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Hinton, Diana Davids, 1943-

Shale boom : the Barnett Shale play and Fort Worth / Diana Davids Hinton. - Fort Worth, Texas : TCU Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

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

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.



ISBN: 9780875656946

LCCN: 2018017385

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Gas wells--Texas--Fort Worth Basin--Case studies.
Shale gas reservoirs--Texas--Fort Worth Basin--Case studies.
Gas wells--Hydraulic fracturing--Texas--Fort Worth Basin--Case studies.
Oil wells--Hydraulic fracturing--Texas--Fort Worth Basin--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.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic Books.

LC Class. No.: TN881 / .S535 2018