Houston-based Crescent Pass Energy LLC, whose Lower 48 focus is in Texas and Louisiana, has expanded its footprint after acquiring producing assets in the northern part of the Eagle Ford Shale and through three bolt-on transactions in the Cotton Valley formation in East Texas.

The Eagle Ford deal gives Crescent Pass entry into the play. Tulsa-based Armor Energy LLC was the seller. 

Plans are to continue expanding the Eagle Ford holdings “and across the Lower 48,” said CEO Tyler Fenley. “This transaction reinforces our asset-focused strategy which, along with our conservative approach to leverage and hedging, allows us to remain flexible and execute on our broader strategic growth objectives.”

Fenley previously was vice president of Engineering at Axiom Resource...