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Eagle Ford Shale Rig Count
(as of 03/23/2023)

  Count Change From
Previous Week
Change From
Previous Year
Gas Count 13 -1 7
Gas Well Count 4 No change 4
Oil Count 29 2 2
Oil & Gas Count 27 -1 18
Oil Well Count 5 2 5

Top Eagle Ford Shale Operators By Rig Count/Locations
(as of 03/23/2023)

Operator Current Week Previous Week Change Change From Last Year
Subscribe to See 6 6 --- +2
Chesapeake Energy Corp 6 5 +1 +6
Subscribe to See 5 5 --- +1
Subscribe to See 4 4 --- +1
Subscribe to See 3 2 +1 +3
Subscribe to See 3 3 --- ---
Subscribe to See 2 1 +1 +1
Subscribe to See 2 2 --- +2
Subscribe to See 2 2 --- ---
Subscribe to See 2 2 --- +2


Top Eagle Ford Shale County By Rig Count/Locations
(as of 03/23/2023)

County Current Week Previous Week Change Change From Last Year
Subscribe to See 16 17 -1 +9
KARNES 9 11 -2 +5
Subscribe to See 7 5 +2 +3
Subscribe to See 6 6 --- +4
Subscribe to See 5 5 --- +1


 Eagle Ford Shale Top Operators
(Undrilled-Permits)
Company    Last 12 Months
EOG Resources, Inc.    172
Grit Oil & Gas II LLC    126
Marathon Oil Corp    80
   63
   60
   58
   52
   50

   Drilling Permits Trends ( Last 24 Months)


Eagle Ford Shale - Drilling Permits ( February 21, 2023 - March 23, 2023)
Date Approved county Well Name Well type Well Bore Type Field/Zone Well Status
Silverbow Resources
03-03-2023 Live Oak Koerth 201h Oil & Gas Horizontal Undrilled
SM Energy Company
03-03-2023 Webb San Ambrosia F (sa33) 942h Oil & Gas Horizontal Undrilled
03-03-2023 Webb San Ambrosia F (sa31) 2128h Oil & Gas Horizontal Undrilled
03-03-2023 Webb San Ambrosia F (sa32) 2139h Oil & Gas Horizontal Undrilled
03-03-2023 Webb San Ambrosia F (sa34) 2148h Oil & Gas Horizontal Undrilled
03-03-2023 Webb San Ambrosia F (sa35) 2159h Oil & Gas Horizontal Undrilled
El Toro Resources
03-02-2023 Dimmit Comanche 1071h Oil & Gas Horizontal Undrilled
03-02-2023 Dimmit Comanche 1073h Oil & Gas Horizontal Undrilled
02-27-2023 Karnes A. Greaves B-l. Dove A Sa 2 2h Oil & Gas Horizontal Undrilled
02-27-2023 De Witt P. Crain Unit A 7 Gas Well Vertical Completed

  Eagle Ford Shale - Drilling Activity (2016 - 2023 YTD)


 Eagle Ford Shale - Well Completion Trend


 Eagle Ford Shale Map

 Eagle Ford Shale Rig Data : March 23, 2023


Drilling Trends from May 4, 2011 - March 23, 2023

 Eagle Ford Shale Overview



What is the Eagle Ford Shale?

The Eagle Ford Shale is a hydrocarbon producing formation of significant importance. It is capeabe of producing both gas and more oil than other traditional shale plays.  It contains a much higher carbonate shale percentage: upwards of 70% in south Texas. It becomes shallower and the shale content increases as it moves to the northwest.

The high percentage of carbonate makes it more brittle and “fracable”.  The Eagle Ford Shale play trends across Texas from the…


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  Eagle Ford Shale - Mergers & Acquisition

Announce Date Buyer Seller Title Value $MM
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11/03/2022 Marathon Oil Corp Ensign Natural Resources LLC Marathon Acquires Eagle Ford Asset From Ensign For $3 Billion $3,000
10/03/2022 Silverbow Resources Not Disclosed Silverbow Continues Acquisition Spree, Bolt-on Acreage $87
09/15/2022 Silverbow Resources Arkoma Leasing Operating, LLC SilverBow Acquires Dorado Play/ Webb County Asset $35
08/09/2022 Devon Energy Corp Validus Energy Devon Doubles Down in the Eagle Ford; Inks $1.8B Acquisition $1,800
05/18/2022 Executive Network Partnering Corporation,Granite Ridge Resources Inc. Grey Rock Investment Partners Grey Rock, ENPC Ink $1.3B Business Combination; Form Granite Ridge Resources $1,300
05/04/2022 Ranger Oil Corp. Earthstone Energy Inc. Ranger Oil Bolts On 17,000 Eagle Ford Acres for $64MM in Cash $64
04/14/2022 Silverbow Resources SandPoint Resources LLC Silverbow Inks Deal with SandPoint Resources for Eagle Ford Assets $71
04/14/2022 Silverbow Resources Sundance Energy Inc Silverbow to Acquire Eagle Ford-Focused Sundance Energy in $354MM Deal $354
 

  Eagle Ford Shale Transactions By Quarter ($MM)