http://www.metafilter.com/tags/tarrant Posts tagged with 'tarrant' at MetaFilter. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:35:10 -0800 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:35:10 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/72611/The%2DBarnett%2DShale%2DOr%2DHow%2DI%2DLearned%2Dto%2DLove%2Dthe%2DGas <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnett_Shale">The Barnett Shale</a>, the largest <a href="http://geology.com/research/barnett-shale-gas.shtml">onshore natural gas formation in America</a>, is transforming Fort Worth, TX and surrounding areas. It is estimated that up to 30 trillion cubic feet of <a href="http://www.naturalgas.org/overview/unconvent_ng_resource.asp">unconventional natural gas </a>is held in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shale_gas">shale </a>formations below the western half of the DFW metroplex. Urban drilling is becoming commonplace using innovative <a href="http://www.geology.wisc.edu/courses/g115/oil/4.html">horizontal </a>and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing">fracturing </a>techniques to get the stubborn gas to flow. <a href="http://startelegram.typepad.com/barnett_shale/">Property owners</a>, <a href="http://www.xtoenergy.com/en/Barnett_Shale.html">gas</a> <a href="http://www.askchesapeake.com/EN-US/Pages/default.aspx">companies</a> and even <a href="http://startelegram.typepad.com/barnett_shale/2008/05/more-on-the-tom.html">Tommy Lee Jones </a>are all thrilled about it. <a href="http://www.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=6991">These folks</a> aren't. Apparantly our <a href="http://fayettevilleshale.com/">nation</a> is <a href="http://geology.com/articles/marcellus-shale.shtml">full </a>of gas. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.72611 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:35:10 -0800 barnett chesapeake fort gas natural shale tarrant texas worth xto punkfloyd