Mesquite, formerly Sanchez Energy, is an independent exploration and production company focused on acquisition and development of unconventional oil and natural gas resources onshore in the U.S. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company operates in the Eagle Ford Shale, where the company has assembled approximately 200,000 net acres as of December 31, 2015, and the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS), where the company continues to build a land position of approximately 62,000 net acres.