Table 2 Details of all potential fracking sites in the UK as of January 2015
From: The risk of hydraulic fracturing on public health in the UK and the UK’s fracking legislation
Operator | Status | Location and site name | Civil parish or equivalent | Population density (people per hectare) | People in ½ mile radius | People between ½ and 10-mile radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rathlin energy | Drilled | North Yorkshire—Crawberry Hill | Border between Bishop Burton and Walkington | 1 | 203.4 | 81,163.9 |
Rathlin energy | Drilled | North Yorkshire—High Fosham Cottage | Burton Constable | 0.1 | 20.3 | 8116.4 |
Third energy | Drilled | North Yorkshire—Kirby Misperton 1 (East) | Kirby Misperton | 0.5 | 101.7 | 40,582.0 |
Cuadrilla resources | Drilled | North West—Becconsall | North Meols | 1.3 | 264.4 | 105,513.1 |
Magellan petroleum | Drilled | South East—Horse Hill | Salfords and Sidlow | 1.7 | 345.8 | 137,978.6 |
Cuadrilla resources | Drilled | South East—Lower Stumble | Balcombe | 0.9 | 183.1 | 73,047.5 |
Cuadrilla resources | Approved | North West—Hale Hall Farm | Treales, Roseacre and Wharles | 0.3 | 61.0 | 24,349.2 |
Coastal oil and gas | Approved | Wales—Unit 1 Llandow Industrial Estate | Llandow | 0.6 | 122.0 | 48,698.3 |
Cuadrilla resources | Approved | South East—Sugham Farm | Lingfield | 5.1 | 1037.3 | 413,935.9 |
Celtique energie | Approved | South East—Wood Barn Farm | West Chiltington | 1.9 | 386.5 | 154,211.4 |
Infrastrata PLC | Approved | Northern Ireland—Woodburn Forest | Antrim | 0.2 | 40.7 | 16,232.8 |
Rathlin energy | Under consideration | Northern Ireland—49 Ballinlea Road | Antrim | 0.2 | 40.7 | 16,232.8 |
Cuadrilla resources | Under consideration | North West—Roseacre Wood | Treales, Roseacre and Wharles | 0.3 | 61.0 | 24,349.2 |
Cuadrilla resources | Under consideration | North West—Preston New Road | Westby-with-Plumptons | 0.6 | 122.0 | 48,698.3 |