Research and statistics

Reviews ways in which oil and gas or geothermal reservoirs in England could be engineered to enhance rock permeability and productivity.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 28 November 2022

• Potential environmental impacts from techniques to enhance rock permeability: summary

  1. Chief Scientist’s Group report summary This project reviewed ways in…

Examines the results of an ambient air quality monitoring campaign at a shale gas site.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 28 November 2022

• Study of ambient air quality at Preston New Road: 23 August 2017 to 11 September 2020: summary

  1. Chief Scientist’s Group report summary This project examined the…

Examines the environmental risks from using onshore oil and gas wells for other purposes.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 28 November 2022

• Specific environmental risks from repurposing oil and gas wells: summary

  1. Chief Scientist’s Group report summary This project examined the…

Investigates methods for quantifying the amount of methane emitted from onshore oil and gas sites in England.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 28 November 2022

This project reviewed the factors that influence variability and uncertainty in measurements of concentrations of methane in groundwater.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 17 December 2021

Investigates how best to measure and describe the quality of the environment before activities associated with a shale gas site take place.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 17 December 2021

A framework for designing ambient air quality monitoring programmes at shale gas sites.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 17 December 2021

This project used 2 approaches to investigate the long-term integrity of decommissioned onshore oil and gas wells in England.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 17 December 2021

Investigates the typical ‘baseline’ range of concentrations of substances that could be associated with onshore oil and gas.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 17 December 2021

This project reviewed the range of geochemical methods that can be used to understand thermal spring systems in the UK.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 17 December 2021

Investigates how to quantify the total amount of methane being emitted from an onshore oil and gas site.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 21 October 2021

Examines the potential impact of low carbon subsurface technologies on the environment.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 21 October 2021

This project reviewed the occurrence of deep aquifers and presents methods for identifying and mapping them.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 29 October 2020

This project looked at deep subsurface activities and whether we need constraints in order to protect deep groundwaters.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 29 October 2020

Case studies to show how groundwater could be affected by a large-scale development of the shale gas industry.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 29 October 2020

This project investigated a statistical approach known as clustering to distinguish microseismic events induced by hydraulic fracturing.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 22 October 2019

This project aimed to identify appropriate mathematical methods for analysing environmental data near onshore oil and gas sites.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 22 October 2019

This project reviews computer models that are used by the oil and gas industry to understand how subsurface hydraulic fracturing will progress.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 22 October 2019

This project reviewed data on how well waste industrial gases are broken down by burning in flares.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 22 October 2019

A study looking at the potential impact on groundwater quality from abandoned oil and gas wells.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 22 October 2019