Europa Oil and Gas Limited has applied to the Environment Agency for an environmental permit to construct a temporary wellsite to assess gas potential.
The operator has an environmental permit for drilling wells and long-term oil and gas production at its site in Burniston, North Yorkshire.
It is proposing to construct a temporary wellsite, Cloughton 2, for drilling a test borehole to assess gas potential.
The Environment Agency is now seeking views from the local community and interested groups on the application.
The consultation opened last month and will run until 19 September.
People can view the consultation documents and find out how to respond on the Environment Agency's Citizen Space page.
Responses to the consultation can be made electronically.
Rigorous assessment
Kathryn Richardson, Area Environment Manager at the Environment Agency, said:
Our regulatory controls for the onshore oil and gas industry are in place to protect people and the environment.
We will carry out a rigorous assessment of the permit application and would encourage the public and interested groups to
