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Approach Resources Inc.

Energy

Liquidation

High confidence (93%)

Updated Oct 12, 2026, 12:07 AM

What is happening

Derived by rule set status-rules-2026.09.7

The bankruptcy is proceeding as a liquidation.

Latest material event: bankruptcy case closed (one order, docketed in 6 member cases) (Mar 9, 2022)

Bankruptcy information

Court records associated with this company's legal entities.

19-36444
Court
S.D. Texas
District
Texas - Southern District
Chapter
Other
Case status
UNKNOWN
Filed
Nov 18, 2019
Judge
Marvin Isgur
Trustee
—
Reported assets
—
Reported liabilities
—

Affiliated debtors

6 affiliated entities filed with Approach Resources Inc. and are administered under the same case. Each filed its own petition.

Timeline

Every material event, newest first. History is never overwritten.

  1. bankruptcy case closed (one order, docketed in 6 member cases)

    Mar 9, 2022

    Bankruptcy case closed

    Final Decree Closing Chapter 11 Case, Signed on 3/8/2022 (TylerLaws)

    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 19-36440, entry 7 — “Final Decree”
    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 19-36442, entry 8 — “Final Decree”
    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 19-36445, entry 7 — “Final Decree”
    Show the remaining 3 records citing this
    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 19-36448, entry 7 — “Final Decree”
    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 19-36450, entry 7 — “Final Decree”
    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 19-36454, entry 7 — “Final Decree”
  2. chapter 11 liquidation (docket entry 712)

    Dec 16, 2020

    Chapter 11 liquidation

    Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order (I) Approving the Disclosure Statement in Support of Liquidation of Approach Resources Inc. and its Debtor Affiliates on a Final Basis and (II) Confirming the Joint Plan of Liquidation of Approach Resources Inc. and its Debtor Affiliates under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code Signed on 12/16/2020

    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 19-36444, entry 712 — “Confirming the Joint Plan”
  3. Creditors of Approach Resources Inc. reached the deadline to file claims

    Apr 8, 2020

    Claims deadline

    Approach Resources Inc.: General Bar Date. Published by Epiq, the claims and noticing agent appointed in the case.

    • Epiq — claims agent case · case 19-36444 — “Approach Resources Inc. — case 19-36444 — Texas - Southern District — before Marvin Isgur — filed Nov 18 2019 — 7 affiliated debtors”
  4. Approach Resources Inc. had its first day hearing

    Nov 19, 2019

    First day hearing

    Approach Resources Inc.: First Day Hearing. Published by Epiq, the claims and noticing agent appointed in the case.

    • Epiq — claims agent case · case 19-36444 — “Approach Resources Inc. — case 19-36444 — Texas - Southern District — before Marvin Isgur — filed Nov 18 2019 — 7 affiliated debtors”
  5. Approach Resources Inc. filed for bankruptcy

    Nov 18, 2019

    Bankruptcy filed

    Approach Resources Inc. filed for bankruptcy in S.D. Texas as case 19-36444 on Nov 18 2019.

    • Epiq — claims agent case · case 19-36444 — “Approach Resources Inc. — case 19-36444 — Texas - Southern District — before Marvin Isgur — filed Nov 18 2019 — 7 affiliated debtors”

Company information

Founded
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Employees (estimate)
—
Industry
Energy
Subindustry
—
Website
approachresources.comSource verification pending
LinkedIn
—
Headquarters
—
Also known as
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Legal entities
Approach Resources Inc.

Sources

Every material source used to build this profile.

  • Epiq Bankruptcy Case Administration (TIER 1 · UNVERIFIED)

    Final Decree
  • Epiq Bankruptcy Case Administration (TIER 1 · UNVERIFIED)

    Approach Resources Inc. — case 19-36444 — Texas - Southern District — before Marvin Isgur — filed Nov 18 2019 — 7 affiliated debtors
    View source record

Status history

Every derived status, with the rule that produced it.

  • LIQUIDATION → LIQUIDATIONCHAPTER_7_LIQUIDATION · Sep 18, 2026, 01:30 AM

    The bankruptcy is proceeding as a liquidation.

  • LIQUIDATION → LIQUIDATIONCHAPTER_7_LIQUIDATION · Sep 18, 2026, 01:12 AM

    The bankruptcy is proceeding as a liquidation.

  • BANKRUPTCY_CONCLUDED → LIQUIDATIONCHAPTER_7_LIQUIDATION · Sep 15, 2026, 12:35 PM

    The bankruptcy is proceeding as a liquidation.

  • BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCY_CONCLUDEDCASE_CONCLUDED_BY_FINAL_DECREE · Sep 15, 2026, 12:22 PM

    The court entered a final decree, so the bankruptcy case is over. The decree does not say how it ended or what became of the business. This supersedes the earlier bankruptcy signal.

  • BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 14, 2026, 04:46 PM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.

  • UNKNOWN → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 9, 2026, 06:14 PM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.