What Lewis Energy Group does

Lewis Energy Group is a privately held, vertically integrated natural gas company founded in 1983 by Rod Lewis and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The company explores, drills, completes, and produces natural gas from the Eagle Ford Shale, Austin Chalk, Olmos, and Escondido formations across Webb, La Salle, and Dimmitt Counties in South Texas, operating more than 2,500 wells that collectively produce over 1 billion cubic feet of gas per day. Lewis is also the only U.S. company in three decades trusted by PEMEX to operate in Mexico, where Lewis Energy Mexico (LEM) holds a Public Works Contract covering an 88,000-acre contract area (Olmos Block) and has drilled 17 wells, including the first Eagle Ford discovery in the country.

The company operates through a fully integrated model spanning three core units: upstream E&P in South Texas and Mexico; Sabino Energy Services, an in-house oilfield services division with a fleet of AC triple rigs, 237,000 HP of frac capacity (20,000+ stages completed), wireline, coil tubing, water services, a 23,000-ton sand terminal, and a 20,000 BBL/day saltwater disposal facility; and Navarro Midstream Services, which operates over 900 miles of pipeline and 80,000+ horsepower of compression with treating and dehydration facilities. Lewis serves a diverse customer base including PEMEX (under multi-hundred-million-dollar contracts), TotalEnergies (which acquired a 45% interest in Eagle Ford assets in 2024), third-party gas producers via Navarro's gathering services, EOG Resources as a co-operator, and South Texas landowners selling or leasing mineral and royalty interests through a dedicated Land Department and Energylink royalty portal.

Lewis generates revenue primarily through sale of produced natural gas at market prices, supplemented by midstream gathering fees from third-party producers (Navarro), oilfield services revenue from third-party operators (Sabino), international contract revenue from PEMEX public works contracts, and one-time payments for mineral and royalty interest acquisitions. The company is privately owned and controlled by founder Rod Lewis without institutional investment, and pursues growth through organic development across multiple South Texas formations, international expansion in Mexico, and strategic partial-asset monetizations such as the TotalEnergies transactions that preserve operational control while recycling capital into additional drilling.

Name

Lewis Energy Group

Legal name

Lewis Energy Group, LP

Website

https://lewisenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Lewis Energy Group is a privately held, vertically integrated natural gas operator in South Texas and Mexico, drilling, completing, and producing over 1 Bcf/d from 2,500+ wells while running in-house oilfield services (Sabino) and 900+ miles of midstream pipeline (Navarro).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oil and Gas Exploration & Production

NAICS

Natural Gas Extraction (211130), Natural Gas Extraction (21113), Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (213112), Oil and Gas Extraction (2111)

SIC

Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (1311), Drilling Oil & Gas Wells (1381), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Onshore Natural Gas E&P (Conventional Fields) (EUAAAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Production Services & Artificial Lift (ESP, Rod Lift, Gas Lift, Chemicals) (EUALABAH), Pressure Pumping & Stimulation (Hydraulic Fracturing, Acidizing) (EUALABAF), OFS Engineering, Construction & O&M (Field Development, Brownfield, Maintenance) (EUALABAM)

Keywords

• Natural gas exploration
• Oilfield services
• Midstream gathering
• Shale drilling
• Mineral rights leasing

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Oil and Gas Exploration & Production: Lewis Energy Group generates revenue through exploration, drilling, and production of natural gas from South Texas operations in the Eagle Ford Shale, Austin Chalk, Olmos, and Escondido formations. The company operates over 2,500 wells and produces over a billion cubic feet of gas per day.
2. Midstream Services: Navarro Midstream Services gathers gas from Lewis and purchases and transports gas from third-party producers. Operates over 900 miles of pipeline and over 80,000 horsepower of compression.
3. Oilfield Services: Sabino Energy Services provides drilling, frac, wireline, coil tubing, water services, and industrial services (sand terminal, saltwater disposal) to support Lewis operations and third-party customers.
4. Landowner Agreements: Revenue generated through leasing mineral interests and purchasing royalty interests from landowners in South Texas.
5. International Operations (Mexico): Lewis Energy Mexico operates under Public Works Contracts with PEMEX, drilling, completing, and producing wells on contract areas including the Olmos Block and Eagle Ford formation in Mexico.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Lewis Energy Group is a vertically integrated oil and gas company that explores, drills, completes, and produces natural gas from over 2,500 wells in South Texas shale plays (Eagle Ford, Austin Chalk, Olmos, Escondido), generating more than a billion cubic feet of gas per day. It complements upstream operations with the Sabino Energy Services subsidiary (drilling, fracturing, wireline, coil tubing, water services, sand terminal, saltwater disposal) and Navarro Midstream Services subsidiary (gas gathering and compression across 900+ miles of pipeline), and runs international E&P activities in Mexico under contract with PEMEX.

Product overview

Lewis Energy Group is a vertically integrated clean energy company operating upstream oil and gas exploration and production alongside midstream gathering and oilfield services divisions. The company operates in South Texas (Webb, La Salle, and Dimmitt Counties) with over 2,500 wells, and has international operations in Mexico. The upstream E&P business is supported by two key service divisions: Sabino Energy Services (providing drilling, fracturing, wireline, coil tubing, and water services) and Navarro Midstream Services (gathering and compression). Infrastructure assets include the La Salle Sand Terminal and Janco Saltwater Disposal Facility. The company also provides a landowner portal via Energylink for royalty owners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sabino: Sabino Energy Services provides integrated oilfield services including drilling, frac, wireline, coil tubing, water services, and operates La Salle Sand Terminal and Janco Commercial Saltwater Disposal Facility. Part of Lewis Energy's vertical integration model.
• Navarro

Products and services

• Sabino Energy Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 billion cubic feet of gas produced per day from South Texas operations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• LNG Energy GroupminorOthers · 24 October 2025LNG Energy Group settled over US$10.7 million of debt with Lewis Energy Group and transferred assets valued at over US$7.35 million as part of its Colombian branch's exit from insolvency protection under Colombia Law 2437 of 2024.
• TotalEnergiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 September 2024TotalEnergies acquired a 45% interest in dry gas producing assets from Lewis Energy Group in the Eagle Ford basin in Texas. This was TotalEnergies' second acquisition of non-operated shale gas assets from Lewis Energy in 2024. The acquired assets have potential to reach sustainable gross production of around 400 Mcf/d by 2028, strengthening TotalEnergies' integration across the gas value chain in the US.
• PEMEX Burgos ContractcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 March 2018Lewis Energy secured an oilfield services (OFS) contract from PEMEX for the Burgos Unconventional Natural Gas Project, representing a significant contract win for unconventional gas development services in Mexico.
• Mexico Oil Company (PEMEX)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2018Lewis Energy Group inked a $617 million deal with Mexico's national oil company for exploration and production activities, representing a major international contract win.
• PEMEXflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Lewis Energy Mexico signed a Public Works Contract with PEMEX in 2004 covering almost 100,000 acres (Olmos Block). Lewis Energy is the only U.S. company trusted to drill on Mexican land in three decades. In 2018, LEM and PEMEX migrated to a new contract model and agreed on an Eagle Ford exploration and development program. Lewis completed the first Eagle Ford well in Mexico in 2010, resulting in discovery of two new Eagle Ford fields.
• Laredo Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLewis Energy Group partners with Laredo Community College on industry programs including trucking, welding, and mechanics. Donated $1,500,000 in infrastructure funding for completion of three-story academic building on campus in 2011. Also partners through High School Oil and Gas Program with UISD and LCC.
• UTSA (University of Texas at San Antonio)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLewis Energy Group teamed up with UTSA to offer a Certificate Program in Oil and Gas Management, providing educational opportunities for students and industry professionals.
• UISD (United Independent School District)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UISD on the award-winning High School Oil and Gas Program, providing summer internships and technical skills development through on-the-job training with LEG's Production and Midstream departments.
• EOG Resources Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEOG Resources operates assets in the Eagle Ford Shale alongside Lewis Energy Group, as evidenced by Rising Phoenix Capital's acquisition of 249.05 net royalty acres co-operated by both companies.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Comstock Resources: Pure-play U.S. natural gas producer focused on the Haynesville Shale with multi-decade inventory and large-scale operations, comparable in commodity focus and integrated gas development model.
• EOG Resources: Major U.S. independent with significant Eagle Ford Shale operations in South Texas; explicitly identified as a co-operator alongside Lewis Energy in the basin, making it the most directly comparable E&P peer.
• CNX Resources: Appalachian natural gas pure-play with vertically integrated gas gathering and water handling, comparable in low-cost, integrated natural gas development philosophy.
• SilverBow Resources: South Texas-focused E&P with operations in the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk; smaller and pure-play, but the most directly comparable publicly listed operator to Lewis in the same sub-basin.
• Devon Energy: U.S. independent with active Eagle Ford operations and a similar multi-basin unconventional gas/oil development model; comparable in scale, vertical integration of midstream, and South Texas operational focus.
• Murphy Oil: U.S. independent with concentrated Eagle Ford position and a comparable focus on efficient onshore unconventional production and midstream integration.
• Antero Resources: Large-scale Appalachian natural gas and NGL producer with vertically integrated operations, comparable in pure-play natural gas focus, multi-basin unconventional development, and integrated midstream footprint.
• Range Resources: Independent natural gas producer with concentrated Appalachia operations (Marcellus/Utica); comparable in pure-play gas strategy, vertical integration with midstream, and family-influenced ownership history.
• ConocoPhillips: Large-cap U.S. independent with material Eagle Ford acreage and Lower 48 unconventional gas/oil development, directly comparable in operating model and South Texas exposure.

Regional players

• Kinetik Holdings: Midstream operator providing gas gathering, processing, and transportation in the Permian/Delaware basin; comparable as a South Texas-adjacent midstream services peer to Lewis's Navarro Midstream business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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