Gonzales County, TX and the Eagle Ford Shale Play
Gonzales County (1,070 sq miles) lies in south Texas above a shale play known as the Eagle Ford shale. The county is targeted for the liquids-rich nature of the Eagle Ford formation in this area. The county is part of the northern region of the Eagle Ford play where the oil trend narrows. Recent drilling in nearby Fayette County is extending the play past Gonzales. Activity in the county is focused in the shale oil window in the southwest third of the county. The geology in the northwest portion of the county is not likely suitable for development as the Eagle Ford is much more shallow and the thermal maturity of the oil is lower. County services of interest to oil and gas lease owners include the Gonzales County Appraisal District (tax collector) office and the Gonzales County Clerk(property records) office. The county seat is the town of Gonzales, named in memory of Rafael Gonzales, a Governor of one of the United Mexican States. Other towns in Gonzales County include Nixon, Pilgrim, Smiley, and Waelder.
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Major Operators in Gonzales
EOG Resources is the most active operator in the county.
Gonzales County - Eagle Ford Shale Statistics
This following information is provided by The University of Texas at San Antonio’s (UTSA) Institute for Economic Development.
- Quarterly Taxable Spending: $43,372,249 (2nd quarter 2012, an increase of 62% since 2009)
- Oil & Gas Employment: 3,636 jobs (2011)
- 10-Year Oil & Gas Employment Outlook: 9,812 (2021)
Gonzales County - Eagle Ford Shale Upcoming or Recent Projects
This following information is provided by The University of Texas at San Antonio’s (UTSA) Institute for Economic Development.
- Nixon Refinery - Up to almost 15,000 barrels a day
- Hotel Development - Holiday Inn, Sleep Inn & Suites
- Texas Gonzales & Northern Company (rail) - Added >25 employees for large volumes of frac sand, oil field supplies; Doubled track in past year (12 to 25 miles)
- EOG Resources - Harwood Terminal (2012, 46 MB/d)
- Enterprise Products Partners - Lyssy Station Crude/Condensate Terminal & Storage Facility (600MB)
- Enterprise Products Partners - Marshall Station Crude/Condensate Terminal & Storage Facility (400MB)
E&P Companies with Operations in Gonzales County
- 1776 Energy
- Argent Energy Trust
- Barnhart Co.
- Burlington Resources
- CML Exploration
- Denali Oil & Gas
- Diamond Sabal Operating
- Eagle Ford Oil & Gas Corp.
- EOG Resources
- Forest Oil
- Geosouthern Energy
- Hilcorp Energy (Acquired by Marathon Oil)
- Ironwood Oil & Gas
- Hunt Oil
- Lucas Energy
- Marathon Oil
- Matador Resources
- Modern Exploration
- Paloma Resources
- Penn Virginia Corporation
- Petrohawk Energy
- Riley Exploration'
- Rosetta Resources
- Santana Energy
- Sharon Resources (Magnum Hunter Resources)
- Sharon Hunter (Magnum Hunter Resources)
- Southern Bay Operating
- Strand Energy
- Texas International Operating
- Tidal Petroleum
- Union Gas
- Weber Energy
- ZaZa Energy
Gonzales County Pipeline Companies
- Enterprise Products
- EOG Resources
- GSI Oil & Gas
- Balcones Minerals
- DCP Midstream
- Energy Transfer
- Texas Gas Service