where is webb county
Webb County, TX and the Eagle Ford Shale Play. Webb County (3,376 sq miles) is in south Texas and borders Mexico. The county has garnered headlines as part of the Eagle Ford shale play. Webb county is a legacy producing area that produces natural gas from the Lobo and Wilcox formations. Webb County is now targeted for the liquids-rich nature of the Eagle Ford formation in the northern parts of the county.