Harding Company is well-established in the most active natural gas fields in North America.  The Barnett Shale, an unconventional gas reservoir, is proving to have huge reserves that are staggering by industry standards.  Exploration and drilling activities in the Barnett Shale is expanding to cover as many as 25 counties in North Texas. 

The Harding Company team is proud of its many firsts in the Barnett Shale.

• First to develop three successful and profitable vertical wells in the expansion area of the play in East Parker and West Tarrant Counties, thus opening the field to others.  (Geology and Engineering Teams)
• First to successfully develop drilling and completion techniques for vertical wells outside of Barnett Shale’s core area.  (Geology and Engineering Teams)
• First to explore and exploit competitive pipeline markets in the expansion area.  (Pipeline and Management Teams)
• First to develop a “Prospect Specific Leasing Program” in the area. (Geology and Land Teams)
• First to explore and utilize new seismic techniques which identify “fracture swarms” in cooperation with several other companies (Seismic Team)
• First to compile a detailed study of fracturing design and results in the core and expansion areas, thus identifying a successful formula.  (Seismic and Engineering Teams)
• First to obtain a gas drilling permit in the City of North Richland Hills.
• First to obtain a gas drilling permit in the City of Grand Prairie.
• First to obtain a gas drilling permit in the City of Arlington.
• First to obtain a gas drilling permit in the City of Midlothian.