Haynesville

The U.S. natural gas rig count fell one unit to 158 for the week ended Friday (Aug. 26), while a round of gains in the oil patch lifted the combined domestic drilling tally three units higher to 765, according to the latest data from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Week/week changes domestically included…

Tellurian Inc. has completed another acquisition in the Haynesville Shale, further bolstering the natural gas production position as works toward sanctioning a Louisiana LNG export terminal. A unit of Houston-based Tellurian disclosed it paid $125.5 million for a package of assets from EnSight IV Energy Partners LLC and EnSight Haynesville Partners LLC. At the close…

An expansion of DT Midstream Inc.’s Louisiana Energy Access Project, or LEAP, is underway, with capacity set to climb to 1.7 Bcf/d, or by 70%. The executive team on Wednesday discussed the 150-mile, 36-inch diameter system, which now moves about 1 Bcf/d of Haynesville Shale supply in Louisiana to the Gulf Coast for industrial use…

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) reported the number of permits issued in June to drill wells in its East Texas District, which includes part of the gassy Haynesville Shale, jumped 200% year/year. RRC issued 42 permits to drill oil and gas wells in the East Texas area, aka District 6, compared with 14 permits…

Texas’ natural gas production tax generated $439.1 million in June, up 176% year/year and a new state record, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts reported last week. The Lone Star State’s latest natural gas production tax take beats the previous record for the levy, set in May, by 6.3%. Also hitting an all-time high was…

Houston-based investment firm Riverbend Energy Group said it has found a buyer for the sale of $1.8 billion in upstream equity interests. The assets include nonoperated interests across the Bakken/Three Forks, Utica, Fayetteville and Haynesville shale formations. The properties produce about 47,000 boe/d from 11,000 wells, the company said. A spokesperson would not comment on…

A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) chaired by former House Speaker Paul Ryan is teaming up with Dallas-based private equity (PE) firm Grey Rock Investment Partners to form a publicly traded Lower 48 exploration and production (E&P) company. Under the proposed transaction, Grey Rock would join forces with Ryan’s Executive Network Partnering Corp. (ENPC) to…

Matador Resources Co., whose upstream operations span the Eagle Ford and Haynesville shales, as well as the Permian Basin, reported record production in the first quarter with plans to top that by the end of June. “The first quarter of 2022 was another outstanding quarter both operationally and financially for Matador, highlighted by the successful…

Owing to further growth in the Haynesville Shale and the Permian Basin, the U.S. rig count continued its upward climb during the week ended Friday (Feb. 25), adding five units to end at 650, according to the latest tally from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Three natural gas-directed rigs and two oil-directed rigs were added in…