Quicksilver Resources Inc. is an exploration and production company engaged in the development and production of long-lived natural gas and oil properties onshore North America. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, the company is widely recognized as a leader in the development and production from unconventional reservoirs including shale gas, and coal bed methane. Following more than 30 years of operating as a private company, Quicksilver became public in 1999 and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KWK.