Sunday, September 28, 2025

The Haynesville: A Natural Gas Bellwether

Contributed By Chad Bourne and Ryan Long, Ralph E. Davis Associates LLC The Texas-Louisiana Salt Basin, and in particular the Haynesville Shale, is a prolific dry natural gas play in East Texas and Northwest Louisiana (Figure 1) strategically located near petrochemical complexes and LNG export facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast, which helps facilitate rapid “spuds-to-sales” cycle times. Currently, the