Energy & Exploration Preparing to Go Public with Eagle Ford & Woodbine Acreage

Eaglebine Amelia Resources

Energy & Exploration is preparing for a potential $275 million public offering of shares. The company has more than 43,000 acres in Texas and Colorado and has agreed to acquire ~57,000 acres in the Eagle Ford and Woodbine from Chesapeake for $125 million. It was not disclosed if there was production associated with the acquisition. If not, the company is paying a little more than $2,000 per acre.

Energy & Exploration's founder has a history in land work and the company decided to step into operating at the beginning of 2012.

Hunt Pettit, 42, an entrepreneur and land man who was an early mover in the Eagle Ford Shale, now works at the helm of Fort Worth, Texas-based Energy & Exploration Partners Inc.

The company will trade on the NYSE under the symbol ENXP. Read more about the company's SEC filing at marketwatch.com

EOG Announces Eagle Ford Shale Discovery and Acreage

EOG becomes one of the largest acreage holders in the Eagle Ford Shale with the announcement of its acreage position.

HOUSTON - EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) today announced crude oil discoveries in South Texas, North Dakota and Colorado. Potential reserves were increased on its Bakken/Three Forks and Fort Worth Barnett Shale Combo crude oil and liquids-rich acreage. In addition, natural gas reserve estimates were also raised for its Haynesville/Bossier and British Columbia Horn River Basin acreage.

"These results reflect EOG's concerted effort over the last four years to capture early mover positions in new crude oil and liquids-rich plays amenable to horizontal drilling," said Mark G. Papa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Crude Oil Discoveries

In South Texas, EOG has accumulated acreage across six counties in the Eagle Ford Play where it has drilled 16 delineation wells over a 120 mile trend. Based on initial drilling and production results, as well as technical and core analysis, the estimated reserve potential on EOG's 505,000 net acre position in the oil window is approximately 900 million barrels of crude oil equivalent (MMboe), net after royalty (NAR). Development of this high rate-of-return crude oil play is underway with the first significant production impact projected for 2011.