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“Although the rock is the same, it’s the configuration of the layers that is completely different.” He went on: “As is well known in the oil industry, faults are often conduits up to the surface for leaking gas and oil. “In Britain, all these shale basins are heavily faulted. “We have 400 times the amount of faulting as in the US, we are completely different. “The risk is that if and when the shale layer is fracked, there is quite a finite likelihood that the fracked fluid and the methane will leak up the fault and could contaminate the surface or water resources.” mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fracking-risk-drinking-water-greater-3643966#ixzz33nB8K68n Follow us: @DailyMirror on Twitter | DailyMirror on Facebook
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 18:49:26 +0000

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