The Eagle Ford Shale is a hydrocarbon-producing geological formation extending over 26 counties. It stretches from the Mexican border between Laredo and Eagle Pass up through counties east of Temple and Waco.

What is happening in the Eagle Ford Shale?

LONDON – Shale operators slashed their planned capital expenditure (capex) for 2020 to account for the oil price crash, which inevitably led to decline in drilling and completion activity in the Eagle Ford play.

What counties are in the Eagle Ford Shale?

Significant development of the Eagle Ford Shale is found in the following South Texas counties:

  • LaSalle County TX.
  • Lavaca County TX.
  • Live Oak County TX.
  • Maverick County TX.
  • McMullen County TX.
  • Webb County TX.
  • Wilson County TX.
  • Zavala County TX.

How many drilling rigs are in the Eagle Ford Shale?

Eagle Ford Oil & Gas Rigs A total of 86 rigs are drilling horizontal wells, one is drilling directional and one is vertical. Karnes County leads activity in the region with 16 rigs in production. See the full list below in the Eagle Ford Shale Drilling by County below.

How deep is the Eagle Ford Shale?

between 4000 and 12,000 ft.
This hydrocarbon-producing formation rich in oil and natural gas extends from the Texas-Mexico border in Webb and Maverick counties and extends 400 miles toward East Texas. The formation is 50 miles wide and an average of 250 ft thick at a depth between 4000 and 12,000 ft.

How thick is the Eagle Ford shale?

250 feet thick
It’s about 50 miles wide, 400 miles long, on average 250 feet thick and buried between 4,000 and 12,000 feet below the surface of the Earth, reaching from the Mexican border into East Texas according to the Railroad Commission of Texas.

How many drilling rigs are in the Eagle Ford shale?

What Basin is the Eagle Ford Shale in?

Gulf Coast basin
The Eagle Ford shale Formation (Upper Cretaceous) in the Gulf Coast basin of south Texas was first commercially produced in 2008 and has since achieved production and reserve growth that is virtually unprecedented in the history of onshore North American oil and gas development.

Who owns Eagle Ford?

SilverBow Resources Inc., Houston, has agreed to acquire assets in the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas from an undisclosed seller, expanding the company’s gas portfolio in the Western Eagle Ford and adding oil acreage in three new counties.