Enseco Energy To Acquire Eagle Ford Shale, Austin Chalk-Based Directional Drilling Co.

To acquire directional drilling co. active in Eagle Ford, Austin Chalk plays in Texas.

Enseco Energy Services Corp., Calgary, (Toronto Venture: ENS) plans to acquire privately held, Gonzales, Texas-based Petroleum Directional Services (PDS). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

PDS, a directional drilling company, is active with clients in the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk plays in Texas.

PDS president Bob Henderson will transition to operations and sales at Enseco.