Immediately southeast of the Haynesville, the eastern Louisiana Austin Chalk is making headlines from the great interest gained by EOG Resources Inc., ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil Corp. and others, including one of the first to lease, PetroQuest. Here’s the 411.
SPEAKER(S):
Charles Goodson, President & CEO, PetroQuest Energy Inc.
Edward L. O'Brien III, Senior Economist, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
Bryan Hanks, President, Beta Land Services LLC
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