annbaker Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I'm no expert but if there are holes underground e.g. mine shafts and the ground around them shifts enough no matter what the reason is then there's a fair chance a hole will open. Fracking might just cause enough vibration to cause a hole to open but then so could many other things depending on how stable the ground is around the hidden hole. to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Clowning Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 After watching the program on the BBC about sink holes I think this topic has raised a serious question regarding fracking. If they pump in water and chemicals when fracking to expel the gas and the water was acidic then wouldn't that eat away at the rock and cause voids and crate sink holes ? I wonder if they have to test the ph of the water or if they even bother ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloom Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 After watching the program on the BBC about sink holes I think this topic has raised a serious question regarding fracking. If they pump in water and chemicals when fracking to expel the gas and the water was acidic then wouldn't that eat away at the rock and cause voids and crate sink holes ? I wonder if they have to test the ph of the water or if they even bother ? And where does this leave local authorities who are strapped for cash caught between the devil and the deep blue sea? Also, what implications will it have on house insurance near fracking areas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkyb87 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Good Program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handypandy Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Good Program Agreed, excellent. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Fracking has been shown to cause events up to 2.6, maybe higher, so given the right conditions.... And so has coal mining, what's your point? Geologists have said the earthquakes could be the result of mining at Thoresby Colliery http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2548146/Welcome-Britains-EARTHQUAKE-capital-Sleepy-Nottinghamshire-town-hit-36-tremors-just-50-days-geologists-say-mining-blame.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I didn't. Will try and watch it later on catch up. ---------- Post added 03-02-2014 at 22:31 ---------- Why couldn't it ? Fracking has been shown to cause events up to 2.6, maybe higher, so given the right conditions.... Where is the closest fracking site to High Wycombe? It's chalk rocks in that area, I don't think they have any gas. Also, chalk dissolves in water, we've had a lot of rain. Google seems to be my friend ... https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/geologyOfBritain/viewer.html?src=topNav http://frack-off.org.uk/locations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Frack off are rapidly losing support. They claim to have loads of "evidence" and "proof" - seeing one of them struggling on local news last night was hilarious - but its anecdotal or fabricated. The photoshop job on the picture on this link is just one example: http://frack-off.org.uk/why-does-cuadrilla-own-an-old-gas-well-near-elswick-in-lancashire/ And the real picture: http://frackland.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/cuadrilla-elswick-and-some-spectacular.html Not only is the scale completely wrong, "The Jonah Field is a tight gas (i.e. sandstone) field developed in the early 1990s. That is before the technology to drill horizontal wells had been developed, so of course there are a lot of wells. Shale gas in the UK would look nothing like the Jonah field." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 2.6 on the Richter scale. That's no small event, and if the conditions are right i don't see how anyone could rule it out. Maybe we should stop coal mining as well? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-25679241 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) Its now up to 36 tremors since that BBC news link. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2548146/Welcome-Britains-EARTHQUAKE-capital-Sleepy-Nottinghamshire-town-hit-36-tremors-just-50-days-geologists-say-mining-blame.html And the massive sinkhole in the Peak District "was caused by mining in the area, according to landowner British Fluorspar." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-25559718 And does anyone remember what happened to Arkwright Town? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkwright_Town Edited February 5, 2014 by alchresearch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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