Independent Statistics & Analysis
U.S. Energy Information Administration
January 2018
Drilling Productivity Report For key tight oil and shale gas regions
Contents Year-over-year summary Anadarko Region Appalachia Region Bakken Region Eagle Ford Region Haynesville Region Niobrara Region Permian Region Explanatory notes Sources
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Year-over-year summary
January 2018 drilling data through December projected production through February
Drilling Productivity Report New-well oil production per rig
New-well gas production per rig
barrels/day
thousand cubic feet/day February-2017
February-2018
February-2017
3,000
18,000
2,500
15,000
2,000
12,000
1,500
9,000
1,000
6,000
500
3,000
February-2018
0
0 Anadarko
Appalachia
Bakken
Eagle Ford Haynesville
Niobrara
Legacy oil production change
Appalachia
Bakken
Eagle Ford Haynesville
Niobrara
Permian
Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day Anadarko
Anadarko
Permian
million cubic feet/day
Appalachia
Bakken
Eagle Ford Haynesville
Niobrara
Permian
0
Anadarko
Appalachia
Bakken
Eagle Ford Haynesville
Niobrara
Permian
0 (100)
(30)
(200)
(60)
(300) (400)
(90)
(500)
(120)
(600) (150) February-2017
(700)
February-2018
February-2017
February-2018
(800)
(180)
Indicated monthly change in oil production (Feb vs. Jan)
Indicated monthly change in gas production (Feb vs. Jan)
thousand barrels/day
million cubic feet/day February-2017
February-2018
February-2017
February-2018
450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 -50
120 100
80 60 40 20 0 Anadarko
Appalachia
Bakken
Eagle Ford Haynesville
Niobrara
Appalachia
Bakken
Eagle Ford Haynesville
Niobrara
Permian
Niobrara
Permian
Natural gas production
Oil production
million cubic feet/day
thousand barrels/day
February-2017
5,000
Anadarko
Permian
February-2017
February-2018
February-2018
30,000
4,000
24,000
3,000
18,000
2,000
12,000
1,000
6,000
0
0 Anadarko
Appalachia
Bakken
Eagle Ford Haynesville
Niobrara
Permian
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Anadarko Region
January 2018 drilling data through December projected production through February
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392 387
Oil +5 barrels/day month over month
January
barrels/day
Anadarko Region New-well oil production per rig barrels/day 800 700
Monthly additions from one average rig
February
Rig count rigs
new-well oil production per rig
300
rig count
2,677 2,660
February January
Gas +17 thousand cubic feet/day month over month
thousand cubic feet/day
Anadarko Region New-well gas production per rig
Rig count rigs new-well gas production per rig 300 rig count
thousand cubic feet/day 4,800
250
4,000
250
200
3,200
200
150
2,400
150
100
1,600
100
600 500 400 300
200 50
100
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
800
50
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Anadarko Region Legacy oil production change
Anadarko Region Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day 0
million cubic feet/day 0 (50)
(10)
(100) (20)
(150)
(200)
(30)
(250) (40)
(300)
(50) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
(350) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Anadarko Region Indicated change in oil production (Feb vs. Jan)
Anadarko Region Indicated change in natural gas production (Feb vs. Jan)
thousand barrels/day
million cubic feet/day
50
+46
-43
+3
400
40
300
30
200
20
100
10
0
0
-100 Jan 488 Mbbl/d
Anadarko Region Oil production thousand barrels/day
Production from new wells
Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 491 Mbbl/d
Oil +3 thousand barrels/day month over month
Jan 6,141 MMcf/d
Production from new wells
Anadarko Region Natural gas production million cubic feet/day
1,000
6,000
800
5,000
600
+316
-327
Legacy production change
-11
Net change
Feb 6,130 MMcf/d
Gas -11 million cubic feet/day month over month
4,000 3,000
400 200
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Appalachia Region
January 2018 drilling data through December projected production through February
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144 144
Oil 0 barrels/day month over month
January
barrels/day
Appalachia Region New-well oil production per rig barrels/day 3,000 2,500
Monthly additions from one average rig
February
Rig count rigs
new-well oil production per rig
180
rig count
February January
14,903 14,730
Gas +173 thousand cubic feet/day month over month
thousand cubic feet/day
Appalachia Region New-well gas production per rig
Rig count rigs
thousand cubic feet/day
18,000
new-well gas production per rig
180
rig count
150
15,000
2,000
120
12,000
120
1,500
90
9,000
90
1,000
60
6,000
60
500
30
3,000
30
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
150
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Appalachia Region Legacy oil production change
Appalachia Region Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day 0
million cubic feet/day 0
(150)
(2)
(300)
(4)
(450) (6)
(600)
(8)
(750)
(10) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
(900) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Appalachia Region Indicated change in oil production (Feb vs. Jan)
Appalachia Region Indicated change in natural gas production (Feb vs. Jan)
thousand barrels/day
million cubic feet/day
15.0
+11
-8
+3
1,200
+1103
-726
+377
900
10.0
600 5.0
300
0.0
0 Jan 113 Mbbl/d
Appalachia Region Oil production thousand barrels/day
Production from new wells
Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 116 Mbbl/d
Oil +3 thousand barrels/day month over month
Jan 26,401 MMcf/d
Appalachia Region Natural gas production million cubic feet/day
5,000
30,000
4,000
25,000
3,000
Production from new wells
Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 26,778 MMcf/d
Gas +377 million cubic feet/day month over month
20,000 15,000
2,000 1,000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 U. S. Energy Information Administration | Drilling Productivity Report
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5,000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 4
Bakken Region
January 2018 drilling data through December projected production through February
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1,393 1,386
Oil +7 barrels/day month over month
January
barrels/day
Bakken Region New-well oil production per rig barrels/day 1,400
Monthly additions from one average rig
February
Rig count rigs 250
new-well oil production per rig
1,200
200
rig count
1,000
1,700 1,681
February
January
Gas +19 thousand cubic feet/day month over month
thousand cubic feet/day
Bakken Region New-well gas production per rig
Rig count rigs
thousand cubic feet/day 8,400
250
new-well gas production per rig
7,200 6,000
200
rig count
800
150
4,800
150
600
100
3,600
100
2,400
400 50
200
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
50
1,200
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Bakken Region Legacy oil production change
Bakken Region Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day 0
million cubic feet/day 0
(10)
(10)
(20)
(20) (30)
(30)
(40)
(40)
(50)
(50)
(60)
(60)
(70)
(70) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
(80) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Bakken Region Indicated change in oil production (Feb vs. Jan)
Bakken Region Indicated change in natural gas production (Feb vs. Jan)
thousand barrels/day
million cubic feet/day
75
+67
-59
+8
100
+81
-53
+28
75
50
50 25
25
0
0 Jan 1,207 Mbbl/d
Bakken Region Oil production thousand barrels/day 1,400
Production from new wells
Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 1,215 Mbbl/d
Oil +8 thousand barrels/day month over month
1,200 1,000
800 600 400 200 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 U. S. Energy Information Administration | Drilling Productivity Report
Jan 2,142 MMcf/d
Production from new wells
Bakken Region Natural gas production million cubic feet/day
Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 2,170 MMcf/d
Gas +28 million cubic feet/day month over month
8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 5
Eagle Ford Region
January 2018 drilling data through December projected production through February
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1,281 1,200
Oil +81 barrels/day month over month
January
barrels/day
Eagle Ford Region New-well oil production per rig
Rig count rigs
barrels/day 1,800
1,500 1,200
Monthly additions from one average rig
February
350
new-well oil production per rig
300
rig count
250 200
900
150
600 300
5,013 4,750
February January
Gas +263 thousand cubic feet/day month over month
thousand cubic feet/day
Eagle Ford Region New-well gas production per rig
Rig count rigs
thousand cubic feet/day
9,000 7,500
350
new-well gas production per rig
300
rig count
250
6,000
200
4,500
150
100
3,000
100
50
1,500
50
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Eagle Ford Region Legacy oil production change
Eagle Ford Region Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day 0
million cubic feet/day 0
(20)
(100)
(40)
(200)
(60)
(300)
(80)
(100)
(400)
(120) (500)
(140) (160) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
(600) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Eagle Ford Region Indicated change in oil production (Feb vs. Jan)
Eagle Ford Region Indicated change in natural gas production (Feb vs. Jan)
thousand barrels/day
million cubic feet/day
150
+102
-87
+15
500
+399
-353
+46
400 100
300
200
50
100 0
0 Jan 1,242 Mbbl/d
Eagle Ford Region Oil production thousand barrels/day 1,800
Production from new wells
Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 1,257 Mbbl/d
Oil +15 thousand barrels/day month over month
1,500 1,200
Jan 6,396 MMcf/d
Production from new wells
Eagle Ford Region Natural gas production million cubic feet/day
Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 6,442 MMcf/d
Gas +46 million cubic feet/day month over month
10,000 8,000 6,000
900 600 300 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 U. S. Energy Information Administration | Drilling Productivity Report
4,000 2,000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 6
Haynesville Region
January 2018 drilling data through December projected production through February
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31 31
Oil 0 barrels/day month over month
Monthly additions from one average rig
February January
barrels/day
8,119 8,102
February January
Haynesville Region New-well gas production per rig
barrels/day
thousand cubic feet/day
1,500
rig count
thousand cubic feet/day month over month
thousand cubic feet/day
Haynesville Region New-well oil production per rig
Rig count rigs new-well oil production per rig 300
Gas +17 Rig count rigs 300
new-well gas production per rig rig count
9,000
250
7,500
1,000
200
6,000
200
750
150
4,500
150
500
100
3,000
100
250
50
1,500
50
1,250
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
250
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Haynesville Region Legacy oil production change
Haynesville Region Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day 0
million cubic feet/day 0 (100)
(200)
(1)
(300)
(400) (2)
(500)
(600) (3) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
(700) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Haynesville Region Indicated change in oil production (Feb vs. Jan)
Haynesville Region Indicated change in natural gas production (Feb vs. Jan)
thousand barrels/day 2.0
million cubic feet/day
+2
-2
+0
500
+409
-211
+198
400
1.5
300
1.0
200
0.5
100
0.0
0 Jan 44 Mbbl/d
Haynesville Region Oil production thousand barrels/day 2,000
Production from new wells
Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 44 Mbbl/d
Oil +0 thousand barrels/day month over month
1,600 1,200
Jan 7,676 MMcf/d
Production from new wells
Haynesville Region Natural gas production million cubic feet/day
Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 7,874 MMcf/d
Gas +198 million cubic feet/day month over month
12,000 10,000
8,000 6,000
800
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2,000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 7
Niobrara Region
January 2018 drilling data through December projected production through February
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1,132 1,119
Oil +13 barrels/day month over month
January
barrels/day
Niobrara Region New-well oil production per rig barrels/day 1,400 1,200
Monthly additions from one average rig
February
Rig count rigs 140
new-well oil production per rig
4,313 4,290
February January
Gas +23 thousand cubic feet/day month over month
thousand cubic feet/day
Niobrara Region New-well gas production per rig thousand cubic feet/day 8,400
Rig count rigs 140
new-well gas production per rig
120
7,200
100
6,000
800
80
4,800
80
600
60
3,600
60
400
40
2,400
40
200
20
1,200
20
rig count
1,000
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
120
rig count
100
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Niobrara Region Legacy oil production change
Niobrara Region Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day 0
million cubic feet/day 0
(30)
(10)
(60)
(20)
(90) (30)
(120)
(40)
(150)
(50) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
(180) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Niobrara Region Indicated change in oil production (Feb vs. Jan)
Niobrara Region Indicated change in natural gas production (Feb vs. Jan)
thousand barrels/day
million cubic feet/day
80
+49
-43
+6
200
60
150
40
100
20
50
0
+185
-142
+43
0 Jan 550 Mbbl/d
Niobrara Region Oil production thousand barrels/day 1,000
Production from new wells
Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 556 Mbbl/d
Oil +6 thousand barrels/day month over month
800 600
Jan 4,840 MMcf/d
Production from new wells
Niobrara Region Natural gas production million cubic feet/day
Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 4,883 MMcf/d
Gas +43 million cubic feet/day month over month
6,000 5,000
4,000 3,000
400
200 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 U. S. Energy Information Administration | Drilling Productivity Report
2,000
1,000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 8
Permian Region
January 2018 drilling data through December projected production through February
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632 628
Oil +4 barrels/day month over month
Monthly additions from one average rig
February January
barrels/day
Permian Region New-well oil production per rig barrels/day 800 700
Rig count rigs
new-well oil production per rig
600
rig count
January
400 300
Gas +15 thousand cubic feet/day month over month
thousand cubic feet/day
Permian Region New-well gas production per rig
Rig count rigs
thousand cubic feet/day 4,800
600
new-well gas production per rig
500
4,000
400
3,200
400
300
2,400
300
200
1,600
200
100
800
100
600 500
1,186 1,171
February
500
rig count
200 100
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
0 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Permian Region Legacy oil production change
Permian Region Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day 0 (20) (40) (60) (80) (100) (120) (140) (160) (180) (200) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
million cubic feet/day 0
Permian Region Indicated change in oil production (Feb vs. Jan)
Permian Region Indicated change in natural gas production (Feb vs. Jan)
thousand barrels/day
million cubic feet/day
300 250 200 150 100 50 0
+251
-175
+76
(50) (100) (150) (200) (250) (300) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
500
+471
-262
+209
400 300
200 100
0 Jan 2,794 Mbbl/d
Permian Region Oil production thousand barrels/day 3,000
Production from new wells
Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 2,870 Mbbl/d
Oil +76 thousand barrels/day month over month
Jan 9,585 MMcf/d
Permian Region Natural gas production million cubic feet/day
15,000
2,000
12,000
1,500
9,000
1,000
6,000
500
3,000
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Legacy production change
Net change
Feb 9,794 MMcf/d
Gas +209 million cubic feet/day month over month
18,000
2,500
0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Production from new wells
0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 9
Explanatory notes
January 2018
Drilling Productivity Report The Drilling Productivity Report uses recent data on the total number of drilling rigs in operation along with estimates of drilling productivity and estimated changes in production from existing oil and natural gas wells to provide estimated changes in oil1 and natural gas2 production for seven key regions. EIA’s approach does not distinguish between oil-directed rigs and gas-directed rigs because once a well is completed it may produce both oil and gas; more than half of the wells do that.
Monthly additions from one average rig Monthly additions from one average rig represent EIA’s estimate of an average rig’s 3 contribution to production of oil and natural gas from new wells. 4 The estimation of new-well production per rig uses several months of recent historical data on total production from new wells for each field divided by the region's monthly rig count, lagged by two months. 5 Current- and next-month values are listed on the top header. The month-over-month change is listed alongside, with +/- signs and color-coded arrows to highlight the growth or decline in oil (brown) or natural gas (blue). New-well oil/gas production per rig Charts present historical estimated monthly additions from one average rig coupled with the number of total drilling rigs as reported by Baker Hughes. Legacy oil and natural gas production change Charts present EIA’s estimates of total oil and gas production changes from all the wells other than the new wells. The trend is dominated by the well depletion rates, but other circumstances can influence the direction of the change. For example, well freeze-offs or hurricanes can cause production to significantly decline in any given month, resulting in a production increase the next month when production simply returns to normal levels. Projected change in monthly oil/gas production Charts present the combined effects of new-well production and changes to legacy production. Total new-well production is offset by the anticipated change in legacy production to derive the net change in production. The estimated change in production does not reflect external circumstances that can affect the actual rates, such as infrastructure constraints, bad weather, or shut-ins based on environmental or economic issues. Oil/gas production Charts present all oil and natural gas production from both new and legacy wells since 2007. This production is based on all wells reported to the state oil and gas agencies. Where state data are not immediately available, EIA estimates the production based on estimated changes in new-well oil/gas production and the corresponding legacy change. Footnotes: 1. Oil production represents both crude and condensate production from all formations in the region. Production is not limited to tight formations. The regions are defined by all selected counties, which include areas outside of tight oil formations. 2. Gas production represents gross (before processing) gas production from all formations in the region. Production is not limited to shale formations. The regions are defined by all selected counties, which include areas outside of shale formations. 3. The monthly average rig count used in this report is calculated from weekly data on total oil and gas rigs reported by Baker Hughes. 4. A new well is defined as one that began producing for the first time in the previous month. Each well belongs to the new-well category for only one month. Reworked and recompleted wells are excluded from the calculation. 5. Rig count data lag production data because EIA has observed that the best predictor of the number of new wells beginning production in a given month is the count of rigs in operation two months earlier.
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Sources
January 2018
Drilling Productivity Report The data used in the preparation of this report come from the following sources. EIA is solely responsible for the analysis, calculations, and conclusions. Drilling Info (http://www.drillinginfo.com) Source of production, permit, and spud data for counties associated with this report. Source of real-time rig location to estimate new wells spudded and completed throughout the United States. Baker Hughes (http://www.bakerhughes.com) Source of rig and well counts by county, state, and basin. North Dakota Oil and Gas Division (https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas) Source of well production, permit, and completion data in the counties associated with this report in North Dakota Railroad Commission of Texas (http://www.rrc.state.tx.us) Source of well production, permit, and completion data in the counties associated with this report in Texas Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (https://www.paoilandgasreporting.state.pa.us/publicreports/Modules/Welcome/Welcome.aspx) Source of well production, permit, and completion data in the counties associated with this report in Pennsylvania
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (http://www.dep.wv.gov/oil-andgas/Pages/default.aspx) Source of well production, permit, and completion data in the counties associated with this report in West Virginia Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (http://cogcc.state.co.us) Source of well production, permit, and completion data in the counties associated with this report in Colorado Wyoming Oil and Conservation Commission (http://wogcc.state.wy.us) Source of well production, permit, and completion data in the counties associated with this report in Wyoming Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (http://dnr.louisiana.gov) Source of well production, permit, and completion data in the counties associated with this report in Louisiana Ohio Department of Natural Resources (http://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov) Source of well production, permit, and completion data in the counties associated with this report in Ohio Oklahoma Corporation Commission (http://www.occeweb.com/og/oghome.htm) Source of well production, permit, and completion data in the counties associated with this report in Oklahoma
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