POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned, Timothy K. Driggers, hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Patricia L. Edwards, Michele L. Hatz and
Vicky Strom, signing singly,as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
    as an executive officer of EOG Resources, Inc. (?Company?), Forms 3, 4 and
    5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
    (as amended) and the rules and regulations thereunder;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
    may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4
    or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely
    file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
    and any stock exchange or other authority as may be required under
    applicable law; and
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
    foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
    to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
    being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
    behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
    such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
    attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned,are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended).

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of, and transactions in, securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing.
This Power of Attorney shall be deemed to supersede, and to revoke all
authority granted by, any power of attorney granted by the undersigned prior
to the date hereof with respect to the subject matter hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 15th day of January, 2009.


Signature: 	/s/ Timothy K. Driggers

Print Name: 	Timothy K. Driggers