How Gas Drilling Has Changed South Texas

Earlier this week, our partners at StateImpact Texas took a look at how natural gas drilling is “changing the face of South Texas.” The article is worth a read, to see how much pockets of Pennsylvania have in common with gas-heavy areas of the Lone Star State.

Rancher Tim Pennell says you need only look out the window in DeWitt County to see what “fracking” has brought to the gently rolling terrain of South Texas.
“If you want to work, you come to DeWitt County and you can damn sure get a job,” said Pennell.
Fracking is helping create a gusher of jobs as evidenced by the the line of oil field workers at a barbecue stand that operates along the road next to Pennell’s house. A few hundred yards away, a drilling rig is running 24/7.

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