Fayetteville Shale Arkansas
The Fayetteville Shale is located in north central Arkansas within the central portion of the Arkoma Basin. There are currently about 2.5 million acres leased in the Fayetteville Shale gas play. This Mississippian-aged shale is considered the geological equivalent of the Barnett Shale in north Texas. Like other shale plays within the U.S., vertical wells were the first type of wells drilled, now giving way to horizontal drilling which produces better overall development economics. Take away capacity for natural gas is a significant issue which is being addressed by construction of Boardwalk’s Fayetteville Lateral and the Fayetteville Express Pipeline.
Fayetteville Shale Companies
Significant producers within the Fayetteville Shale are:
- Alta Operating
- Aspect Energy
- Chesapeake Energy
- Edge Petroleum
- Hallwood Energy
- KCS Resources
- One TEC Operating
- Petrohawk
- Seeco
- Southwest Energy Co.
- Tepee Petroleum
- XTO Energy
Fayetteville Shale Geology
Fayetteville Shale Location
The Fayetteville Shale is located in the following counties of Arkansas:
- Cleburne County AR
- Conway County AR
- Faulkner County AR
- Pope County AR
- Van Buren County AR
- White County AR
Additional Reading
- Oil & Gas 101 – General information for mineral rights owners.
Cash Payment for Your Royalty
If you own a producing royalty in this area and would like to consider a no obligation cash offer for your producing royalties, use this sale inquiry form.