POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned, George A. Alcorn,
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 a director 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 14th day of January, 2009.


Signature: 	/s/ George A. Alcorn

Print Name: 	George A. Alcorn