Fayetteville Shale

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.