Haynesville Shale Overview

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 LLC49
Comstock Oil & Gas, LP26
ROCKCLIFF ENERGY OPERATING LLC26
Indigo Minerals LLC
Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation17
TRINITY OPERATING (USG), LLC13
Chesapeake Energy26
Southwestern Energy Company27
ROSE CITY RESOURCES, LLC8
VINE OIL & GAS LP
BPX10
BLUE DOME OPERATING, LLC5
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 
LA355
Texas263

Haynesville Shale Wells Drilled by County 2021

County Wells Drilled 
PANOLA105
CADDO96
DE SOTO93
HARRISON58
RED RIVER43
BOSSIER34
BIENVILLE29
SABINE29
NATCHITOCHES22
CASS17
SAN AUGUSTINE13
SMITH10
ANDERSON8
ANGELINA8
NACOGDOCHES7
RUSK7
SHELBY6
CHEROKEE5
WOOD5
CLAIBORNE4
MORRIS4
WEBSTER4
HOUSTON3
MARION3
UPSHUR2
FRANKLIN1
JACKSON1
VERNON1

Haynesville Shale Wells Drilled by Drilling Provider 2021

Drilling Contractor Wells Drilled 
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC102
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.99
Precision Drilling Corporation94
Nabors Industries, Ltd.90
Cactus Drilling Company, LLC69
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.34
Basin Drilling, LP20
Steinberger Drilling Company, Ltd.17
Scandrill15
Reliance Well Service, Inc14
Big E Drilling10
MKS SERVICES, LLC7
RAPAD Drilling7
Pinnergy, Ltd.6
Sewell Drilling LLC5
Nicklos Drilling Company3
AKITA Drilling1
Energy Drilling Company1
Fran Oil Company, Inc.1
Justiss Drilling Company1

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