I agree with you, without fraccing no study. But if industry can not decide upon location, number of levels and fracs, how can QEC make good progress according to timetable.

To put out an report clearly stating (according to the papers) that only minmal fraccing is to be made for carriing out enviromental studies, is an effective way to scare of industry and investors (very much needed to build up a working industry). Yes I agree that it contradicts mr Charest previouse statements. To my understanding, to unlock the major quantities Utica gas, fraccing is needed, even so this is explicit halted (other than for environmental studies).

I can not get a grip on this, to many questions unanswered. Curiouse to se what mr Binnion can make out of this (hopefully he will comment on his blog).