Hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom

Hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom has been used in North Sea oil and gas fields from the late 1970s. It has been used in about 200 British onshore oil and gas wells since the early 1980s. The technique did not attract interest from the public until licences use were awarded for onshore shale gas exploration in 2008. Although hydraulic fracturing is often used synonymously to refer to shale gas and other unconventional oil and gas sources, it is not always correct to associate it with unconventional gas.

Hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom

Hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom has been used in North Sea oil and gas fields from the late 1970s. It has been used in about 200 British onshore oil and gas wells since the early 1980s. The technique did not attract interest from the public until licences use were awarded for onshore shale gas exploration in 2008. Although hydraulic fracturing is often used synonymously to refer to shale gas and other unconventional oil and gas sources, it is not always correct to associate it with unconventional gas.