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Haynesville Basin Data, History & Stats
This guide provides information about the Haynesville Basin, oil and gas data, history, top operators and other facts.

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This guide provides information about the Haynesville Basin, oil and gas data, history, top operators and other facts.
The Haynesville is a Jurassic Period rock formation that underlies southwestern Arkansas, northwest Louisiana, and East Texas. It is located 10,500 to 13,000 feet beneath the surface of the earth.
On the border of Texas and Louisiana, The Haynesville Basin covers 23 counties. It averages 200 to 300 feet thick and covers an area of around 9,000 square miles. The Cotton Valley Group sandstone lies on top of the Haynesville Shale, which is buried beneath the Smackover Formation limestone. The Haynesville was deposited in a subbasin of the broader Gulf Coast Basin, which formed as a result of the breakup of Pangea and rifting of the Yucatan away from the US.
Through conventional wells, the region has produced natural gas and oil for many years. From a portion of the Texas-Louisiana-Mississippi Salt Basin, these wells extract gas and oil. Drilling has concentrated on the salt basin and the unconventional resources of the Haynesville Shale over the past ten years.
Chesapeake Energy discovered the play at the beginning of 2008, which resulted in a significant uptick in local leasing activity. Another gas formation just above the Haynesville, the Bossier Shale, has also been successfully developed by operators. Many refer to the play as the Haynesville/Bossier Shale, despite the fact that they are two distinct producing formations.
With an estimated 250 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas, the Haynesville Shale was considered to be the largest natural gas field in the 48 contiguous states in 2008. Although now the Appalachian Basin and Marcellus Formation are seen as having greater gas resources. Recoverable reserves in the Haynesville were estimated by some experts to be 6.5 billion cubic feet on average per well. According to a prediction by the US Energy Information Administration, the typical well would yield 2.67 billion cubic feet of gas.
Since 2008, production has increased dramatically, minting several new millionaires in the Shreveport, Louisiana, area. In November 2011, the amount of gas produced in the Haynesville peaked at 7.2 billion cubic feet per day. 9.3% of the US’s total gas production, or 6.2 billion cubic feet per day, was produced in January 2013 from this formation.
Production in the Haynesville has gone through two distinct phases, with an early peak in 2011 and huge production growth from 2017 through today bringing total production up to 12 bcf/d. The second phase has been driven by both well productivity improvements and developments at the surface.
Longer laterals and VERY intense completions have resulted in large production improvements. The Haynesville stands alone with many wells completed with over 3,500 lbs/ft of proppant. This type of completing results in the Haynesville wells having production in the ballpark of the Marcellus – a huge accomplishment.
At the same time, the Haynesville has benefited from better price differentials and offtake capacity. The Haynesville is situated adjacent to the Gulf Coast market, and producers realize pricing very close to Henry Hub. Additionally, LNG export terminals have been built and more are under construction in the area, providing another offtake option and improving local prices.
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Ranking | County | State | Horizontal Well Count | April 2022 - Daily Production (Mcf/d) |
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1 | De Soto | Louisiana | 2.072 | 3,104,444 |
2 | Panola (TX) | Texas | 773 | 2,019,213 |
3 | Caddo (LA) | Louisiana | 689 | 1,645,035 |
4 | Red River (LA) | Louisiana | 663 | 1,152,599 |
5 | Harrison (TX) | Texas | 404 | 823.543 |
6 | San Augustine | Texas | 329 | 632.681 |
7 | Sabine (LA) | Louisiana | 320 | 547.243 |
8 | Bossier | Louisiana | 284 | 679.122 |
9 | Bienville | Louisiana | 218 | 376.541 |
10 | Natchitoches | Louisiana | 48 | 474.181 |
11 | Nacogdoches | Texas | 173 | 256.121 |
12 | Shelby (TX) | Texas | 188 | 206.677 |
13 | Rusk (TX) | Texas | 222 | 149.976 |
14 | Angelina | Texas | 35 | 111.548 |
15 | Webster (LA) | Louisiana | 14 | 41.698 |
16 | Sabine (TX) | Texas | 15 | 1.272 |
Ranking | Operator | State | Horizontal Well Count | April 2022 - Daily Production (Mcf/d) |
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1 | Southwestern Energy | Louisiana | 802 | 1,860,695 |
2 | Chesapeake | Louisiana | 1.081 | 2,049,713 |
3 | Comstock | Texas & Louisiana | 807 | 1,846,478 |
4 | Aethon Energy | Texas & Louisiana | 590 | 1,649,477 |
5 | Rockcliff Energy | Texas | 256 | 1,197,615 |
6 | BP | Texas & Louisiana | 498 | 492.546 |
7 | Exxon Mobil | Texas & Louisiana | 300 | 372.982 |
8 | Sabine | Texas | 219 | 573.063 |
9 | Trinity Operating | Texas & Louisiana | 42 | 418.414 |
10 | EXCO Resources | Texas & Louisiana | 519 | 291.844 |
11 | Paloma Natural Gas | Louisiana | 53 | 175.736 |
12 | Blue Dome | Texas & Louisiana | 23 | 194.219 |
13 | Diversified Energy | Texas & Louisiana | 168 | 110.93 |
14 | R. Lacy Services | Texas | 22 | 195.023 |
15 | TG Natural Resources | Texas | 258 | 89.555 |
16 | Ensight IV | Louisiana | 20 | 77.978 |
17 | Tanos Exploration II | Texas | 36 | 65.541 |
18 | Tellurian | Louisiana | 24 | 0 |
19 | Silver Hill | Texas | 10 | 130.493 |
20 | Legacy Reserves | Texas | 11 | 66.059 |
21 | KJ Energy | Texas | 48 | 45.158 |
22 | Amplify Energy | Texas & Louisiana | 96 | 35.102 |
23 | Sponte Operating, Inc. | Texas | 6 | 55.093 |
24 | PetroQuest Energy | Texas | 29 | 35.07 |
25 | Chevron | Louisiana | 46 | 25.58 |
26 | Silver Hill Energy Operating, LLC | Louisiana | 6 | 19.744 |
27 | Merit Energy | Texas | 67 | 16.947 |
28 | GEP Haynesville II | Louisiana | 100 | 14.273 |
29 | Valence Operating Company | Texas | 24 | 16.246 |
30 | Sheridan Production III | Texas | 72 | 12.56 |
31 | C6 Operating, L.l.c. | Texas | 3 | 31.858 |
32 | Empresa Operating, LLC | Louisiana | 10 | 16.658 |
33 | Slant Operating | Texas | 14 | 17.036 |
34 | Shelby Boswell | Texas | 34 | 3.538 |
35 | Eagle Valley Development LLC | Texas | 1 | 743 |
36 | Crescent Pass Energy | Texas & Louisiana | 7 | 1.704 |
37 | Craton Operating LLC | Texas | 8 | 1.918 |
38 | Verado Energy | Texas | 2 | 1.711 |
39 | Rfe Operating, LLC | Texas | 5 | 5.176 |
40 | New Century | Texas & Louisiana | 5 | 1.197 |
41 | Eagle | Texas | 1 | 857 |
42 | Tdx Energy, LLC | Louisiana | 1 | 626 |
43 | Egh Operating, LLC | Louisiana | 4 | 1.112 |
44 | Enpower Resources Inc. | Texas & Louisiana | 8 | 707 |
45 | Pine Wave | Texas | 5 | 373 |
46 | Buffco Production | Louisiana | 1 | 243 |
47 | Matador | Louisiana | 4 | 523 |
48 | Ark-la-tex Energy | Louisiana | 3 | 197 |
49 | Arapahoe Spv LLC | Louisiana | 2 | 180 |
50 | Titan Rock E&p, LLC | Texas | 2 | 194 |
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