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Why $90 Oil Isn’t Bringing Back the Rigs

Why $90 Oil Isn’t Bringing Back the Rigs

Higher oil prices are not translating cleanly into a drilling response across U.S. shale, and company disclosures are starting to show why. The issue is not simply capital…

Q1 A&D Transactions Jump to $30B , While Deal Flow Was Down 40%

Q1 A&D Transactions Jump to $30B , While Deal Flow Was Down 40%

The first quarter of 2026 has officially defined the "Barbell Era" of American oil and gas. While the total number of deals plummeted by 46% YoY (dropping to…

Wright to U.S. Oil Industry: The Price Signal Is Telling You to Drill

Wright to U.S. Oil Industry: The Price Signal Is Telling You to Drill

Energy Secretary Chris Wright stood in front of the largest gathering of oil executives in the world this morning and delivered a message that was equal parts market…

SM Energy Sells Eagle Ford Asset for $950 Million

Premium content SM Energy Sells Eagle Ford Asset for $950 Million

Caturus Energy LLC — the joint venture formed by Kimmeridge Energy Management and Mubadala Investment Company — entered into a definitive agreement with SM Energy Company (NYSE: SM)…

An Eagle Ford Team That Cashed Out Is Back for Another Cycle

An Eagle Ford Team That Cashed Out Is Back for Another Cycle

Houston — January 15, 2026 — Lime Rock Partners, a Houston-based private investment firm specializing in upstream oil and gas, has completed an equity commitment to Athena Energy…

Silver Hill Expands South Texas Footprint with Acquisition of 1776 Energy Assets

Silver Hill Expands South Texas Footprint with Acquisition of 1776 Energy Assets

Silver Hill Energy Partners has acquired 100 percent of 1776 Energy’s South Texas oil and gas assets, significantly expanding its operated footprint across the Eagle Ford and Austin…

Silver Hill Re-Enters Eagle Ford with 17,500-Acre Karnes/Gonzales Bolt-On

Premium content Silver Hill Re-Enters Eagle Ford with 17,500-Acre Karnes/Gonzales Bolt-On

Silver Hill Energy Partners LP announced the closing of its acquisition of 100% of 1776 Energy's interest in oil and gas properties, rights, and related assets located primarily…

This Operator Will Chop it's 2026 Rig Count From 34 to 24

This Operator Will Chop it's 2026 Rig Count From 34 to 24

ConocoPhillips is setting up 2026 as a lower-intensity, more efficient operating year — with the clearest proof coming from the Lower 48 activity reset following the Marathon integration.…

A Quiet Capital Pattern Is Forming in North American Upstream — and Almost No One Is Talking About It

A Quiet Capital Pattern Is Forming in North American Upstream — and Almost No One Is Talking About It

A handful of recent transactions and capital raises point to a subtle pattern in North American upstream—one that is easy to miss because each event, on its own,…

Dallas Fed Energy Survey: What Oil and Gas Executives Are Really Saying

Dallas Fed Energy Survey: What Oil and Gas Executives Are Really Saying

The latest Dallas Fed Energy Survey shows a U.S. oil and gas industry that is not collapsing—but is clearly constrained. Executives are operating in a defensive posture, focused…

Eagle Ford Shale Top Operators (Undrilled Permits)

Company Last 12 Months
ConocoPhillips 98
EOG Resources, Inc. 98
Devon Energy Corp 51
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Eagle Ford Shale Drilling Permits Trends (Last 24 Months)

Eagle Ford Shale Well Completion Trend

Eagle Ford Shale Map

Eagle Ford Shale Rig Data: August 13, 2026

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…

Eagle Ford Shale Mergers & Acquisitions

Eagle Ford Shale Transactions By Quarter ($MM)