Research and statistics

The history and current issues of pollution from abandoned mines, addressing the challenges and future opportunities.

• Document type: Research
• Part of a collection: River basin planning: challenges for the water environment
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 22 October 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

Background and project information about how the Coal Authority and Environment Agency plan to reduce pollution from historical metal mining in the North Pennines.

• Document type: Research
• Part of a collection: Nenthead mine water treatment scheme
• Organisation: Coal Authority
• Updated: 5 July 2021

Exercise to test the national contingency plan for responses to marine pollution from shipping and offshore installations.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Department for Transport and 1 others
• Updated: 9 February 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

The fifth report of payments and data related to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 20 December 2019

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

This project examined how subsurface activities for unconventional and conventional oil and gas exploration might have an impact on groundwater.

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

Exercise to test the national contingency plan for responses to marine pollution from shipping and offshore installations, including the NORBRIT agreement.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 6 others
• Updated: 5 August 2019

The fourth report of payments and data related to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 25 February 2019

The third report of payments and data related to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 19 October 2018

Results of the 2017 Information Management customer survey undertaken by the Coal Authority.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Coal Authority
• Updated: 16 March 2018

Exercise to test the national contingency plan for responses to marine pollution from shipping and offshore installations.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 20 July 2017