IOL: Fracking firm in bid to do tests in Karoo

Falcon Oil and Gas, one of the companies which hopes to frack for shale gas in the Karoo, has applied to the government to conduct seismic tests that will involve drilling shallow boreholes on hundreds of Karoo farms.

This is part of the company’s proposed exploration programme and will involve getting seismic data by the “shot hole” method.

The company’s application to frack in the Karoo covers an area of about 30 000km² and includes 2 410 farms and portions of farms. The boreholes for seismic surveys are planned to be carried out on 426 of the farms.

The magisterial districts in the fracking application span three provinces: the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape. The magisterial districts are Ceres, Laingsburg, Prince Albert, Beaufort West, Fraserburg, Sutherland, Aberdeen, Graaff-Reinet, Jansenville, Willowmore and Pearston.
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