The Cross Timbers Gazette (Flower Mound, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 10, Ed. 1, October 2005 Page: 1 of 20
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THE
CROSS TIMBERS GAZETTE
VOLUME XXXI NO. 10 " OCTOBER 2005
Serving over 7000 households in the Compiunities of: Argyle, Bartonville, Canyon Oaks, Copper Canyon, Double Oak, Lantana, parts of Highland Village, Flower Mound & Robson Ranch
Natural Gas Drilling.....
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Council Minutes
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Mayor’s Corner
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Council Minutes
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November 2005 Deadline
November 18, 2005
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THE GAZETTE
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NATURAL GAS DRILLING
CURSE OR BLESSING???
submitted by Denton County Commissioner Jim Carter
Natural Gas
Natural gas accounts for about one quarter of all energy used in the United States. Residential use
accounts for 22 percent, with more than 60 million homes employing natural gas for heating, cooling
and cooking. Industry consumes 40 percent and the business sector 15 percent. Some 14 percent is
used to generate electricity. More than 90 percent of the electric power plants built in the last 5 years
are natural gas powered. Natural gas also serves as the raw material to make paint, plastics, fertilizer,
steel, fabrics, glass and numerous other products. Energy Information Administration forecasts natu-
ral gas demand will grow by about 40 percent by 2025.
The Barnett Shale
Below portions of Denton and 14 other North Texas Counties lays the Barnett Shale. The primary commercial
production area covers 60 square miles in Denton, Wise and Tarrant Counties. The Barnett is a formation of
hard shale 350 million years old and 6,000 to 8,000 feet below the surface.
Exploration in the Barnett Shale began in 1981 when Mitchell Energy (acquired by Devon Energy Corporation)
drilled their first well. Mitchell first used conventional drilling, but found production was beginning to decline.
Mitchell commissioned a study proving natural fracturing (underground earth separation) was not a benefit in the Barnett. The
company commenced to find the optimum fracture techniques. The typical well fracture compound today consists of a million
gallons of water and one-half million pounds of sand.
The United States Geological Survey reports there is up to 30 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the reservoir. The Barnett Shale is
the largest producing gas field in Texas. However, it is classified as an “unconventional natural gas resource.” Unconventional gas
is gas that is more difficult, and less economically sound to extract. The result is drilling methods that can create problems for local
governments and their residents.
Drilling
After an energy company has determined the probability of gas in an area, they enter into a contract
with the owner of the mineral rights. Ownership of the mineral rights may not be the same owner as
the owner of the surface property.
A large drilling rig, well in excess of 100,000 pounds, is transported to the site over county roads.
Drilling commences and the operation can last from two weeks up to 2 months. Drilling is non-stop
24/7. Water used to drill and complete a well is transported to the site by tanker trucks weighing
approximately 80,000 pounds per vehicle. Produced water is removed from the well and hauled to disposal sites. Previously,
approximately 400 round trips are made to each well during the fracturing operation. The 400 trips is equivalent to nearly 4 million
passenger vehicle trips. Today, water is often transferred from a nearby source such as a stock pond using temporary lines which
reduces the number of trips by 90%.
The water and sand mixture is forced into the well under high pressure to crack the reservoir, commonly called fracing, and allow
the gas to escape and be removed from the well. Wells were usually drilled vertically every 40 acres in high production areas. New
technology utilizes horizontal drilling that is more productive and can be spaced at greater intervals
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Johnson, LaRue. The Cross Timbers Gazette (Flower Mound, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 10, Ed. 1, October 2005, newspaper, October 2005; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth885636/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Flower Mound Public Library.