Eagle Ford News

Hinds Petroleum of Houston has filed for a permit to drill a 1200-foot well in the Casa Blanca field.

Jose Mojica wires a unit this week at Sendero Ranch, a development outside Pearsall.

Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter said Wednesday the commission and some oil and gas companies may launch a program to use natural gas to operate on-site generators to power operations in the Eagle Ford Shale.

TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES Phil Gaarder, vice president of refining and manufacturing manager for Flint Hills Resources, welcomes visitors Wednesday to a tour of a retrofitted oil dock which will help in the loading of oil from Eagle Ford Shale fields.

Jorge Lopez tapes and floats a unit at Sendero Ranch, a man camp outside Pearsall, Texas, Monday, May 22, 2012.

On the second of my three-day interview, I got a chance to walk around downtown.

Waste water trucks used by Pinnergy, Ltd. are lined up on recently developed commercial land near Pleasanton, Texas Wednesday May 9, 2012.

Amy Myers Jaffe, Rice University, speaks at the WISE, Women In the Industry Sharing Experiences, event of the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference at the Reliant Center Tuesday, May 1, 2012, in Houston.

A luncheon presentation to discuss opportunities related to Eagle Ford Shale is planned for May 23.

Audience members listen as Poth resident Roger Pollok addresses the Poth Planning and Zoning Commission during a May 8 public hearing.

The Southwest Independent School District will seek voter approval of $165 million in bond debt this fall, its board decided Tuesday.

That's because if oil prices fall too low, the expensive fracking and horizontal drilling used to exploit the estimated billion barrels of oil buried in shale formations 11,000 feet beneath south and southeast Texas will no longer be cost effective, and oil industry experts warn that when rigs are removed from an area, it is a lengthy and very ... (more)

Garrett Ruple stands next to some commercial property recently sold on Interstate 37 near Pleasanton, Texas.

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One Opinion: Eagle Ford shale: Dream come true or nightmare? May 9, 2012 There is no one in South Texas who has not seen the changes brought about by what some now predict is the largest-ever economic boom for Texas.

Port of Corpus Christi commissioners on Tuesday approved a lease agreement with NuStar Logistics for more than 4 acres currently leased to Gulf Copper.

A university report says a South Texas oil and gas bonanza supported nearly 48,000 jobs last year while creating overnight boom towns cashing in on a $25 billion economic windfall.

Disclaimer: Elaine Kolodziej is responsible for this content, which is not edited by the Wilson County News or wilsoncountynews.com. 1 comment There is no one in South Texas who has not seen the changes brought about by what some now predict is the largest-ever economic boom for Texas.

Traffic piles up at along State Highway 85 at the US 83 intersection in Carrizo Springs, Texas, Thursday, March 22, 2112.

A report released today says the Eagle Ford shale oil and natural gas field in south Texas could turn out to be the largest recoverable oil deposit ever found in the Lower 48 states, and predicts production, revenue, and employment from the hydraulic fracking field will be more than double what had previously been estimated, 1200 WOAI news reports.