The following map shows oil and gas wells for the eagle ford shale area. The eagle ford shale is a hydrocarbonproducing geological. Eagle ford shale information eagle ford shale consortium the eagle ford shale consortium exists to serve the publics interest in matters of economic and community development, community education, job creation, workforce education and development, natural resources, and other related subjects. In the eagle ford, we are focused on geoengineered completions where an integrated approach to drilling, completion, stimulation, and production of laterals is driving ongoing improvement in well results. Selected geologic characteristics pertinent to occurrence of producible oil and gas resources are also shown when available. The eagle ford is a prime example of the jobcreating potential of the shale revolution. The eagle ford shale is a hydrocarbon producing formation of significant importance due to its capability of producing both gas and more oil than other traditional shale plays.
Wells and production areas uniquely shaded for gas, oil, and gasoil. The report states financial firms added employees to comply with regulatory stress testing and wealth management, and noted employment growth in austin and the eagle ford shale area. Play area and structural controls of the upper cretaceous eagle ford shale of south, central, and east texas. This estimate consists of undiscovered, technically recoverable resources in continuous accumulations. This information provides a better understanding of recent production within the. Eagle ford map the eagle ford shale is a geological formation underlying parts of south texas that is rich in hydrocarbons gas and oil. Comprehensive map library of exploration, resources, and production includes gis resources low permeability oil and gas plays interactive major tight oil and shale gas plays in lower 48 states. History of the eagle ford shale universal royalty company. Images are generated from highresolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks. The eagle ford shale eagleford shale discovered in 2008 is a sedimentary rock formation from the late cretaceous age underlying much of south texas which covers 3000 square miles and consists of an organicrich marine shale that also has been found to appear in outcrops braithwaite, 2009. Beige book eagle ford shale news eagle ford shale play. Production of oil and natural gas from the utica play has increased since 2011.
The eagle ford is currently the secondlargest producing shale play, with an estimated daily average of 1. The eagle ford shale of texas is a crescentshaped area of drilling activity north of laredo and south of san antonio. The federal reserve bank of dallas released its most recent beige book and eagle ford job growth was noted as part of the steady labor market. Oil and natural gas extraction is booming in eagle ford shale. The shale is named for the town of eagle ford, texas, approximately 6 miles west of dallas, texas, where it can be seen on the surface as clay soil. Energy information administration lists the eagleville oil field just south of san antonio as the number 1 oil field in the united states. Most leases cover large ranches, which can be several hundred and even thousands of acres. Geographical, geological, and hydrogeological attributes of.
The hotels below often offer special rates for eagle ford workers. The eagle ford is predominantly composed of organic matterrich fossiliferous marine shales and marls with interbedded thin limestones. Eagleford shalegas study bureau of economic geology. Liquid fuels production in middle eastern and north african countries. The eagle ford group also called the eagle ford shale is a sedimentary rock formation deposited during the cenomanian and turonian ages of the late cretaceous over much of the modernday state of texas. Below youll find various maps of eagle ford play locations and drilling operations. The 5 companies dominating the eagle ford shale play the. Energy information administration this week updated its maps of the eagle ford shale, along with something of. Eia updates eagle ford maps to provide greater geologic. Eagle ford shale facts and information natural gas intelligence. The giclee printing process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction. It stretches from the mexican border between laredo and eagle pass up through counties east of temple and waco. Eagle ford shale 2017 drilling news, leasing, wells, budgets, regulations and midstream. Eagle ford shale news, companies, maps, geology and jobs.
The eagle ford is the second most actively drilled basin in the united states with 80 rigs compared to the permian basin count of 522. The fairway of the play is found at approximate depths of 8,00012,000 ft below the surface. Freedom contracts with pattersonuti drilling for horizontal. The lowest shale breakeven costs are here join our community the federal reserve bank of dallas released its energy indicators report, outlining the continued recovery of the oil and gas industry. Unlike the permian basin, which has shale and marine deposits from multiple eras, the eagle ford shale is a singular age. Eia produces new maps of the utica shale play today in. The thickest areas are focused around webb, dimmit and maverick counties. This was shortly after id posted a piece chronicling the somewhat amazing boom in new investments more than. The eagle ford btm neighbors tgs tuscaloosa marin shale btm. Its about 50 miles wide, 400 miles long, on average 250 feet.
Fully indexed to help you quickly find landmarks and remote county roads. Selected geologic characteristics pertinent to occurrence of producible oil and. It contains a much higher carbonate shale percentage, upwards to 70% in south texas, and becomes shallower and the shale content increases as it moves to the northwest. An oil and gas company focused on the eagle ford shale oil field is evaluating what its future holds including a possible sale. According to the energy information administration, the currently defined boundaries of the eagle ford shale formation fall within a 23county region. Eagle ford production to flatten in 2021 san antonio. Below youll find various maps of eagle ford play locations and drilling. United states geological survey photomicrograph atlas. Hart energy provides the complete market overview of the eagle ford shale play spanning from the u.
This eagle ford wall map highlights the great surge of horizontal drilling that has taken place in the eagle ford shale. This makes leasing more simple than what is experienced in urban areas like the barnett. The eagle ford shale is one of the most active shale plays in the united states, coming only second to the permian basin. Production rocketed from a mere few hundred barrels per day bpd at its discovery in 2008 up to a. The eagle ford group is a sedimentary rock formation deposited during the cenomanian and. Eagle ford shale map with cities city trip to cities. Eagle ford shale play maps for south texas see the list of counties for more information. Eagle ford shale company evaluating future, including. Eagle ford shale strat column the map below shows the three windows of the eagle ford shale. Eagle ford shale news, press releases and headlines. With advances in exploration for oil and gas deposits, eagle ford shale real estate is at a premium.
The eagle ford btm cube volume contains indexed well header information minded from tgs extensive well logs database. New sand mine planned for rebounding eagle ford shale. Oil production edited by john breyer, john breyer on. Maps and charts of oil and gas wells, monitor locations, and air quality information.
The brightest spots in this image are the cities of austin, san antonio, houston, corpus christi and laredo. Sep 15, 20 press release from nside publications nside texas announces its latest venture shale magazine, south texas premiere oil and gas publication san antonio shale magazine will make its debut july 20. In texarkana sheet 1966 thickness 60 ft feathers out east. Net sand map and principal facies in the queen city formation and. Recent updates to the energy information administration s maps and geologic information for the eagle ford tight oil and shale gas play in texas help to characterize the formations structure, thickness, and surface area, as well as the gastooil ratio of its producing wells from january 2000 to june 2014. Visit the company pages for more information on active operators in the eagle ford. The eagle ford shale of south texas was once one of the fastestgrowing oil fields in the world. We use vertical pilot logs to select geotargets to optimize both reservoir and mechanical properties. Following is a list of map, lease, parcel and welloperator information for counties in the eagle ford shale click here to order data or to get more information on the available parcel, lease, welloperator data for the eagle ford shale samples map samples sample map of area of interest area of interest selection click here to download gonzales county sample data contained in this zip file. The eagle ford shale, which is located in southern texas and features separate dry gas, wet gascondensate, and crude oil windows, may only have six years. Map of the eagle ford shale play, published by the u.
Riner august 29, 2014 page 11 some comments about the plat. Located in south texas, the formation spans an area from the usmexico border north of laredo and extends northeast for several hundred miles to just north of houston. Medium to dark gray shale, bituminous, selenitic, calcareous concretions and septaria, a few thin platy beds of sandstone and sandy limestone. This is the most comprehensive map of the eagle ford shale area available. Eia releases new eagle ford shale maps eagle ford fix. Oil and gas exploration, resources, and production energy.
An outcrop of the eagle ford shale can be seen in the dallasfort worth metroplex. We targeted this area of the eagle ford shale based on expectations of low cost and. Usgs estimates oil and gas in texas eagle ford group. Oil and gas exploration, resources, and production.
The upper cretaceous cenomanian to turonian eagle ford shale, currently one of the most active gas shale plays in the world, extends 400 mi from the maverick basin and adjacent western san marcos arch in south and central texas to the east texas basin fig. The shallowest point of the eagle ford is located in zavala and maverick counties. Eagle ford shale map provides detailed play visualization of key activities, including rig count, well production, infrastructure and top operators. The eagle ford basin btm study is located in texas and spans over most of the south western counties and reaches up into the eastern side of the state. Eagle ford map highlights upstream and midstream oil and gas activity, including horizontal drilling, crude oil, natural gas and ngl pipeline networks in the eagle ford shale region. This hardcover book contains extended abstracts of the articles. In sherman sheet 1967 ne texas shale, selenitic, bituminous, calcar concretions and septaria, thin platy beds of sandst. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The green area on this map marks the geographic extent of drilling activity in the eagle ford shale natural gas and oil play. To the southeast in orange is the condensate window, followed by the gas window in red.
Eagle ford shale reports directories maps hart energy store. Eagle ford shale drilling and production animation gulf of mexico fact sheet. Recent advances in horizontal drilling technology allow companies to extract oil. Energy information administration has produced new maps that show the structure, thickness, and geologic setting of the utica shale play and the location of production wells. Eagle ford shale midstream cgp52 texas, united states english duration. The eagle ford group of texas contains estimated means of 8. Karnes, gonzales, dewitt, lasalle, mcmullen, and dimmit. The eagle ford covers a major part of south texas, but benefits from being more rural in comparison to other shale plays.
Ruple properties has over 30 years of realty experience in this region, so let us help guide your search for eagle ford shale real estate for sale. In most early reports the name eagle ford clay was used to include bonham clay and blossom sand of present ca. Freedom contracts with pattersonuti drilling for horizontal drilling program in eagle ford shale. The eagle ford shale is a south texas geological formation with a large amount of oil and natural gas. As eagle ford shales sole publication, the magazine will cater to a broad audience that will range from people within the oil and gas industry to people with a genuine interest in the. Eagle ford shale information alamo area council of. Eagle ford texas development of texas eagle ford shale formation is producing natural gas, oil, thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue. Production from shale oil in the united states has helped contribute to a glut in world oil supply that led to a precipitous drop in oil prices beginning in the summer of 2014. Initially the eagle ford formation was known as the mother rock of the gas and petroleum conventional reservoirs produced from the austin chalck formation and it has been studied since the year 1887 by hill, who gave it his name, from outcrops of. Eagle ford shale universal city, tx official website. During third quarter 2019, six counties produced 78 percent of eagle ford s oil.
Eagle ford shale play maps key activities hart energy. Map of eagle ford shale well permits and completions. The active rig count of 96 82715 in the eagle ford places it in second amongst the most popular shale plays in the us. More than 150 pages of maps covering more than 20,000 square miles in the area from eagle pass to halletsville. It is the source rock for the austin chalk and the giant east texas field. Sample ogi gis data create an account with ogi and you will have access to free sample of our online maps ogi fastmap lite see top right of this page to sign up. When you find the article helpful, feel free to share it with your friends or colleagues.
See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. To better understand the regional and vertical variations of reservoir properties and their effects on fluid types and well performance, we conducted an integrated, regional study using production and well log data. The eagle ford shale is a hydrocarbonproducing geological formation extending over 26 counties. Following is a list of map, lease, parcel and welloperator information for counties in the eagle ford shale click here to order data or to get more information on the available parcel, lease, welloperator data for the eagle ford shale samples map samples sample map of area of interest area of interest selection. The 5 companies dominating the eagle ford shale play production in the eagle ford might be down, but eog resources, conocophillips, bhp billiton, chesapeake energy, and marathon oil have the. Because private equity companies moving into the shale will likely be there a short time, theyre unlikely to invest in additional infrastructure to support more eagle ford production, ikonnikova. Home eagle ford shale resources blume library at st. It is important to pay close attention to the dark areas of this map. The information here is sourced well and enriched with great visual photo and video illustrations.
For more detailed information on the results of the eagle ford study, see urtec 2148347, investigating natural fracture effects on well productivity. More than 150 pages of maps covering more than 20,000 square miles in the area. Wells drilled within this area using horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have typically been successful. May 23, 2011 drilling in the eagle ford shale sparks s. This is a night lights image of southeast texas from nasas suomi satellite. The eagle ford play in the center south of texas is the largest tight oil producer and the second largest shale gas producer in the united states. It is clearly mapped using data from the suomi satellite which senses electric illumination and heat from natural gas flaring. The socalled shale revolution has changed the landscape of texas, and thats plain to see from the sky above. History of the eagle ford shale in less than five years, the eagle ford shale has become one of the most drilled shale formations in the united states. Eagle ford shale texas towns consider deep makeovers to prepare for inevitable oil field bust.
Hello, we provide concise yet detailed articles on trip to cities. The companys stock is traded on the nyse under the symbol crk. Click here to view additional maps of our location within texas and in relation to the eagle ford shale. This newly updated version of our popular shale wall map 40. Impact of faulting and fracturing on eagle ford productivity. The crescentshaped scatter of lights south of san antonio is the area where the eagle ford shale is being heavily drilled. Recognized in texas, western louisiana, and southeastern oklahoma.