If you’re curious about the impact of Beetaloo exploration on human health, let’s try and answer a few of your concerns right here. Maybe you’re wondering, ‘Won’t the surrounding land and water be affected?’, and you’d be right to be concerned! Fracking is always going to carry some downsides to it, and it’s watching out for these, and preparing to both reduce and minimise any damage, that’s become the main focus of operations since the mid 2010s.
For example, fracking companies have outlined that obtaining the right safeguards for areas surrounding oil wells/drills is their first port of call. It’s policy now to ensure wells are thick enough to stop seepage through into the rocks below. Monitoring is carried out 24/7 on these wells, to ensure a watchful eye is always present in case of accident or emergency.
Not to mention the amount of water and carbon wastage that’s traditional for a fracking operation has gone down by tenfold in recent years. A lot more planning, and an actual scope of work, is commonplace for oil drilling these days. Expect operations to stop every now and then so workers can get back to the drawing board!
Human health is always going to be a top priority when it comes to fracking in the Northern Territory. Any potential exploration impacts have to be brought to light before a process is given the go ahead, and thankfully, fracking companies have become a lot more transparent about this in recent years.
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