All Points: The Barnett Shale experience, good or bad?

At its peak in 2008, the 5,000-square-mile Barnett Shale geological formation stretching west and south from Tarrant and Denton counties had around 200 active drilling rigs, mostly in quest of mile-deep natural gas. Now natural gas and other energy supplies are abundant, market prices have fallen and there’s little new drilling.

The region’s economy has benefited during the last decade, but environmental questions and impacts of urban drilling have brought great controversy. How does the experience rate for you? Has Barnett Shale drilling been good or bad?

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This story was originally published March 20, 2015 at 7:11 PM with the headline "All Points: The Barnett Shale experience, good or bad?."