Eagle Ford/Austin Chalk Shales: High returns fail to stave off summer retreat

The caliche roads cutting through the blackbrush and mesquite of the South Texas brush country are a bit less congested of late, as Eagle Ford drilling and completion activity dips in what is ranked among the most profitable of the unconventional plays.

Jim Redden / Contributing Editor

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