在石油和天然气行业的发展似乎是一场寸土必争的战斗，就像第一次世界大战期间在凡尔登山上艰难跋涉穿越湿漉漉的堑壕战一样。对于凡尔登石油公司的创始人来说，情况就是这样，所以这个名字沿用了下来。

但凡尔登石油公司的战场并不在法国北部，而是在德克萨斯州南部，自 2015 年启动以来，这家由 EnCap 支持的生产商一直努力在 Eagle Ford 和 Austin Chalk 油田中占据一席之地。

如今，Verdun 是南德克萨斯州最大的私营生产商之一，拥有超过 285,000 英亩的净租赁土地（97% 已投入运营），日产量为 90,000 桶净当量（55% 为石油，80% 为液体）。但即使拥有数千个可供支配的总地点，该公司仍在重蹈覆辙，寻求再压裂机会。

Growing in the oil and gas business might seem a battle of inches, like slogging through the sodden trench warfare in the hills of Verdun in World War I. It seemed that way to the founders of Verdun Oil Co., so the name stuck.

But Verdun Oil’s battleground isn’t in northern France—it’s in South Texas, where the EnCap-backed producer has fought to grow a position in the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk plays since launching in 2015.

Today, Verdun is among the largest private producers remaining in South Texas, with more than 285,000 net leasehold acres (97% operated) and an output of 90,000 net boe/d (55% oil, 80% liquids). But even with thousands of gross locations at its disposal, the company is going over old ground to pursue refrac opportunities.