Fayette County, TX and the Eagle Ford Shale Play
Fayette County Eagle Ford Shale Map
Fayette County (960 sq miles) is in south-central Texas and forms part of the Eagle Ford shale play. Fayette County sits in an area of the Eagle Ford formation that is liquids-rich in nature.
The county is better known for its Austin Chalk production and as an extension of the Giddings Field. The county is in the northern region of the Eagle Ford play where the formation is not as thick or thermally mature as other areas. Successful drilling in Fayette County does have the potential to open the county to additional drilling. Activity in the county is focused in the shale oil window, where the the formation is being developed with horizontal drilling. The extent of commercial production in the county is not yet understood as Eagle Ford exploration in Fayette County is still in its early stages.
County services of interest to oil and gas lease owners include the Fayette County Appraisal District (tax collector) office and the Fayette County Clerk (property records) office. The county seat is the town of La Grange. Other towns in Fayette County include Carmine, Fayetteville, Flatonia, Muldoon, Round Top, and Schulenburg.
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Major Operators in Fayette
Enervest is the largest producing company in the county. The company operates wells that form part of the company's Giddings Field assets that produce from the Austin Chalk formation.
Fayette 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.
ETC (Energy Transfer Partners) - Gas Pipeline (from DeWitt County)
ETC (Energy Transfer Partners) - NGL Pipeline (to Colorado County)
ETC (Energy Transfer Partners) - La Grange Natural Gas Processing (2012, 100 MMcf/d)
ETC (Energy Transfer Partners) - Chisolm Natural Gas Processing (2012, 120 MMcf/d)
E&P Companies with Operations in Fayette County
Argent Energy Trust
Cypress E&P
Denali Oil & Gas
Enervest
Lama Energy
Leexus Oil
Sanchez Energy
Southern Bay Operating
WCS Oil & Gas Corporation
Weber Energy
Fayette County Pipeline Companies
Plains All American Pipeline
Balcones Minerals
Browning Oil Company
DCP Midstream
Energy Transfer
Enterprise Products
Kinder Morgan