Deep, Tight Gas

An elite class of operators drills ever deeper into onshore U.S. basins, spurred by the grand potential in such red-hot plays as East Texas' Deep Bossier, Oklahoma's Mountain Front and West Texas' Deep Haley.

East Texas Gas Producers Pushing the Volume Up

Home to numerous gas targets, East Texas prospects are shaping up to be some of the nation's most fruitful gas-producing basins.

East Texas Gas

Popular plays range from straightforward tight-gas targets to tricky, high-temperature, high-pressure reservoirs.

Bossier Shale & Tight Gas Play Overview

North Louisiana

In the northern Bayou State, operators are finding plenty of passed pay in old fields and using huge frac treatments to harvest tight gas resources.

The East Texas Basin

Operators continue to cajole new production from East Texas, the original petroleum province of the Lone Star State.

East Texas Gas Manufacturing

Virtually abandoned for 15 years, Overton Field is getting some new attention through improved drilling and completion techniques and natural gas prices.

The Bossier

This red-hot, tight-gas-sand play in East Texas affirms that exploration in the onshore U.S. can still yield copious reserves.