Frio County, TX and the Eagle Ford Shale Play
Frio County Eagle Ford Shale Map
Frio County (1,134 sq miles) forms a portion of the northern extent of the Eagle Ford Shale oil window. The Eagle Ford Shale in Frio County is thus prospective more so for oil rather than natural gas. The formation is found at depths of less than 4,000 ft in in the north and as deep as 8,000 ft in the south were activity is concentrated.
Eagle Ford Shale drilling is more active in neighboring Atascosa, Dimmit, La Salle, McMullen, and Zavala counties. Other productive formations within the county include the Austin Chalk, Buda, Eagle Ford, and Olmos formations.
County services of interest to oil and gas lease owners include the Frio County Appraisal District (tax collector) office and the Frio County Clerk (property records) office. The county seat is the town of Pearsall. Other towns in Frio County include Bigfoot, Dilley, Frio Town, Hilltop, Moore, North Pearsall, and West Pearsall.
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Major Operators in Frio County
Blackbrush Oil & Gas, Cabot Oil & Gas, and US Enercorp are the most active producers with operations in Frio County, TX.
Frio 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: $50,531,695 (2nd quarter 2012, an increase of 200% since 2009)
Oil & Gas Employment: 982 jobs (2011)
10-Year Oil & Gas Employment Outlook: 1,804 jobs (2021)
Frio County - Eagle Ford Shale Upcoming Projects
This following information is provided by The University of Texas at San Antonio’s (UTSA) Institute for Economic Development.
NuStar Energy - Highway 85 Storage Terminal (2012, 125 MB/day)
2013 Housing Development Projects: Holiday Inn Express and Suites, Southern Inn and Suites, Dilley Motor Inn, Super 8; Chesapeake Energy Corp Office Buildings
E&P Companies with Operations in Frio County
Ambassador Petroleum
Aterra Exploration
AWP Operating
Blackbrush Oil & Gas
BRC Operating
Burnett Oil
Carrizo Oil & Gas
Cheyenne Petroleum
Edwin S. Nichols Exploration
EF Energy
Energy Corp.
First Rock, Inc.
Hess Corporation
Holley Oil
Kaler Energy
Leexus Oil
Lewis Energy Group (BP Partner)
McDay Energy
McMinn Operating
Premier Energy
Red Arrow Energy
Ricochet Energy
Riley Exploration
Rock Solid Operating
Sanchez Energy
Sien Operating
Stonegate Production
Texas American Resources
US Enercorp
Virtex Operating Co.
Frio County Pipeline Companies
Citation Oil & Gas Corporation
Enterprise Products Operating
Howard Energy Partners
La Salle Pipeline
Texstar Midstream Utility
West Texas Gas, Inc.