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Gas wells producing from the Barnett Shale of the Fort Worth basin are designated as the Newark, East Gas Field by the Texas Railroad Commission. From 2002 to 2010 the Barnett was the most productive source of shale gas in the US; it is now third, behind the Marcellus Formation and the Haynesville Shale .
Estimated proved reserves of approximately 35 MMboe, including 261 gross producing wells in the Barnett Shale and Marble Falls on approximately 88,000 net acres located in Jack, Erath, Palo Pinto ...
In contrast to older shale gas plays, such as the Antrim Shale, the New Albany Shale, and the Ohio Shale, the Barnett Shale completions are much deeper (up to 8,000 feet). The thickness of the Barnett varies from 100 to 1,000 feet (300 m), but most economic wells are located where the shale is between 300 and 600 feet (180 m) thick.
He participated in the development of about 10,000 wells, including more than 1000 wildcat wells. [5] [6] In the 1980s and 1990s, the company experimented with application of different techniques of hydraulic fracturing of the Barnett Shale of Texas, eventually finding the right technique to economically extract the natural gas in the formation ...
Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. Completes Acquisition of Barnett Shale and Marble Falls Assets from DTE Energy PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. (NYS: ARP) ("ARP" or "the ...
With the advent of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, shale formations have become viable sources of oil and natural gas. In fact, they're actually some of the hottest acreage positions ...
However, after a hearing in 2011, Texas Railroad Commission staff concluded that, based on chemical composition, the gas in the water wells came from the shallow Strawn Formation, rather than the deeper Barnett Shale, in which the company's wells were completed. They also concluded that pressure tests by Range showed mechanical integrity of the ...
Natural gas E&P player EnCana (NYS: ECA) stuck a giant for-sale sign in the middle of its Barnett Shale front yard last week. The company is looking to divest its 52,000-acre stake in the North ...