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 Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) Top Operators
(Undrilled-Permits)
Company    Last 12 Months
Geoterre Operating L.l.c.    3
Lafayette Oilfield Contractors, Inc.    2
TO Kimbrell Llc    1

   Drilling Permits Trends ( Last 24 Months)


Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) - Drilling Permits ( August 03, 2025 - September 02, 2025)
Date Approved county Well Name Well type Well Bore Type Field/Zone Well Status
Geoterre Operating L.l.c.
08-20-2025 Avoyelles Blackstone Minerals20 6 Oil & Gas Vertical Bayou Des Lance Undrilled
TO Kimbrell Llc
08-12-2025 Concordia Learned-peabody 3 Oil & Gas Vertical Fairchilds Bend Undrilled

 Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) - Well Completion Trend

 Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) Map

 Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) Rig Data : September 2, 2025


Drilling Trends from May 4, 2011 - September 2, 2025

 Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) Overview



The Tuscaloosa Marine Shale is a 2.7 million acre emerging horizontal oil play with vast quantities of oil contained in this powerful Cretaceous-age source rock. It created quite a stir in the industry two and a half years ago when Devon, one of the early entrants in the play, announced a significant acreage position and a plan to drill several horizontal wells.

Since then, over half a billion dollars has been spent by E&P companies on leasing, geo-science and the drilling of over twenty horizontal tests. The…

  Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) Transactions By Quarter ($MM)