Eagle Ford Shale

EOG Resources Inc. expects the Utica Shale in Appalachia “to be its next large-scale premium resource play” following the acquisition of 395,000 net acres and 135,000 mineral acres for a combined cost of less than $500 million, management said.  The Houston-based exploration and production firm unveiled the acquisition alongside its third quarter earnings. The acreage…

Driven by the Haynesville Shale and the Permian Basin, natural gas production from seven key Lower 48 plays is set to surge 554 MMcf/d from October to November to more than 95 Bcf/d, according to updated modeling from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). In its latest Drilling Productivity Report (DPR), published Monday, EIA said it…

Natural gas flaring from operations in the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford and Bakken shales does not work as efficiently as it could, with as much as 10% routinely unlit or malfunctioning, new research indicates. The Permian, Eagle Ford and Bakken account for about 80% of the gas flaring in the country, according to the University…

Less than one month after expanding its holdings in South Texas, SilverBow Resources Inc. is adding about 5,500 net acres to build its natural gas and oil portfolio in the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk.The Houston-based independent clinched the $87 million transaction with an undisclosed seller. The package “provides extended lateral lengths, increased drilling…

A $1.2 billion private equity fund raised by Silver Hill Energy Partners LP is eyeing plans to advance Lower 48 oil, natural gas and infrastructure, beginning with the Haynesville and Eagle Ford shales, as well as the Austin Chalk.  The fund has created Silver Hill Energy Partners III, which has made five upstream acquisitions across…

Stephen Chazen, the former chief executive of Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., has passed away, the independent exploration and production company (E&P) said Friday. Chazen, who led the company since its inception four years ago, stepped down from his position only two days prior to his death, citing serious health reasons. “We are greatly saddened…

Driven by oil-directed drilling growth, including in the Permian Basin, the U.S. rig count rose four units to 763 during the week ended Friday (Sept. 16), according to the latest data from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). An eight-rig increase in oil-directed drilling in the United States for the week was partially offset…

SilverBow Resources Inc. has acquired 7,500 net acres in South Texas producing 30 MMcf/d through a series of transactions, leasing and drill-to-earn agreements, the Houston-based independent said. The acreage block in the Dorado play in Webb County is near the Mexico border, and it nearly doubled SilverBow’s position there. The various transactions were estimated to…

Private equity giant EIG is gaining a bigger foothold in the world’s natural gas and oil projects after clinching an estimated $4.8 billion agreement to acquire a 25% stake in Repsol SA’s new upstream company. Repsol Upstream, 70% weighted to natural gas, has been formed as the supermajor’s exploration and production (E&P) company. It would…