DENTON — The Barnett Shale, sprawled across 18 counties in north Texas, is more than a bountiful source of natural gas. It's the granddaddy of a modern shale frenzy that has companies racing to ...

Since 1993, the Barnett Shale has produced more than 12 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas. Although production has been high from the Barnett, the amount of active rigs dropped in 2011 to ...

It has been a quiet year in the Barnett Shale. ... Through Dec. 13, 121 permits had been issued for the county, down from a high of 729 in 2007, Powell said.

Natural gas companies have only been drilling the Barnett Shale for a decade, but the amount of economic activity that generates annually has already sailed past what aircraft manufacturing and ...

opinion Commentary. The first Barnett Shale gas well, the one that ignited the revolution, remains standing as the suburbs encroach To workers in the gas fields around Wise County, the C. W. Slay ...

Today, the Barnett Shale field has expanded to cover around 7,000 square miles and as many as 21 counties. Steward believes that years from now, gas production in North Texas could surpass Kansas ...

Indeed, the Barnett Shale, the storied ground zero of the fracking era, has largely faded from relevance. The Barnett once accounted for almost 40% of U.S. gas production; last year it fell below 2%.

Study: Barnett Shale has created 100K jobs, $65.4B in economic activity expand The Barnett Shale has had a big economic impact in North Texas, according to a new study.

Besides boosting the economy, natural-gas fields like the Barnett Shale may help the U.S. solve its energy problem. Skip to content. Making Dallas an ... Tarrant, and Wise counties, ...

After reporting a handful of rigs in the Barnett Shale for some time,RigData last week reported that it could not find any rigs working in the natural gas field, shocking news for an area that ...

For decades, most urban Texans thought of oil and gas as a West Texas thing - pump jacks bobbing along the horizon, glimpsed from cars speeding on their way to somewhere else. That changed in the ...

To help Foolish Investors better understand the oil and gas boom in the United States, we're putting together a series of articles focusing on the major energy plays in the 48 contiguous states.