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Rio Grande E&P LLC

About

Rio Grande is a privately held company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of natural gas and oil assets in South Texas. Rio Grande was founded in June 2017 by Glenn Hart (the former CEO of Michael Petroleum Corp. and Laredo Energy) and GS Gas LLC (whose principals include Governor Jeb Bush and Jeb Bush Jr).

The Rio Grande management team, which includes industry veterans Jerry Holditch and Brian Butler, specializes in South Texas natural gas production, particularly in Webb County, and the area surrounding Laredo, Texas. The management team has collectively drilled more than 500 wells, acquired interests in over 1,000 wells, and held oil and gas leases of over 500,000 acres in the area of specialization.

Columbus Energy LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rio Grande E&P LLC.

Editor's note: Updated Oct. 15, 2019.

Headquarters Address

10000 Memorial Dr., Suite 500
Houston, TX 77024
United States

Transactions

Report Date Amount (MM) Description
2022-06-01 --

Intrepid-backed Rio Grande E&P Finds Exit to Two Separate, Undisclosed Buyers

Intrepid-backed Rio Grande E&P Finds Exit to Two Separate, Undisclosed Buyers

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2018-03-13 $20.00

Amplify Energy To Sale Noncore South Texas Assets For $20 Million

Amplify Energy To Sale Noncore South Texas Assets For $20 Million

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Forty Under 40: Michael Hart, Rio Grande E&P II LLC

Today's featured Forty Under 40 honoree is Michael Hart, who is CEO of Houston-based Rio Grande E&P II LLC.

Intrepid-backed Rio Grande E&P Finds Exit to Two Separate, Undisclosed Buyers

Rio Grande E&P LLC sold both its conventional and unconventional Eagle Ford Shale assets located in South Texas to two separate undisclosed buyers, according to a June 1 release.

Oil and Gas Investor: Natgas ‘Shoulder Months’ Canceled?

Something unusual is happening on the way to 2022. The “shoulder months” are barely shoulder months. A one-year wonder or a new gas paradigm? Outlooks are favoring the latter. Here’s why.

DUG Permian: Eagle Ford Gas: A Q&A with Rio Grande E&P CEO Glenn Hart

The southern, gassy Eagle Ford was left for better natgas-price days, which are here now. The fairway is further advantaged by pipe buildout deep into Mexico that has more than 6 Bcf/d going south of the border.

Oil and Gas Investor Eagle Ford Natural Gas: Texas Gas to Mexico

While U.S. natural gas demand was mostly flat in 2020, Mexico’s grew. And it came from Texas. The outlook is that Mexico will be ordering more, including from the Eagle Ford’s underdeveloped gas fairway.

DUG Permian/Eagle Ford: Operator Spotlight; The Eagle Ford Gas Fairway

Having produced for decades from South Texas, this operator, Rio Grande Exploration & Production, is now making Eagle Ford natgas—at the border that is first in line across the Rio Grande into the high-demand Mexican market.

Private Reserves: An Outlook from Private Oil Producers

Zero- and lightly levered private operators throughout U.S. oil basins are on the lookout to buy—and not just where they operate currently. These five producers—in Wyoming, Oklahoma, Colorado and South Texas—share their plans.

DUG Eagle Ford: Returning To The Play, Lessons Learned

Rio Grande E&P’s president and CEO, Glenn Hart, shares why this time he’s confident in the company’s relationships and the Eagle Ford Shale region.

DUG Eagle Ford: CEO Perspectives

These two veteran operators bring a wealth of knowledge to the Eagle Ford play.