Titan Operating won approval late Tuesday for the first gas-drilling permit in this affluent Northeast Tarrant County community, ending months of debate over its request to drill on the city's northern end near Southlake. The City Council unanimously approved Titan's plan to drill up to 14 natural gas wells on 13.2 acres at 7404 and 7504 Pleasant Run Road. That property is owned by the Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana Inc. of California. However, the drilling cannot begin until city leaders also approve the route of a pipeline that will carry the gas from the well site. No pipeline company has applied for a construction permit, though officials expect one to do so now.
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-- Steve Norder