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 Haynesville Shale Top Operators
(Undrilled-Permits)
Company    Last 12 Months
Aethon Energy    48
Sabine Oil & Gas Corp    41
TG Natural Resources    39
   21
   18
   16
   11
   9

   Drilling Permits Trends ( Last 24 Months)


Haynesville Shale - Drilling Permits ( July 16, 2025 - August 15, 2025)
Date Approved county Well Name Well type Well Bore Type Field/Zone Well Status
Silver Hill Energy Partners LLC
07-23-2025 Shelby Eubanks Unit 5h Gas Horizontal Carthage (haynesville Shale) Undrilled
07-22-2025 Shelby Eubanks Unit 3h Gas Horizontal Carthage (haynesville Shale) Undrilled
07-22-2025 Shelby Eubanks Unit 4h Gas Horizontal Carthage (haynesville Shale) Undrilled
Aethon Energy
07-23-2025 San Augustine Coronado-cousteau A 5h Gas Horizontal Carthage (haynesville Shale) Undrilled
07-23-2025 San Augustine Coronado-cousteau B 6h Gas Horizontal Carthage (haynesville Shale) Undrilled
Sabine Oil & Gas Corp
07-22-2025 Harrison Bobcat A Cv (aw) 1h Oil & Gas Horizontal Oak Hill (cotton Valley) Undrilled
07-21-2025 Harrison Bobcat B Hs (aw) 2h Gas Horizontal Carthage (haynesville Shale) Undrilled
07-18-2025 Gregg Hamby Heirs B (aw) 2h Gas Horizontal Willow Springs (cotton Valley) Undrilled
07-16-2025 Gregg Hamby Heirs D (aw) 4h Gas Horizontal Willow Springs (cotton Valley) Undrilled
07-18-2025 San Augustine Bandon Dunes 1hb Gas Horizontal Carthage (haynesville Shale) Undrilled

 Haynesville Shale - Well Completion Trend

Completions By
Company
2025(YTD)
Count
Aethon Energy 23
Southwestern Energy Co. 19
Comstock Resources Inc. 14
12
11
Completions By
County
2025(YTD)
Count
De soto 34
Panola 19
Harrison 13
11
11

 Haynesville Shale Map

 Haynesville Shale Rig Data : August 15, 2025


Drilling Trends from May 4, 2011 - August 15, 2025

 Haynesville Shale Overview



Sandwiched between the also unconventional Cotton Valley, Bossier and Smackover formations, the Haynesville Shale is one of the most notable plays along the U.S. Gulf Coast. In addition to its overall size, the Haynesville is known for its high porosities. That makes directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing popular avenues for tapping into its gas reserves.

Geology

The Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian to Lower Tithonian) Haynesville and Bossier Shales of East Texas and northwest Louisiana are currently one of the most important shale-gas plays in North America, having high IPs, steep decline…

Latest Midstream Projects

Project Name Completion date Capacity (MBOPD)
Gulf Run Pipeline   - -
Acadian Haynesville Extension   - -
Gulf Run Pipeline   - -
Total   -
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  Haynesville Shale - Mergers & Acquisition

Announce Date Buyer Seller Title Value $MM
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07/13/2022 Tellurian Inc. Ensight Iv Energy Management LLC Tellurian to Acquire Haynesville Assets from EnSight for $125 Million $125
06/21/2022 Undisclosed Riverbend Oil & Gas Riverbend Energy Group Sells Off Non-Op Oil & Gas Subsidiaries for $1.8B $1,800
04/27/2022 PHX Minerals Inc. Not Disclosed PHX Minerals Adds to Haynesville Royalty Acreage in $4.3MM Deal $4
04/27/2022 Diversified Energy Company plc Not Disclosed Diversified Energy Bolts On Producing East TX Assets for $50 Million $50
04/19/2022 PHX Minerals Inc. Not Disclosed PHX Minerals Picks Up Royalty Acreage in the Haynesville, Bossier $5
03/14/2022 Silver Hill Energy Partners LLC Pine Wave Energy Partners Pine Wave Sells Producing Haynesville Assets to PE-Backed Firm ---
12/13/2021 PHX Minerals Inc. Not Disclosed PHX Minerals Inks $5.8MM Deal for Haynesville Royalty Assets $6
11/22/2021 Paloma Partners Llc Goodrich Petroleum Corp. Paloma Partners to Acquire Goodrich for $480 Million; Take Company Private $480
 

  Haynesville Shale Transactions By Quarter ($MM)