CURIOUS ABOUT THE BARNETT SHALE? HERE ARE SOME USEFUL LINKS:
CORPORATE
www.askchesapeake.com (Chesapeake Energy site)
DRILLING ORDINANCES
Arlington (includes city gas drilling resource page)
Bedford (city's gas drilling page, including ordinance and property owner Q&A)
Bedford (city's comparison of provisions in several area drilling ordinances)
Colleyville (city web site)
Fort Worth (includes city gas drilling resource page)
Grapevine (Type "gas drilling" in the search bar to find the ordinance)
ECONOMIC IMPACT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Barnett Shale Economic Impact Study, Ray Perryman, 2007
The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Devon Energy in Denton, Tarrant and Wise Counties, Bernard Weinstein and Terry Clower, University of North Texas, 2004
Public Perception of the Natural Gas Industry: Insights from Two Barnett Shale Counties, Sam Houston State University, 2007 (Johnson County results, Wise County results)
Credit FAQ: Why the Barnett Shale Gas Basin Could Benefit Texas Municipalities, Standard & Poor's, 2008
LEASE FORMS
NEIGHBORHOODS
Arlington Neighborhood Network, City of Arlington site. Includes updated contact info.
Arlington neighborhoods, neighborhoodlink.com. Spotty, but includes some info, such as neighborhood association email addresses, that isn't on the city site.
Bedford neighborhood associations, City of Bedford site, includes updated contact info.
Benbrook neighborhood associations, City of Benbrook site. Includes updated contact info.
Colleyville neighborhood associations, City of Colleyville site, includes updated contact info.
Fort Worth neighborhood database, City of Fort Worth site. Includes updated contact info.
Grapevine homeowner associations. City of Grapevine site. Includes contact info.
ORGANIZATIONS
Barnett Shale Energy Education Council
Fort Worth League of Neighborhoods Gas Drilling Resource Page, including "Tips for Neighborhoods Negotiating Gas Leases."
FWCanDo (Fort Worth Citizens Against Gas Drilling Ordinance)
Texas Land and Mineral Association (represents mineral rights owner)
PUBLICATIONS
Powell Barnett Shale Newsletter (paid subscription)
Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University (oil and gas publications)
GOVERNMENT
Railroad Commission of Texas, includes Barnett Shale resource page, information on regulations.
Tarrant County public records site (Includes lease/lease memo lookup so you can check out how many leases energy companies are filing in Tarrant County, and where.)
ROYALTY CALCULATOR
Fort Worth League of Neighborhoods gas resource drilling page
CONTINUING EDUCATION
TCU Energy Institute's Petroleum Land Practices Program
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bobbie, while I grant your sources are valid, I qetsuion their reasoning, because the exact statements made could and should hold a wide degree of variance dependent on the actual amount of oil taken out. If they are giving specific numbers to the pennies, that's like the IPCC making tenth of a degree predictions a hundred years from now when they can't even guesstimate what the average temperature is going to be THIS year within 3 degrees.I thus wonder what axe they have to grind (The admin does not micromanage the individual agencies, look at Hansen at NASA and Global Warming).The amounts of oil in qetsuion are HUGE compared to the current numbers for oil in-country, which SHOULD have a serious effect on the price of oil in-country. And the fact that oil is being produced outside OPEC areas is not going to hurt the price by any means. It can and will cause one or more members to cheat on their monopoly (one of the reasons the price of oil broke in the late 70s was members "cheating" and producing above agreed-upon limits, which caused others to cheat, and the monopoly broke into a looser form), which will cause the majority of them to deliberately increase production.In the meantime, the higher prices are going to spur serious consideration and development of true alternatives (i.e., not solar or wind), to say nothing of the development of oil shales and tar sands in NorthAm, which amounts appear to be larger than all currently proven reserves, I believe. Obama has already come out against THESE, too, demonstrating that he has no intention of doing anything to help the American consumer, that he intends to toe the ecofascist line all the way.
Posted by: Kerry | September 23, 2012 at 06:04 PM
I've mentioned a great link in the past for jobseekers... but it has yet to be published. Whats the deal?
Great resource for jobs in the Barnett Shale.
www.barnettshalejobs.com
Posted by: Justin Whiteman | November 30, 2008 at 01:47 PM
i can't find my neighborhood anywhere and we have not been contacted. we're just west of SW green oaks and pleasant ridge (west of Perkins). are we outside of the area or interest?
Posted by: kari | March 18, 2008 at 05:09 PM
If there is a home owners group for Grand Prairie, I would be interested in seeing if my property is included in the area.
Posted by: jerry nystrom | January 28, 2008 at 03:37 PM
HOME OWNERS IN GRAND PRAIRIE ARE UNITING TO DEAL WITH DRILLING COMPANIES
A grass roots movement of homeowners, led by a small group of volunteers, has made serious headway in its efforts to negotiate a better mineral rights deal. The non-profit and unfunded group is welcoming any Grand Prairie property owner who would like to have their property included in these negotiations. With about 600 properties scattered across the city to work with, this group has begun talking with three of the drilling companies in the city. The latest offer, coming from Llano, is up to $5,650 per acre with 25% royalties (no deductions) and a 160 per acre pool. Additional offers are expected in the near future.
You can reach us at GetABetterGasLease@sbcglobal.net
Posted by: Ron Caffey | November 30, 2007 at 06:39 PM