Shale boom : the Barnett Shale play and Fort Worth /

Shale Boom: The Barnett Shale Boom in North Texas is a study of the opening up of the Barnett Shale to enormous gas production and how that led to an urban gas drilling boom in the Fort Worth metroplex.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hinton, Diana Davids, 1943- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Fort Worth : TCU Press, [2018].
Subjects:	Gas wells > Texas > Fort Worth Basin > Case studies. Shale gas reservoirs > Texas > Fort Worth Basin > Case studies. Gas wells > Texas > Fort Worth Basin > Hydraulic fracturing > Case studies. Oil wells > Texas > Fort Worth Basin > Hydraulic fracturing > Case studies. Gas well drilling > Environmental aspects > Texas > Fort Worth > Case studies. Shale gas industry > Social aspects > Texas > Case studies. Petroleum industry and trade > Social aspects > Texas > Case studies. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Fossil Fuels.

Table of Contents:

Oilman's graveyard?
Opening the Barnett
Elephant in rabbit country
Into the boom
From boom to bust
Backlash
Fear of fracking
Conclusion: in retrospect.