Dry natural gas production from the Haynesville shale play in northeastern Texas and northwestern Louisiana reached new highs in the second half of 2021, and production remained relatively strong in early 2022.
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Haynesville Oil & Gas Operator List
List of 100+ Accounts that have drilled wells in the Haynesville shale play
According to data by the EIA, Haynesville natural gas production accounted for about 13 percent of all U.S. dry natural gas production in February 2022.
Haynesville is the third-largest shale gas-producing play in the United States. The Marcellus play in the Appalachian Basin – mainly in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio – is the highest-producing shale gas play in the United States.
Haynesville Shale has 349 wells drilled in 2023. The Haynesville Shale East Texas and Northwest Louisiana, is considered one of the top three U.S. natural gas deposits. A conservative assessment reported by the Institute for Energy Research in 2010 gave the Haynesville 75 trillion cubic feet. In its 2010 assessment, the U.S. Geological Survey assigned the Haynesville 61.4 Tcf of natural gas.
Haynesville Shale Top Oil & Gas Operators 2023
Opertator | Wells Spud |
AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC | 49 |
Comstock Oil & Gas, LP | 26 |
ROCKCLIFF ENERGY OPERATING LLC | 26 |
Indigo Minerals LLC | |
Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation | 17 |
TRINITY OPERATING (USG), LLC | 13 |
Chesapeake Energy | 26 |
Southwestern Energy Company | 27 |
ROSE CITY RESOURCES, LLC | 8 |
VINE OIL & GAS LP | |
BPX | 10 |
BLUE DOME OPERATING, LLC | 5 |
Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. | |
R. Lacy Services, Ltd. | |
PINE WAVE ENERGY PARTNERS OP,LLC | |
Tanos Exploration II, LLC | |
ENSIGHT IV ENERGY MANAGEMENT,LLC | |
BRIX OPERATING LLC | |
KJ ENERGY, LLC | |
Valence Operating Company | |
TRUEBLOOD RESOURCES, INC. | |
Legacy Reserves Operating LP | |
SPONTE OPERATING, INC. | |
Strand Energy, L.C. | |
TELLURIAN OPERATING LLC | |
Exco Operating Company, LP | |
Exco Resources, Inc. | |
Petroquest Energy, L.L.C. | |
SUGAR CREEK PRODUCING COMPANY, LLC | |
C6 OPERATING, L.L.C. | |
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | |
EMPRESA OPERATING, LLC | |
Merit Energy Company, LLC | |
MUD CREEK OPERATING, LLC | |
Petro-Chem Operating Company, Inc. | |
RHE OPERATING, LLC | |
Sonerra Resources Corporation | |
ARK-LA-TEX ENERGY, L.L.C. | |
BIG CREEK OPERATING COMPANY LLC | |
BLACKWELL EXP & DEVELOPMENT, LLC | |
Breitburn Operating L.P. | |
Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | |
CHALLENGER ENERGY SVCS CO., LLC | |
Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation | |
COMPASS ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | |
Continental Resources | |
COUCH, GILBERT | |
CYPRESS OPERATING, INC. | |
DUNN EXPLORATION COMPANY, LLC | |
FAIR OIL, LTD | |
Machin & Associates, Inc. | |
Maximus Operating, Ltd. | |
PA PROSPECT LLC | |
PETRALIS ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC | |
R360 Environmental Solutions of Texas, LLC | |
Sheridan Production Company LLC | |
SLANT OPERATING, LLC | |
Southwest Operating Inc Tyler | |
WEATHERS EXPLORATION, INC. |
Haynesville Shale Wells Drilled by State 2021
State | Wells Drilled |
LA | 355 |
Texas | 263 |
Haynesville Shale Wells Drilled by County 2021
County | Wells Drilled |
PANOLA | 105 |
CADDO | 96 |
DE SOTO | 93 |
HARRISON | 58 |
RED RIVER | 43 |
BOSSIER | 34 |
BIENVILLE | 29 |
SABINE | 29 |
NATCHITOCHES | 22 |
CASS | 17 |
SAN AUGUSTINE | 13 |
SMITH | 10 |
ANDERSON | 8 |
ANGELINA | 8 |
NACOGDOCHES | 7 |
RUSK | 7 |
SHELBY | 6 |
CHEROKEE | 5 |
WOOD | 5 |
CLAIBORNE | 4 |
MORRIS | 4 |
WEBSTER | 4 |
HOUSTON | 3 |
MARION | 3 |
UPSHUR | 2 |
FRANKLIN | 1 |
JACKSON | 1 |
VERNON | 1 |
Haynesville Shale Wells Drilled by Drilling Provider 2021
Drilling Contractor | Wells Drilled |
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC | 102 |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 99 |
Precision Drilling Corporation | 94 |
Nabors Industries, Ltd. | 90 |
Cactus Drilling Company, LLC | 69 |
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. | 34 |
Basin Drilling, LP | 20 |
Steinberger Drilling Company, Ltd. | 17 |
Scandrill | 15 |
Reliance Well Service, Inc | 14 |
Big E Drilling | 10 |
MKS SERVICES, LLC | 7 |
RAPAD Drilling | 7 |
Pinnergy, Ltd. | 6 |
Sewell Drilling LLC | 5 |
Nicklos Drilling Company | 3 |
AKITA Drilling | 1 |
Energy Drilling Company | 1 |
Fran Oil Company, Inc. | 1 |
Justiss Drilling Company | 1 |