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Pearsall Shale Overview

What is the Pearsall Shale?

The Pearsall Shale is located about 2500' beneath the Eagle Ford Shale. Composed of interbedded organic shale, silica and limestone, the Pearsall Shale is similar in composition to the Eagle Ford Shale. The Lower Cretaceous Aptian Pearsall Formation occurs in the northern Gulf of Mexico Basin where thermal maturity varies from overmature in the Maverick Basin of south Texas to immature, to peak oil window in the north-central and eastern parts of the basin.

The Pearsall Shale is a gas formation that garnered attention near the Texas-Mexico border in the Maverick Basin before Eagle Ford development kicked off. The Pearsall Shale is found below the Eagle Ford at depths of 7,000-12,000 ft.

 

Pearsall Shale Map

Pearsall Shale News

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.

Premium content Baron Energy Picks Up Multi-Target Texas Properties

Baron Production LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Baron Energy Inc., has closed a significant acquisition in South Texas with an effective date of July 1, 2014. Funding was…

Murphy Oil Reports Massive Eagle Ford Shale Growth; Testing Pearsall

Murphy Oil Reports Massive Eagle Ford Shale Growth; Testing Pearsall

North American onshore and Eagle Ford Shale ended the quarter with a new production record of 51,127 barrel oil equivalent per day on December 23.

Carrizo Grows Eagle Ford Production; Pearsall Well Disappoints

Carrizo Grows Eagle Ford Production; Pearsall Well Disappoints

Carrizo has detailed its Eagle Ford and Pearsall play well results for the second quarter of 2013.

Kirkpatrick Puts Oily HZ Eagle Ford, Pearsall Assets on the Market

Kirkpatrick Puts Oily HZ Eagle Ford, Pearsall Assets on the Market

Kirkpatrick Oil & Gas LLC has retained E-Spectrum Advisors LLC to sell its non-operated, horizontal Eagle Ford and Pearsall Shale properties.

Terrace Sets Up Arsenal of Eagle Ford, Pearsall Wells

Terrace Sets Up Arsenal of Eagle Ford, Pearsall Wells

Eric Boehnke, Company CEO commented, "We are pleased with the results to date of the Company's aggressive execution strategy."

Sanchez Sees 355 MBOE in Q1 Production Onshore TX

Sanchez Sees 355 MBOE in Q1 Production Onshore TX

Tony Sanchez, III, President and CEO, commented: "Our first quarter 2013 production was well within our forecast and was 106% greater than our fourth quarter 2012 production."

Premium content Aurora Acquires Eagle Ford Shale Acreage For $117.5 Million

Initial Announcement - March 1, 2013 Aurora Oil & Gas Limited is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire a 100% operated working interest in approximately…

Cabot Provides Shale Update; Annouce 2013 CapEx

Cabot's 2013 capital plan remains unchanged from prior guidance, with approximately 65 percent allocated to the Marcellus, 30 percent to our oil initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma and…