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">shale gas<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/unconventional-hydrocarbons\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">unconventional hydrocarbons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section  style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/News-events-scaled.jpg')\" id=\"latest-content-6433-block_5e677acaffd9a\" class=\"cards-carousel-section  basic-background-1   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Related news<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 owl-carousel carousel-primary-color owl-theme carousel-js\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-legacy-geothermal-catalogue-released-in-digital-format-for-the-first-time\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/distribution-of-sites-sample-geothermal-catalogue-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Distribution of sites in the first digital release of the legacy geothermal catalogue. 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