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Euless Gas Lease Forum

The Euless Gas Lease Forum was well attended, even with impending spring weather. If you were not able to attend, please watch the rebroadcast of the forum on the Euless Cable Channel 16 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily through June. This channel is only available to Euless residents that subscribe to cable. In addition, streaming video is available of the forum.

We would like to extend our gratitude to First Baptist Church of Euless for hosting this forum. They also provided the filming of the forum and hosting of the streaming video. We thank FBCE for their partnership!

Barnett Shale in North Texas

Due to recent improvements in technology called hydrofracture technology, gas drilling has become more of a reality for oil and gas operators. Barnett Shale is a massive natural gas deposit that occurs naturally deep under approximately seven counties in North Central Texas and including northeast Tarrant County. The Barnett field stretches from Dallas west approximately 5,000 square miles and produces about 1.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day according to some industry reports.

Many residents in Euless may have gas reserves underneath their homes. If mineral rights to the home you own were obtained at the time of purchase, you may be contacted by a drilling company for a drilling lease option. In anticipation of the gas drilling, the City of Euless created a Gas Drilling and Production Ordinance with safety and quality of life at the forefront.

If you are contacted and have questions regarding gas drilling or leases, the City of Euless can not offer legal advice, but may be able to answer any general questions you may have. Please contact the Planning Department at (817) 685-1623. The Barnett Shale Energy Education Council offers non-biased information about gas drilling.

Get Organized

Euless residents are organizing their neighborhoods now in preparation of lease offers from gas companies. If you would like to be a part of it, please visit the appropriate neighborhood blog below.

To see if your neighborhood has formed a gas lease coalition, please visit our interactive map for more detail.