Cuadrilla Resources' first and only high-volume hydraulic fracturing job was performed in March 2011, near Blackpool.
Cuadrilla halted operations in May 2011 at the site due to seismic activity damaging the casing in the production zone.

In June 2015, Lancashire County Council voted to reject an application by Cuadrilla to extract shale gas by means of  fracking at a site at Little Plumpton.
This decision was appealed by the company, however, and the government accepted their appeal in 2016.
An appeal against this reversed decision was lost in the Court of Appeal in January 2018.

In November 2017 Cuadrilla, in agreement with the government, financially compensated the local community for the disruption.
A community fund of £100,000 was created, and additionally households within 1 km will receive about £2,070 and others within 1.5 kilometres will receive about £150.
The cost of Lancashire Constabulary policing the site, since January 2017, was estimated to have been between £6m and £8m.
Cuadrilla Resources' first and only high-volume hydraulic fracturing job was performed in March 2011, near Blackpool. Cuadrilla halted operations in May 2011 at the site due to seismic activity damaging the casing in the production zone.
In June 2015, Lancashire County Council voted to reject an application by Cuadrilla to extract shale gas by means of  fracking at a site at Little Plumpton. This decision was appealed by the company, however, and the government accepted their appeal in 2016. An appeal against this reversed decision was lost in the Court of Appeal in January 2018.
In November 2017 Cuadrilla, in agreement with the government, financially compensated the local community for the disruption. A community fund of £100,000 was created, and additionally households within 1 km will receive about £2,070 and others within 1.5 kilometres will receive about £150. The cost of Lancashire Constabulary policing the site, since January 2017, was estimated to have been between £6m and £8m.
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