Eagle Ford Shale Update
- Average 61 drilling rigs located in the Eagle Ford in Sept 2023
- 1044 wells spud YTD in the Eagle Ford
- 108 wells drilled in Aug 2023
- EOG drilled the most for a total of 19
Data Download Center
Eagle Ford Operator List
200+ Operators that active in the Eagle Ford play includes company name, website, address, phone…
Eagle Ford New Well Permits Last 12 Months
Detailed list of well permits in the Eagle Ford last 12 months
Drilling Rigs Eagle Ford
Detailed list of active drilling rigs in the Eagle Ford in 2023
WHAT IS THE Eagle Ford?
The Eagle Ford Shale is a hydrocarbon-producing geological formation of significant importance due to its capability of producing both natural gas and also more oil than other traditional shale plays. The shale play trends across Texas from the Mexican border into East Texas, roughly 50 miles wide and 400 miles long with an average thickness of 250 feet within Railroad Commission of Texas Districts 1 -6. It contains a much higher carbonate shale percentage, upwards to 70% in south Texas, and becomes shallower and the shale content increases as it moves to the northwest.
The high percentage of carbonate makes it more brittle and therefore more conducive to hydraulic fracturing. It is Cretaceous in age resting between the Austin Chalk and the Buda Lime at a depth between 4,000 and 12,000 feet. It is the source rock for the Austin Chalk and the giant East Texas Field. The shale is named for the town of Eagle Ford, Texas, approximately 6 miles west of Dallas, Texas, where it can be seen on the surface as clay soil. An outcrop of the Eagle Ford Shale can be seen in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Eagle Ford Top Operators by Eagle Ford Wells Drilled 2023
The prolific oil reserves of the Eagle Ford Shale Play have attracted the supermajors and leading publicly traded firms. Oil companies also include many smaller independent exploration and production companies.
Eog Resources, Inc. ranks #1 in wells drilled in the Eagle Ford in 2023 with 88 wells drilled. EOG Resources, Inc., ranks #2 in wells drilled in 2022 with 471 wells drilled in the Mid Continent of the US. The Mid Continent region includes Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Louisiana. The company has since amassed a position of almost 650,000 acres that stretches from Gonzales County down to La Salle and Webb counties.
As of December 31, 2020, the company was the largest petroleum producer in the Eagle Ford Group.
Marathon Oil Corporation ranks #2 in wells drilled in the Eagle Ford in 2023 with 86 wells drilled. Marathon Oil Corporation ranks #13 in wells drilled in 2022 with 128 wells drilled in the Mid Continent of the US. The Mid Continent region includes Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Louisiana. As of year-end 2014, Marathon Oil held approximately 180,000 net acres in the Eagle Ford play in South Texas, where we have been operating since 2011. The Company’s acreage is located primarily within Atascosa, DeWitt, Frio, Gonzales and Karnes counties.
Conocophillips ranks #3 in wells drilled in the Eagle Ford in 2023 with 82 wells drilled. ConocoPhillips ranks #5 in wells drilled in 2022 with 298 wells drilled in the Mid Continent of the US. The Mid Continent region includes Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Louisiana. Conoco reports over 220,000 acres of core Eagle Ford properties in South Texas. Recent wells have produced as much as 1,000 barrels a day and over 1 mmcfd.
Grit Oil & Gas ranks #4 in wells drilled in the Eagle Ford in 2023 with 59 wells drilled. Grit Oil & Gas ranks #30in wells drilled in 2022 with 66 wells drilled in the Mid Continent of the US. The Mid Continent region includes Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Louisiana. Grit is partnered with Carnelian Energy Capital Management, L.P., a Houston-based energy investment firm.
Devon Energy ranks #5 in wells drilled in the Eagle Ford in 2023 with 34 wells drilled. Devon Energy Corporation ranks #7 in wells drilled in 2022 with 281 wells drilled in the Mid Continent of the US. The Mid Continent region includes Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Louisiana. Devon’s Eagle Ford operations are located in DeWitt and Lavaca counties in Texas. This world-class light-oil position is delivering outstanding well results offering some of the highest rate-of-return drilling opportunities in North America.
COUNTIES OF THE EAGLE FORD SHALE PLAY MAP
The counties of the Eagle Ford Shale stretch from KARNES, GONZALES, DE WITT, LA SALLE, LIVE OAK, ATASCOSA, MCMULLEN, LAVACA, WILSON, DIMMIT, FRIO, DEWITT, ZAVALA, BEE and LEE counties in Texas.. The counties below are located in the Eagle Ford Shale map.
Karnes County, TX ranks #5 in the state for BOE produced in the most recent month (Jun 2022). The information below is the summary of oil and gas data that goes back to 1993 and contains information on the 5,706 wells that have been drilled from Jan 1993 to Jun 2022.
Dimmit County, TX ranks #16 in the state for BOE produced in the most recent month (Sep 2022). The information below is the summary of oil and gas data that goes back to 1993 and contains information on the 5,937 wells that have been drilled from Jan 1993 to Sep 2022.
La Salle County, TX ranks #14 in the state for BOE produced in the most recent month (Jun 2022). The information below is the summary of oil and gas data that goes back to 1993 and contains information on the 5,175 wells that have been drilled from Jan 1993 to Jun 2022.
Gonzales County, TX ranks #20 in the state for BOE produced in the most recent month (Jun 2022). The information below is the summary of oil and gas data that goes back to 1993 and contains information on the 2,573 wells that have been drilled from Jan 1993 to Jun 2022.
Live Oak County, TX ranks #26 in the state for BOE produced in the most recent month (May 2023). The information below is the summary of oil and gas data that goes back to 1993 and contains information on the 2,431 wells that have been drilled from Jan 1993 to May 2023.
CITIES OF THE EAGLE FORD SHALE PLAY
The shale play trends across Texas from the Mexican border into East Texas, roughly 50 miles wide and 400 miles and covers 69 cities or towns. The cities below are located on the Eagle Ford Shale Map.
| City Name Karnes City Gonzales Cotulla Yorktown Gillett Three Rivers Tilden Smiley Moulton Runge Falls City Campbellton KENEDY HOBSON Karnes Westhoff Cuero DILLEY Ecleto Helena COST Shiner BIG WELLS Fowlerton Yoakum Charlotte HELENA,TX POTH Nixon Fashing | Wells Drilled 2020 & 2021 208 92 86 82 73 68 68 67 46 46 44 42 39 37 29 28 27 24 23 21 19 18 15 14 14 13 12 12 10 9 |
Oil Gas Operators
