Emissions from Barnett Shale Gas Production

Executive Summary

Natural gas production in the Barnett Shale region of Texas has increased rapidly since 1999, and as of June 2008, over 7700 oil and gas wells had been installed and another 4700 wells were pending.

Call 811 To Protect Pipelines and Public Safety!

On June 7, 2010, in Cleburne, TX, in a tragic accident, an electric transmission company worker punctured a natural gas pipeline leading to the death of the worker and injuring at least eight others.

In light of this terrible event, it is important to understand how each of us can keep our neighborhoods safe by protecting pipelines.

Myth or Fact?

MYTH: Drilling rigs will be a permanent feature of the Fort Worth landscape.

FACT: It typically takes 20-30 days to drill a well in the Barnett Shale. However, depending on the area, multiple wells may be drilled consecutively on one site. When drilling is completed, the drilling rig is removed.

No turning back: why natural gas production in the U.S. has to grow

Given rising gas prices and growing instability in key oil-producing regions of the world, it is increasingly obvious that the United States must aggressively promote the use of alternative energy sources while at the same time expand the production of oil and natural gas here at home.