The Barnett Shale and Natural Gas Production In Tarrant County

Most people in North Texas have heard about the Barnett Shale. For those that are not familiar with the Barnett Shale it is one of the largest gas fields in the United States. The Barnett shale is a natural gas source bed rock that stretches over 16 to 21 Texas counties. The Barnett Shale is still being discovered. Drilling Rigs can be seen in most of the Counties in North Texas. I saw one the other day just less than two miles from the Tarrant County Court House. The gas has always been below us but the technology to produce from this formation did not evolve until 1980. Now North Texas is the midst of a Gas Boom! Some experts say that production in this gas field will be active for another 100 years or more. So if you are visiting the area and see the drilling rigs about town you will know what they are drilling for.