But a report by the British Geological Survey to map out where Britain's gas reserves are has been commissioned by the Department of Energy.
After a career spanning 35 years at the British Geological Survey, Mike went on to help set up the MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management at Oxford University.
His lawyers argued that the British Geological Survey (BGS) failed to detect arsenic when it conducted tests on water from deep wells in the 1980s and 1990s.
An amber landslide warning was put in place by the British Geological Survey has for the South West, who urged walkers to take care along coastal routes.
The government is considering an independent report on fracking, and the British Geological Survey is due to report on the UK's shale-gas resources early in the new year.
"It can be very difficult to predict collapse because there is very little surface evidence of the features, " says Dr Vanessa Banks, an expert in shallow geohazards and risk at the British Geological Survey.
During Wednesday's quake, the tectonic plates were likely shifting sideways rather than up and down, leaving less of a chance for the giant waves, said Susanne Sergeant, a seismologist at the British Geological Survey.
The British Geological Survey has offered access to its data for the project, including a 3D model of the city, while the work will be done by PHD student Emma Church, part-funded by Scottish Power.
The work builds on previous surveys established by the British Geological Survey (BGS), which has shown that the present-day landscape of this region has been strongly shaped by Quaternary glaciation particularly over the past 500, 000 years.
Earthquake experts from the British Geological Survey said that the 1.5 magnitude quake last week was similar to a 2.3 earthquake in April in the same area and that both may be linked to the experimental fracking for shale gas at Preese Hall on the Fylde coast.
It is thought that the UK operation will be put on hold for several weeks while the British Geological Survey considers the situation, but given the potential importance of fracking as a substantial contribution to world future energy needs, it is almost certain that it will not be abandoned.
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