In 2018, the boards of the South Texas Energy & Economic Roundtable (STEER) and the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) approved the merger of STEER into TXOGA. The merger was finalized on January 1, 2020. TXOGA members now have access to all STEER committees and activities of STEER.
The STEER Advisory Council provides direction for activities throughout the Eagle Ford Shale and San Antonio region. Our diverse membership includes the largest producers in the Eagle Ford Shale. Please consult the list below for more information about our current members. If your organization would like information about membership, please Contact Us.
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Chesapeake Energy Corporation is the second-largest producer of natural gas, a Top 15 producer of oil and natural gas liquids and the most active driller of new wells in the United States. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the Company’s operations are focused on discovering and developing unconventional natural gas and oil fields onshore in the United States. Chesapeake owns leading positions in the Eagle Ford, Utica, Granite Wash, Cleveland, Tonkawa, Mississippi Lime and Niobrara unconventional liquids plays and in the Marcellus, Haynesville/Bossier and Barnett unconventional natural gas shale plays.
Much of Chesapeake’s Eagle Ford acreage is located in Dimmit, Frio, LaSalle, McMullen, Webb and Zavala counties in the oil and wet gas, or liquids rich, windows of the shale play. Oil and natural gas drilling in the Eagle Ford Shale became economically feasible for development when advanced drilling and completion techniques, such as horizontal drilling coupled with hydraulic fracturing, were developed. Chesapeake wells in the Eagle Ford Shale range in depth from approximately 6,000 to 10,500 feet below the surface.
The Company also owns substantial marketing and oilfield services businesses through its subsidiaries Chesapeake Energy Marketing, Inc. and Chesapeake Oilfield Operating, L.L.C. More information is available at www.chk.com where Chesapeake routinely posts announcements, updates, events, investor information, presentations and news releases.
CONOCOPHILLIPS
ConocoPhillips is the world’s largest independent exploration and production company, based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas. The company explores for, develops and produces crude oil and natural gas globally.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, ConocoPhillips has operations in 21 countries. Its portfolio includes legacy assets in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia and a growing North American shale businesses.
For more information, visit http://www.conocophillips.com.
DEVON ENERGY
Devon Energy Corporation is a leading independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Devon’s operations are focused onshore in the United States and Canada.
The company’s portfolio of oil and gas properties provides stable, environmentally responsible production and a platform for future growth. Devon has more than doubled its onshore North American oil production since 2011 and has a deep inventory of development opportunities to deliver future oil growth. Devon also produces about 1.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day and about 130,000 barrels of natural gas liquids per day.
Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Devon is a Fortune 500 company and is included in the S&P 500 Index. Its common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DVN.
For more information, visit www.devonenergy.com.
EOG RESOURCES, INC.
EOG Resources, Inc. is one of the largest independent (non-integrated) crude oil and natural gas companies in the United States with proved reserves in the United States, Trinidad, the United Kingdom, and China.
Favoring a decentralized business model, EOG’s U.S. operations are divided into seven areas, with its Eagle Ford activities managed out of its San Antonio office. In addition, the company has field offices located in communities throughout South Texas. The company believes this organizational approach, where employees live and work in the same communities where it has operations, provides a positive and direct benefit for local communities. Employees and contractors directly support regional economies by purchasing local goods and services and paying local taxes.
EOG employees actively collaborate with civic leaders, elected officials, and citizen groups, while looking for opportunities to strengthen the communities where the company is active. Through these activities, EOG supports infrastructure and service projects to improve the lives of local citizens.
Since first beginning operations in the Eagle Ford, EOG has expanded activity to become the largest oil producer as well as the largest acreage holder in the region.
For more information, visit http://www.eogresources.com/.
ENSIGN
Ensign Natural Resources is an exploration & production company expanding through asset acquisitions and development in the Eagle Ford Basin. We believe in making disciplined investments, applying effective technology and focusing on continuous improvement.
Headquartered in Houston, TX, Ensign was established in 2017 and is led by a management team experienced in finding, developing and exploiting unconventional assets. Ensign was formed with equity commitments from two top-tier, energy-focused private equity firms, Warburg Pincus and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P.
For more information, visit https://ensignnr.com/
MARATHON OIL
Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) is a global exploration and production company based in Houston, Texas. With major acquisitions in the Eagle Ford over the last several years, Marathon Oil has established a top-tier position in this liquids-rich resource play. The Company’s Eagle Ford acreage is located primarily within Atascosa, DeWitt, Frio, Gonzales and Karnes counties.
Marathon Oil has invested strategically in the formation’s highest value oil and condensate core areas, consistent with its focus on developing unconventional, liquids-rich resource plays. Marathon Oil creates value by responsibly producing oil and natural gas vital to meeting the world’s growing energy needs. In doing so, we act responsibly toward our shareholders and busi¬ness partners, support those who work for us, and improve the communities in which we operate. Our uncompromising focus on our core values protects our license to operate and drives business performance.
For more information, please http://www.marathonoil.com.
MURPHY OIL
Murphy Oil Corporation, headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas, is a worldwide oil and gas exploration and production company.
The Company produces oil and natural gas in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, and the Republic of the Congo, and conducts exploration activities worldwide. Murphy Oil Corporation also owns marketing operations in the United States and the United Kingdom, including a refinery in Milford Haven, Wales.
For more information, visit http://www.murphyoilcorp.com/.
NOBLE ENERGY
Noble Energy, Inc. is a global independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company with a diverse portfolio of high-quality assets, a track record of success and a sound strategy for the future.
Founded in 1932, Noble Energy has succeeded where others would not venture – applying global experience to safely and responsibly create new opportunities. The company has proven its ability to move from discovery to efficient execution of large-scale development projects and has additional major projects under development.
Noble Energy (NYSE: NBL) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company with a diversified high-quality portfolio of both U.S. unconventional and global offshore conventional assets spanning three continents. The company is committed to safely and responsibly delivering our purpose –Energizing the World, Bettering People’s Lives.
For more information, visit http://www.nobleenergyinc.com.
OVINTIV
Ovintiv is one of North America’s oldest oil and natural gas producers. Their roots go back to the late 1800s when workers for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) drilling a water well discovered natural gas. Ovintiv opted to make use of this newly discovered resource. In 1884, CPR drilled the first producing gas well in Alberta, Canada, to supply railway buildings with natural gas. That well was in use for about 50 years. Innovation has been the driving force behind Ovintiv’s evolution.
For decades, Ovintiv has been at the forefront of oil and natural gas exploration and development. Ovintiv was among the first in the oil and natural gas industry to use slant drilling techniques on a large scale to drive performance. Since the early 2000s, Ovintiv has focused on North American “resource plays,” a term it coined for unconventional resources locked deep in tight sands and shales. In 2007, Ovintiv’s culture of knowledge sharing led to the transfer of horizontal drilling techniques, first employed in the Barnett Shale of Texas, to Canada’s Montney formation, where it was successfully refined and returned to Texas.
For more information, visit https://www.ovintiv.com/
SM ENERGY
SM Energy, founded in 1908, is a company with a longstanding, principled approach to doing business. Our company values drive our behavior – building open, honest and transparent relationships with our stakeholders. As an independent exploration and production company with operations across North America, it’s our above-ground assets – our people – who set SM Energy apart from other oil and gas companies.
Our operations in Texas account for nearly 70 percent of the company’s total production, most of which is from our core Eagle Ford position in Webb and Dimmit Counties. SM Energy is committed to building and maintaining strong relationships with our neighbors in the South Texas community. We treat people the way we want to be treated – fairly and with respect. We’re passionate about what we do and committed to doing our jobs the right way. That means we focus on operating every job site safely and in a manner that respects the environment and minimizes our footprint.
At SM Energy, we are proud to contribute to revitalization of the oil and gas industry and the expanding supply of beneficial natural gas, which is reviving the US economy and making this country more energy independent. We take our role in this very seriously. We strongly believe that our values, commitment to excellence, flexibility and experience give SM Energy the edge and resilience to continue our long-term success as a strategic player in the energy industry.
For more information, visit www.sm-energy.com.
XTO ENERGY
XTO Energy Inc. was founded in 1986 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Safely and responsibly extracting natural gas from U.S. shale and other tight formations are our principal business. We also produce crude oil and natural gas liquids in the United States.
We’re the nation’s largest holder of natural gas reserves, and we have one of the highest drilling success rates in the industry.
We operate throughout the United States, from the Great Plains to Appalachia. You’ll find us in places such as Montana and Pennsylvania, Utah and Louisiana, and Texas and Ohio. We own interests in approximately 40,000 producing oil and natural gas wells across the country.
XTO Energy Inc. and Exxon Mobil Corporation merged in 2010. This teamed XTO’s expertise and experience in the natural gas business with ExxonMobil’s cutting-edge technologies, financial strength and historic leadership in the global energy industry.
Safety is a core value that’s reflected in our planning, decision-making, and day-to-day operations. We work closely with communities, local officials and regulatory authorities to meet the highest standards.
XTO is built around exceptional employees who make exceptional performance a habit. Thanks to talented people, technological innovation and plenty of hard work, we’re the nation’s largest producer of natural gas.
It’s through the dedication and commitment of our employees that we earn your trust.
For more information, visit https://www.xtoenergy.com.