EnergyReader · 2026-08-06 05:31

Buda Limestone Nears Exhaustion as Eagle Ford Shifts to Gas-Led Growth

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 6, 2026

The Buda Limestone formation beneath the Eagle Ford shale has produced since around 1930, but the remaining technically recoverable resources now stand at just 184 billion cubic feet of gas and 12 million barrels of oil, according to Mercer Capital analysis cited by OilPrice.com. That compares with cumulative output of 204 million barrels of oil and 287 billion cubic feet of gas over nearly a century of production.

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