Cheshire Basin and Deeside shale basin
Cheshire Basin and Deeside is one of the UK onshore shale basins on Brent & Beyond. Carboniferous shales beneath a thick Permo-Triassic cover; also coal seams (CBM) on the Welsh side.
Gas in place is not recoverable gas. No UK recovery factor has been established; years of supply need a recovery factor first.
| Nation | England / Wales |
|---|---|
| Play | Gas (Carboniferous) |
| Gas in place | no official estimate |
| Oil in place | — |
| Recoverable | No official (BGS/government) estimate for this area. |
| Status | No fracking; no live shale planning applications known to us. |
| On the map from | Jun 2013: Inside the BGS/DECC Bowland-Hodder study area, published 27 Jun 2013 |
Wells and licences
- 2014: IGas Ellesmere Port EP1 drilled (also wells at Ince, Sealand, Kinnerton and Farndon in the wider area).
- 26 Jan 2018: Ellesmere Port well test (not fracking) refused by Cheshire West and Chester.
- 2020: Ince Marshes shale site shelved.
- 7 Jun 2022: Ellesmere Port appeal dismissed by the government.
Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data · date: source