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GAS WELL MAPS
MAP OF NEW DRILLING IN ARLINGTON
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Learn more about new drilling permits the state of Texas approved for Arlington here. Mapping tool by Fractracker Alliance
Gas exists throughout the Barnett Shale, the geological formation that lies beneath Arlington and many other cities across North Texas.
​However, fracking sites are not distributed equally across the region.
In Arlington, a majority of new gas wells drilled by Total in the last three years, and the only new drill site permitted in more than a dozen years
by the city council, are located in neighborhoods that are overwhelmingly home to people of color and have concentrated poverty.​​
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New drill sites approved in recent years are marked by diamonds with half mile circles around them.
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The racial makeup of each tract is shown and explained by the index on top left. Deeper browns signify more people of color. The most recent wells in red affect the most people of color. The pattern repeats in east Fort Worth. You can explore more with this mapping tool by scrolling down to the end of this page.
There are several mapping tools available to see the number and distribution of gas wells close to you. Each provides different types and levels of information. Please read the descriptions to determine which best suits your needs.
LIVEABLE ARLINGTON MAP
Quickly find which gas company owns the drill site(s) closest to you and how many gas wells are on the site with this map created by former Liveable Arlington intern Alana Brandt, working with our Social Media Specialist Jennifer.
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Most drill sites in Arlington are owned by French-based company TotalEnergies, which exports almost all locally-extracted gas to France.
OIL & GAS THREAT MAP
From Earthworks and FracTracker
This mapping tool allows you to see the placement of active oil and gas wells, compressor stations, and processing facilities that had been drilled until 2021 and lie within 0.5 mile of any address in the U.S.
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The zone of 0.5 miles is a conservative estimate of the threat radius of living, working, or going to school in proximity to oil and gas infrastructure.
MAP OF NEW GAS WELL PERMITS IN TARRANT COUNTY
The mapping tool below created by the Fractracker Alliance shows drill sites where fracking companies have applied to the Texas Railroad Commission for permits to drill new gas wells in Arlington and in Tarrant County since 2022. New gas well permit sites are red and orange diamonds surrounded by 600 ft and 1/2 mile circles.
The map includes the locations of existing gas wells, schools, day cares, and hospitals, and shows air quality data from air monitors in Arlington. You can find demographic, economic, and racial and ethnic data for neighborhoods surrounding drill sites and all of Tarrant County by clicking on the appropriate selection from the menu on the left.