Eagle Ford To Outperform ND Bakken Play

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  (EIA) U.S. Energy Information Administration New well starts in the Eagle Ford region in Texas increased 110% from January through March 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, according to reporting and analysis by BENTEK Energy LLC (Bentek). Other key findings include: Operators started drilling (spudded) 856 new wells in January through March 2012 compared to 407 in … [Read more...]

Eagle Ford Oil and Natural Gas Shale Play Information October 2011

Eagle Ford Shale Play September Map

Eagle Ford Oil and Gas Shale Play in Texas is still HOT! As of September 1, 2011 there have been 2,522 oil and gas wells issued permits. Octobers post is centered around Karnes, Wilson and DeWitt counties. Karnes County October Permit Approvals, Completions and Operators : 1. 38 oil and gas well permits were approved 2. 68 oil and gas wells were completed Karnes County … [Read more...]

Eagle Ford Shale Boom Creates a Shortage of Hotel Space

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  Wow, what an exciting problem to have! In a 24 county area hotel/motel space is at a premium and in many cases hotel/motel rates have doubled. People are calling me almost daily looking for rentals and small land tracts to put in RV parks. A hotel consultant Douglas Sutton, Vice President of San Antonio based Source Strategies, was quoted as saying "The majority of the recovery we're … [Read more...]

Eagle Ford Shale Play Wells Permitted and Completed as of August 1, 2011

Eagle Ford Shale Play August 2011

2301 permits, 253 on schedule for oil and 394 on schedule for gas as of 8/01/2011 Eagle Ford Shale Play is said to the largest oil and gas find in the United States in the last 40 years. This formation spans 300 miles.   This oil and gas play is estimated to have created more than 12,600 jobs to date and that figure could go as high as 20,000 by the end of 2011, according to Dominique … [Read more...]

Eagle Ford July 2011 Oil & Gas Completions Karnes County Texas

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Oil and gas activity in Karnes County Texas keeps on pumping!! According to information I obtained from the Railroad Commission Online Research for Completed Oil and Gas wells for the month of July 2011 here is what I found: 11 Oil and gas companies submitted completion packages. 65 Oil and gas wells were completed The big players for the month of July are: EOG Resources -14 … [Read more...]

Oil and Gas Going Gangbusters in Karnes County Texas

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Karnes County is a happening county in terms of new oil and gas wells being permitted.  Everywhere you go there's a new rig being setup to do it's thang! Drilling for natural gas or Texas Tea! How big is Karnes County? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 754 square miles, of which 750 square miles is land and 3 square miles is water. Major … [Read more...]

Panna Maria Texas Home of Black Gold, Texas Tea

Panna Maria Texas

  "Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea." Phrases made popular by the 1960's show The Beverly Hillbillies. Karnes County is a hotspot of drilling activity. The county is approximately 750 square miles and the county seat is Karnes City. Many landowners are very happy with what's occurring on their land if they were fortunate enough to have a drilling rig setup on it and of … [Read more...]