Blackpool Gazette: Uncovering riches under the ground

A SHALE gas drilling company has unveiled plans to carry out a massive land survey as it bids to find out the scale of riches below ground.

Vibrations and shot sounds could be heard across large swathes of the Fylde as Cuadrilla Resources’ carries out a geo-physical survey in a bid to establish the best places to carry out their controversial fracking operations.

The company’s chief executive Mark Miller has promised to bring millions of pounds and hundreds of jobs to the local economy if Cuadrilla presses ahead with plans to drill commercially on the Fylde, and this survey is key to helping them make that decision.

A spokesman for Cuadrilla, which currently has exploratory drill sites in Weeton, Singleton and Westby, said: “We are carrying out this geophysical survey to gain a better understanding of the area’s subsurface geology – that is the varied layers of rock beneath the surface.  MORE