Midland Valley of Scotland shale basin
Midland Valley of Scotland is one of the UK onshore shale basins on Brent & Beyond. Carboniferous (Lothian Oil Shale and other) mudstones in a faulted rift between the Highland Boundary and Southern Upland faults; also coal seams (CBM).
Gas in place is not recoverable gas. No UK recovery factor has been established; years of supply need a recovery factor first.
Open Midland Valley on the map
| Nation | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Play | Gas and oil (Carboniferous) |
| Gas in place | 49 / 80 / 135 tcf (P90 / P50 / P10) |
| Oil in place | 6.0 bn bbl (P50) |
| Recoverable | No official recoverable figure; BGS notes high uncertainty. |
| Status | Scottish Government policy (Oct 2019): no support for unconventional oil and gas, including fracking and CBM dewatering. No new licences expected. |
| On the map from | Jun 2014: BGS/DECC Midland Valley of Scotland shale study published 30 Jun 2014 |
Wells and licences
- 2014: Airth (Dart Energy), Falkirk: coalbed methane field development; inquiry in 2014, called in by ministers.
- Mar 2020: Airth application withdrawn by INEOS.
- : No shale well has been fracked in Scotland.
Source: https://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/the-carboniferous-shales-of-the-midland-valley-of-scotland-geol · date: source