Eagle Ford Acreage Positions: Top Companies
| Company | Active Rigs | Leasehold |
| EOG Resources | 20 | 520,000 net |
| Chesapeake Energy | 19 | 450,000 net with CNOOC |
| Apache Corp. | 0 | 450,000 (400,000 JV Enervest) |
| Petrohawk Energy/BHP Billiton | 12 | 332,300 net |
| Pioneer Natural Resources | 11 | 310,000 gross |
| Newfield Exploration | 1 | 300,000 net |
| Marathon Oil | 8* | 285,000 net |
| Shell | 4 | 250,000 net |
| Anadarko Petroleum | 9 | 240,000 gross (KNOC 33%) |
| ConocoPhillips | 14 | 220,000 gross (95% WI) |
| Murphy Oil | 4 | 201,000 net |
| SM Energy | 6 | 234,600 net |
As of 8/05/2011
* includes Hilcorp rigs
Compiled by Ann Priestman & Richard Mason
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