March 09, 2011 

North Texas’ Barnett Shale, the largest natural gas-producing area in the U.S., has reached a milestone by exceeding nine trillion cubic feet of production, dating back to 1982, according to the Powell Shale Digest, an authoritative source on the huge shale play.

Just how much gas is nine trillion cubic feet?

Based on a U.S. Department of Energy yardstick, it’s more than enough to heat all the homes in America for a year.

Or, by other measures, it’s enough gas to fuel 108 million natural-gas powered vehicles for a year or generate 900 billion kilowatt hours of electricity.

The Barnett Shale achieved record yearly production of nearly 1.9 trillion cubic feet of gas in 2010, said Gene Powell, publisher of the Powell Shale Digest (formerly the Powell Barnett Shale Newsletter).


Read more: http://blogs.star-telegram.com/barnett_shale/2011/03/barnett-shale-...


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