Tarrant County is still a runaway No. 1 in natural gas production among Texas' 254 counties, according to the latest data released by the Texas Railroad Commssion, the chief regulator of the state's oil and gas industry.
Tarrant's gas output was 62.2 billion cubic feet in October, the latest month for which data is available.
Johnson County, Tarrant's neighbor to the south, is No. 2, at 39.4 billion cubic feet.
Denton County is No. 4, at 19.7 billion, while Wise County is No. 5, at 19.2 billion.
All four counties are on the list because they are leaders in production from North Texas' natural gas-rich Barnett Shale. Prior to the Barnett play, Tarrant County's production historically had been nil.
Others counties making the top 10 for gas production and their rankings are: Pecos, 3; Panola, 6; Freestone, 7; Webb, 8; Zapata, 9; and Robertson, 10.
--Jack Z. Smith
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Posted by: Tiffany Parsons | January 05, 2012 at 10:28 AM