East Midlands (Gainsborough Trough) shale basin
East Midlands (Gainsborough Trough) is one of the UK onshore shale basins on Brent & Beyond. Bowland Shale in the Gainsborough Trough under Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, beneath an established conventional oil province.
Gas in place is not recoverable gas. No UK recovery factor has been established; years of supply need a recovery factor first.
| Nation | England |
|---|---|
| Play | Gas (Carboniferous) |
| Gas in place | no official estimate |
| Oil in place | — |
| Recoverable | No official (BGS/government) estimate for this area. |
| Status | No fracking. Springs Road extension refused and restoration ordered; INEOS consents lapsed. |
| On the map from | Jun 2013: Inside the BGS/DECC Bowland-Hodder study area, published 27 Jun 2013 |
Wells and licences
- 2018: Tinker Lane (IGas), Notts: vertical well missed the Bowland Shale; abandoned and restored.
- 2019: Springs Road, Misson (IGas): reached 3,500 m with 250 m+ of hydrocarbon-bearing Bowland Shale; never fracked.
- 2018–21: INEOS: Harthill approved (Jun 2018, lapsed 2021); Marsh Lane approved on appeal (Aug 2018, lapsed); Woodsetts refused, appeal refused.
Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data · date: source