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Emerald Bay, Alliance Add Four Wells to South TX JV Project

Emerald Bay, Alliance Add Four Wells to South TX JV Project

This brings the total number of new wells in development drilling in South Texas to eight.

Operator Touts 800 BOPD Olmos Well

Operator Touts 800 BOPD Olmos Well

Horizontal well which IP'd at 796 BOPD in LaSalle County.

Blackbrush Drilling the Olmos with 654 BOPD Well

Blackbrush Drilling the Olmos with 654 BOPD Well

Horizontal well which IP'd at 654 BOPD in La Salle County

Terrace Energy Corp Announces Olmos Project Well IP's

Terrace Energy Corp Announces Olmos Project Well IP's

Completed three HZ wells with average lateral length of ~5,500 ft in the Olmos Sandstone Formation.

Terrace Energy Corp Slows 2015 Operations

Terrace Energy Corp Slows 2015 Operations

adjusted capital budget and development plans in response to the drop in commodity prices.

Terrace Energy Encouraged by Results in Olmos Play

Terrace Energy Encouraged by Results in Olmos Play

The most recent 4 wells have generated 30 day IP rates averaging nearly 600 BOPD (over 1000 BOEPD*) and have produced over 100,000 barrels of oil to date.…

Vanguard Touts 144% Upswing in Shale Production

Vanguard Touts 144% Upswing in Shale Production

Mr. Scott W. Smith, President and CEO, commented, "Our operating results this quarter were in line with our expectations and we were very pleased to see several capital…

Terrace Touts MissLime, Olmos Activity; Updates Ops

Terrace Touts MissLime, Olmos Activity; Updates Ops

The Company completed and placed into production, on or about October 17, 2012, two new prospective wells (SP5 #1 and SP5 #2) on its STS Olmos project.

TEAK Midstream's Eagle Ford Infrastructure Begins Operations

TEAK Midstream's Eagle Ford Infrastructure Begins Operations

TEAK Midstream LLC has begun operation of more than 250 miles of natural gas gathering and residue delivery pipelines and the adjoining Silver Oak 200 million cubic feet…

Texon Petroleum to Merge with Unconventional Player Sundance

Texon Petroleum to Merge with Unconventional Player Sundance

The Boards of Texon Petroleum Limited and Sundance Energy Australia Limited are pleased to announce that they have agreed to the proposed Merger of Texon with Sundance via…

Olmos Formation Well Completion Trend

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Olmos Formation Overview

What is the Olmos Formation?

Another Eagle Ford Shale neighbor, the Olmos Formation is found in southeast Texas and is part of the Navarro Group. Predominantly composed of shale and siltstone, Olmos activity is concentrated within Live Oak, La Salle, Webb and McMullen counties.

Companies currently active in the Olmos Formation include:

Swift Energy Eagleford Energy Terrace Energy Escondido Resources II, LLC