bgs report on weald shale oil "bonanza", page-7

Doug - agree dont fall for the hype

the reports are for the Weald in Southern England

FT.com reporting: the geologists, commissioned by the government to assess the potential reserves, played down the prospects for an onshore oil and gas bonanza in the area because of the difficulty of extracting it.

Much better news for Bowland Shale midway through article
10% extraction -> 40 years UK gas supply

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9f683490-e266-11e3-89fd-00144feabdc0.html