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Beyond the shale—life after fracking

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Published on: 12 June 2014
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Table of contents

  • What is the estimated lifespan of a fracking site?
  • What happens to a fracking site, shafts and lateral extensions, after the resource is exhausted?
  • Who is responsible for any clean-up and decontamination?
  • Does land affected by fracking require reclassification (ie as contaminated land)?
  • How are fracking contracts designed to deal with the closure of each fracking site?

Article summary

Environment analysis: What happens once a fracking project reaches completion? Dentons partners Sam Boileau and Humphrey Douglas, with senior associate John Stockdale, discuss the clean-up and closure of fracking sites.

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