NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS · GEOLOGY & ENERGY
Explore Oil And Gas In Fort Worth Basin
Geological background on the oil and natural gas resources of the Fort Worth Basin and the Barnett Shale.
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THE REGION
Oil & Natural Gas In Fort Worth Basin
Fort Worth Basin Oil, located from northern Austin, Texas north to Wichita Falls Texas, and from Sweetwater, Texas west to east through Fort Worth to Dallas, and east of the Permian basin has been under production since 1917.
A KEY GEOLOGICAL FORMATION
The Mississippian Barnet Shale in the Fort Worth Basin covers an area of over 5,000 square miles.
It is one of the most prominent natural gas fields in the United States and underlies at least 17 counties in North-Central Texas. Mississippian Shale is a source, seal, and reservoir to a world-class unconventional natural-gas accumulation in the Fort Worth Basin of north-central Texas.
Read more about the Barnett ShaleThe Railroad Commission of Texas describes the productive Barnett area as covering about 5,000 square miles and at least 18 counties. County counts can vary by source and how the play is defined. View the Commission’s overview.
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