Texas-South

Aug. 13, 2010
Penn Virginia Corp., Radnor, Pa., acquired from an undisclosed seller 6,800 net acres prospective for predominantly oil in Cretaceous Eagle Ford shale mainly in Gonzales County, Tex., for $31.1 million.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Aug. 13
– Penn Virginia Corp., Radnor, Pa., acquired from an undisclosed seller 6,800 net acres prospective for predominantly oil in Cretaceous Eagle Ford shale mainly in Gonzales County, Tex., for $31.1 million.

Penn Virginia said the acreage is highly contiguous and is estimated to contain more than 40 horizontal well locations. The company is operator with an average 73% working interest.