Permission to carry out Extended Well Pressure Testing of PNR WELL 2

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peter k. roberts

Dear Lancashire County Council,

Please could you disclose whether your agency has granted permission for Cuadrilla to continue Extended Well Pressure Testing of PNR WELL 2 following the expiry of the original one year permission in August 2020?

If the answer is 'yes' please could you direct me to the associated meetings, discussions and paperwork?

If the answer is 'no' please could you explain why the Environment Agency in response to my related FOI Request have said that Cuadrilla are continuing with the Extended Well Pressure Testing program of PNR WELL 2?

Yours faithfully,

peter k. roberts.

Freedom of Information, Lancashire County Council

Good Afternoon,

 

Request for Information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000)

 

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peter k. roberts left an annotation ()

Acknowledgement received.

Freedom of Information, Lancashire County Council

Dear Mr Roberts

 

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

 

Further to your request for information, made under the provisions of the
above Act, please see below our response.

 

Request:

 

Please could you disclose whether your agency has granted permission for
Cuadrilla to continue Extended Well Pressure Testing of PNR  WELL 2
following the expiry of the original one year permission in August 2020?

 

If the answer is 'yes' please could you direct me to the associated
meetings, discussions and paperwork?

 

If the answer is 'no' please could you explain why the Environment Agency
in response to my related FOI Request have said that Cuadrilla are
continuing with the Extended Well Pressure Testing program of PNR WELL 2?

 

 

Response:

 

We have been advised by the relevant team that the extended well test does
not need a further permission as these operations are explicit within and
provided for within the original permission that was granted for the
development by the Secretary of State in 2016. Condition 2 of the
permission requires that the site operations including the extended flow
testing, decommissioning and site restoration shall be completed within a
period of 75 months from the commencement of the development.

 

If you have any queries regarding any of the above, or you require any
additional information, please do not hesitate to contact our team.

 

Yours sincerely

On Behalf of the Information Governance Team

Lancashire County Council

T:  0300 123 6701

W: [1]www.lancashire.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

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peter k. roberts left an annotation ()

Have read the reply but it contradicts by ommission a previous statement regarding this matter.

peter k. roberts left an annotation ()

The Oil and Gas Authority have now confirmed, 4th August, 2021, via Freedom of Information Request response, that Cuadrilla DO NOT have permission to carry out Extended Well Pressure Testing at Preston New Road, Lancashire!
Nor is there an application to resume Extended Well Pressure Testing at Preston New Road, Lancashire currently under consideration by the Oil and Gas Authority.