Photos for April 8, 2012

Troy Young, salesman in Fort Worth Texas, discusses the economic …

Troy Young, salesman in Fort Worth Texas, discusses the economic boost brought by the oil and gas industry.

Steve Hebbler, owner of Trinity Safety Supply, discussing the increased …

Steve Hebbler, owner of Trinity Safety Supply, discussing the increased demand that he has seen over the years as a result of the oil and gas industry.

David Capps, operations manager at FTS, stands in front of …

David Capps, operations manager at FTS, stands in front of a pump manufactured by the Fort Worth based company.

Arlington City Councilwoman Lana Wolff said her city was not …

Arlington City Councilwoman Lana Wolff said her city was not prepared to handle emergencies at natural gas well pads. A well explosion that could not get capped for more than an hour was the change …

A drilling well pad sits in the foreground, just across …

A drilling well pad sits in the foreground, just across the street from a regular neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas.

$Gary Hogan stands in his Fort Worth neighborhood where fracking was introduced with no warning — just clanking steel and screeching brakes on the property behind his home. Work continued that first day until 3 a.m. Hogan and his councilman vowed it would not happen again to others, and the nation’s first city ordinance on fracking were born. The Fort Worth laws have been a template for other cities.$

Gary Hogan stands in his Fort Worth neighborhood where fracking …

Gary Hogan stands in his Fort Worth neighborhood where fracking was introduced with no warning — just clanking steel and screeching brakes on the property behind his home. Work continued that first day until 3 …

Mark Cunningham, director of planning and development for Denton, Texas, …

Mark Cunningham, director of planning and development for Denton, Texas, explaining regulations placed on the oil and gas industry for local drilling operations.