Toronto, Canada-based Eagleford Energy Inc. has acquired from an arms length party a 10% working interest (7.5% net revenue interest) before payout and a 7.5% working interest (5.625% net revenue interest) after payout of production of the sum of $15,000,000 gross in a Mineral Lease comprising approximately 2,629 gross acres of land in Zavala County, Texas (the Matthews Lease).

Houston-based Lucas Energy Inc. has acquired approximately 2,000 additional acres in the Eagle Ford - Austin Chalk Trend area.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Hilcorp Energy Co., a privately owned oil and gas exploration and development company based in Houston, have signed an agreement for KKR to invest up to $400 million in Hilcorp Resources LLC, a newly formed partnership created to own and develop Hilcorp’s oil and gas properties located in the Eagle Ford Shale trend of South Texas.

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. has signed a joint operating and exploration agreement with privately-held Hunt Oil based in Dallas, Texas. In the April issue of OGFJ, Hunt Oil ranked No. 12 in the list of top privately held companies based on year to date production.

Oil and gas midstream companies Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP and Copano Energy LLC have entered into agreements for Eagle Ford Gathering LLC, a 50/50 joint venture to provide gathering, transportation and processing services to natural gas producers in the Eagle Ford Shale resource play in South Texas.

As part of a plan to expand midstream infrastructure to handle natural gas production from the South Texas Eagle Ford shale play, Enterprise Products Partners LP and Duncan Energy Partners LP will expand their jointly-owned South Texas Shoup and Armstrong facilities, which provide natural gas processing and natural gas liquids fractionation services.

Rosetta Resources Inc. provided an update and outlook on its Eagle Ford shale activity.

Goodrich Petroleum Corp. has agreed to purchase leasehold in both the Eagle Ford and Haynesville shale plays. Jefferies & Co. shares thoughts on the deals.

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. has drilled its third successful well in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas.

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. has approved an initial 2010 capital budget of $25 million. Most of the budget is set for exploration and development activities associated with the company’s acquisition of assets of Triad Energy Corp.