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 oil and natural gas production for six key fields. 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 produce both.
A monthly report on how productive (or effective) drilling in six major U.S. shale plays has been over the previous 30 days. This is the report for November 2013.
The very first Drilling Productivity Report (DRP) issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administation. The report, using charts and graphs, shows how efficient (or not) rigs are at drilling, and how productive (or not) wells are, by region/shale play. Among the very important metrics tracked is the decline rate of newly drilled wells–how quickly the gas and oil flowing out of shale wells peters out. This first report shows the Marcellus Shale has (astonishingly) hit 12 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas production.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The document is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzing oil and natural gas production from seven regions in the United States. It provides data on production levels, changes in production from existing and new wells, and rig counts for each region from November 2014 to November 2015. The regions accounted for 92% of domestic oil production growth and all domestic natural gas production growth from 2011 to 2014.
The monthly Drilling Productivity Report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration for August 2014. This edition of the DPR includes, for the first time, the Utica Shale.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
Monthly report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration that shows total oil and gas output from the country's seven most actively drilled shale plays. This latest report shows that the Marcellus continues to dominate, producing more than twice the output (in natural gas) of any other shale play. Fully 37% of all natgas being produced by U.S. shale plays comes from the Marcellus.
A monthly report on how productive (or effective) drilling in six major U.S. shale plays has been over the previous 30 days. This is the report for November 2013.
The very first Drilling Productivity Report (DRP) issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administation. The report, using charts and graphs, shows how efficient (or not) rigs are at drilling, and how productive (or not) wells are, by region/shale play. Among the very important metrics tracked is the decline rate of newly drilled wells–how quickly the gas and oil flowing out of shale wells peters out. This first report shows the Marcellus Shale has (astonishingly) hit 12 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas production.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The document is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzing oil and natural gas production from seven regions in the United States. It provides data on production levels, changes in production from existing and new wells, and rig counts for each region from November 2014 to November 2015. The regions accounted for 92% of domestic oil production growth and all domestic natural gas production growth from 2011 to 2014.
The monthly Drilling Productivity Report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration for August 2014. This edition of the DPR includes, for the first time, the Utica Shale.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
Monthly report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration that shows total oil and gas output from the country's seven most actively drilled shale plays. This latest report shows that the Marcellus continues to dominate, producing more than twice the output (in natural gas) of any other shale play. Fully 37% of all natgas being produced by U.S. shale plays comes from the Marcellus.
The monthly Drilling Productivity Report from the EIA that shows, by major shale basin, the productivity for both new and existing wells--for both oil and gas. This month's report shows that the Marcellus will officially blow by 16 billion cubic feet per day of production in December.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration's monthly Drilling Productivity Report for January 2015. The report shows expected production for shale oil and gas for the country's 7 largest shale plays. As in previous months, the Marcellus and Utica regions continue to expand their production rapidly.
The monthly Drilling Productivity Report issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration--for July 2014. This report shows once again the Marcellus continues to increase production--up 28% from a year earlier. The Marcellus now accounts for 16% of all US natgas production.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The monthly Drilling Productivity Report for April 2014 from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The April report shows the Marcellus Shale average daily production continues to climb--and in May will come very close to 15 billion cubic feet per day of production (14.77 Bcf/d).
The monthly Drilling Productivity Report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration issued Sept 8, 2014. The latest report shows that the Marcellus Shale is due to produce more than 18 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day in October--an astonishing number--making the Marcellus the most productive shale field in the world. The Utica Shale continues to rapidly expand its natgas production as well.
The document is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzing drilling productivity in seven major oil and gas regions in the United States. It contains production data from January 2014 to January 2015 on metrics like oil and gas output, new-well production, and legacy production for regions like the Bakken, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Niobrara, Permian and Utica shale plays. Tables and charts show changes in output levels month-to-month and year-over-year for each region.
The document is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzing oil and gas production from seven regions in the U.S. It includes charts and tables showing historical and projected production levels of oil and gas from each region from 2008 to 2017, as well as metrics like the average production per rig. The regions - Bakken, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Niobrara, Permian, and Utica - accounted for 92% of domestic oil production growth and all domestic natural gas production growth from 2011-2014.
The document is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzing oil and natural gas production from six regions in the U.S. It provides data on production levels, new well productivity, and legacy production for the Bakken, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Niobrara and Permian regions. The report indicates that production increased in most regions from March to April 2014, with the largest increases seen in the Eagle Ford region for natural gas.
A monthly report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration that 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 oil and natural gas production for six key fields.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The document is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzing oil and natural gas production from seven regions in the U.S. It provides data on production levels, changes in production from new and existing wells, and rig counts for each region from 2007-2015. The regions - Bakken, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Niobrara, Permian, and Utica - accounted for 95% of domestic oil production growth and all domestic natural gas production growth from 2011-2013.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The document is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzing oil and natural gas production from seven U.S. regions. It finds that these seven regions accounted for 92% of domestic oil production growth and all domestic natural gas production growth from 2011-2014. For each region, it provides data on historical and current production levels of oil and natural gas, as well as indicators of expected monthly changes for February 2016.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
Letter from Several Global Warming Alarmist Groups Asking President Obama to ...Marcellus Drilling News
A mish mash of so-called environmentalist groups, including the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 350.org, the odious Food & Water Watch and others sent a letter to President Obama asking him to nix the Dominion Cove Point, MD LNG export facility. They say it will lead to more global warming. Whatever.
The annual report issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration that evaluates how much oil and gas is down there--that we're willing to go get out of the ground. That's a rough definition of "proved reserves". Although it's 2014, data for proved reserves is only available a couple of years after the fact. This report shows that the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania and West Virginia has now surpassed the Texas Barnett Shale as having the most proved reserves of natural gas. It also shows the Eagle Ford Shale in Texas has surpassed the Barnett Shale in North Dakota as having the most proved reserves of oil.
Univ of Iowa Research on Best Methods to Detect Radioactivity in Marcellus Sh...Marcellus Drilling News
The document discusses methods for determining radium levels in hydraulic fracturing flowback water from Marcellus Shale. It tested several common radium analysis methods using a representative Marcellus Shale flowback water sample, including:
1) Wet chemical approaches like EPA method 903.0 (BaSO4 coprecipitation) recovered as little as 1% of radium, questioning the reliability of these techniques for high ionic strength flowback water.
2) Nondestructive techniques like radon emanation measurement and high-purity germanium gamma spectroscopy were effective in determining radium levels.
3) The results suggest that nondestructive spectroscopic techniques are most appropriate for analysis of radium in
American Ceramics Society Bulletin Article on Converting Industrial Waste int...Marcellus Drilling News
An article detailing the discovery/process from a pair of Penn State materials scientists that outlines how industrial waste can be converted into proppant materials used in oil and gas drilling. Proppants--usually silica sand--is used to "prop open" tiny holes in rock layers to allow gas and oil and come out. This discovery would replace the need to mine sand and would help clear up industrial waste at the same time.
The monthly Drilling Productivity Report from the EIA that shows, by major shale basin, the productivity for both new and existing wells--for both oil and gas. This month's report shows that the Marcellus will officially blow by 16 billion cubic feet per day of production in December.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration's monthly Drilling Productivity Report for January 2015. The report shows expected production for shale oil and gas for the country's 7 largest shale plays. As in previous months, the Marcellus and Utica regions continue to expand their production rapidly.
The monthly Drilling Productivity Report issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration--for July 2014. This report shows once again the Marcellus continues to increase production--up 28% from a year earlier. The Marcellus now accounts for 16% of all US natgas production.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The monthly Drilling Productivity Report for April 2014 from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The April report shows the Marcellus Shale average daily production continues to climb--and in May will come very close to 15 billion cubic feet per day of production (14.77 Bcf/d).
The monthly Drilling Productivity Report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration issued Sept 8, 2014. The latest report shows that the Marcellus Shale is due to produce more than 18 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day in October--an astonishing number--making the Marcellus the most productive shale field in the world. The Utica Shale continues to rapidly expand its natgas production as well.
The document is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzing drilling productivity in seven major oil and gas regions in the United States. It contains production data from January 2014 to January 2015 on metrics like oil and gas output, new-well production, and legacy production for regions like the Bakken, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Niobrara, Permian and Utica shale plays. Tables and charts show changes in output levels month-to-month and year-over-year for each region.
The document is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzing oil and gas production from seven regions in the U.S. It includes charts and tables showing historical and projected production levels of oil and gas from each region from 2008 to 2017, as well as metrics like the average production per rig. The regions - Bakken, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Niobrara, Permian, and Utica - accounted for 92% of domestic oil production growth and all domestic natural gas production growth from 2011-2014.
The document is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzing oil and natural gas production from six regions in the U.S. It provides data on production levels, new well productivity, and legacy production for the Bakken, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Niobrara and Permian regions. The report indicates that production increased in most regions from March to April 2014, with the largest increases seen in the Eagle Ford region for natural gas.
A monthly report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration that 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 oil and natural gas production for six key fields.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The document is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzing oil and natural gas production from seven regions in the U.S. It provides data on production levels, changes in production from new and existing wells, and rig counts for each region from 2007-2015. The regions - Bakken, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Niobrara, Permian, and Utica - accounted for 95% of domestic oil production growth and all domestic natural gas production growth from 2011-2013.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The document is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzing oil and natural gas production from seven U.S. regions. It finds that these seven regions accounted for 92% of domestic oil production growth and all domestic natural gas production growth from 2011-2014. For each region, it provides data on historical and current production levels of oil and natural gas, as well as indicators of expected monthly changes for February 2016.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
Letter from Several Global Warming Alarmist Groups Asking President Obama to ...Marcellus Drilling News
A mish mash of so-called environmentalist groups, including the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 350.org, the odious Food & Water Watch and others sent a letter to President Obama asking him to nix the Dominion Cove Point, MD LNG export facility. They say it will lead to more global warming. Whatever.
The annual report issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration that evaluates how much oil and gas is down there--that we're willing to go get out of the ground. That's a rough definition of "proved reserves". Although it's 2014, data for proved reserves is only available a couple of years after the fact. This report shows that the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania and West Virginia has now surpassed the Texas Barnett Shale as having the most proved reserves of natural gas. It also shows the Eagle Ford Shale in Texas has surpassed the Barnett Shale in North Dakota as having the most proved reserves of oil.
Univ of Iowa Research on Best Methods to Detect Radioactivity in Marcellus Sh...Marcellus Drilling News
The document discusses methods for determining radium levels in hydraulic fracturing flowback water from Marcellus Shale. It tested several common radium analysis methods using a representative Marcellus Shale flowback water sample, including:
1) Wet chemical approaches like EPA method 903.0 (BaSO4 coprecipitation) recovered as little as 1% of radium, questioning the reliability of these techniques for high ionic strength flowback water.
2) Nondestructive techniques like radon emanation measurement and high-purity germanium gamma spectroscopy were effective in determining radium levels.
3) The results suggest that nondestructive spectroscopic techniques are most appropriate for analysis of radium in
American Ceramics Society Bulletin Article on Converting Industrial Waste int...Marcellus Drilling News
An article detailing the discovery/process from a pair of Penn State materials scientists that outlines how industrial waste can be converted into proppant materials used in oil and gas drilling. Proppants--usually silica sand--is used to "prop open" tiny holes in rock layers to allow gas and oil and come out. This discovery would replace the need to mine sand and would help clear up industrial waste at the same time.
FERC Environmental Assessment for the Cove Point Liquefaction ProjectMarcellus Drilling News
The Final Environmental Impact State from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in reviewing the proposed LNG export plant for Cove Point, MD (to be built by Dominion). FERC finds the LNG plant "would not result in significant cumulative impacts" to the environment. Case closed. The plant will now (hopefully) get built, cooling and loading Marcellus Shale gas onto special container ships heading to India and Japan.
Southwestern Energy Announces First Quarter 2014 Financial And Operating ResultsMarcellus Drilling News
Southwestern Energy announced its financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2014, which set several records. Gas and oil production reached 182.0 Bcfe, up 23% from the previous year. Adjusted net income was $231.4 million, up 58% from the previous year. Net cash from operating activities before changes in assets and liabilities was $616.7 million, up 45% from the previous year. Marcellus Shale production reached 800 MMcf per day, with net production up 147% from the previous year.
The decision handed down on Dec. 19, 2013 by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that upholds the right of local towns to zone for oil and gas drilling within their boundaries. This decision nullifies (strikes down) provisions part of the Act 13 law passed by the PA legislature in early 2012. The decision throws the drilling industry into some turmoil as to how to proceed. Some town boards are packed with anti-drillers with their own agenda and this decison will embolden them to further abuse their power.
Dr. Dev Kambhampati | EIA Nat Gas Drilling Productivity Report, July 2014Dr Dev Kambhampati
The document is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzing oil and natural gas production from six key regions in the U.S. It provides data on production, new well productivity, and legacy production for the Bakken, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Niobrara and Permian regions for August 2013 and August 2014. The report indicates that these six regions accounted for 95% of domestic oil production growth and all domestic natural gas production growth from 2011 to 2013.
The document is a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzing drilling productivity in seven major oil and gas regions in the United States. It provides data on oil and gas production, rig counts, and changes in production from existing and new wells for each region from 2007 to the present. The regions accounted for 95% of domestic oil production growth and all domestic natural gas production growth from 2011-2013.
The Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) for February 2015, published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The monthly DPR shows how productive the top seven US shale plays are for both oil and natural gas.
The monthly report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration that tracks oil and natural gas production by the top 7 U.S. shale plays. This month's report shows total gas and oil production from shale plays continues to decline, except for that in the Marcellus and Utica Shale.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. This month's report features a first since the report was begun: natural gas production in the mighty Marcellus Shale declined from the previous month. Only the Utica Shale saw an increase in natural gas production from the previous month.
Monthly report issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration that tabulates production for both oil and gas by major shale region in the U.S. The April report shows, for the first time, U.S. shale plays producing less oil and natural gas in May than they did in April.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The monthly report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showing production of oil and gas broken out by the 7 major commercially active shale plays in the U.S.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
The monthly tabulation and prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on production and activity in the largest 7 U.S. shale plays. All 7 shale plays will experience a decrease in natural gas production from the previous month due to low commodity prices.
Drawing on his 'Drill, Baby. Drill' report for the Post-Carbon Institute, J. David Hughes explains how shale gas production in the US has already peaked and how a further reliance on shale gas will lead to a drilling treadmill.
Similar to EIA's Monthly Drilling Productiviy Report - Dec 2013 (13)
The document summarizes five key facts about the recovery of US shale oil production:
1) Rig counts have increased by 90% since bottoming out in May 2016 and are up 30% year-over-year, signaling increased drilling and production capacity.
2) While decline rates remain steep, production profiles have increased substantially due to technological advances, meaning aggregate supply will be stronger.
3) Preliminary data shows that net new shale supply turned positive in December 2016 for the first time since March 2015, recovering just 7 months after rig counts increased.
4) Increased drilling activity is supported by a large stock of drilled but uncompleted wells, demonstrating the recovery and expansion of the shale sector.
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Quarterly legislative action update: Marcellus and Utica shale region (4Q16)Marcellus Drilling News
A quarterly update from the legal beagles at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. A quarterly legislative action update for the second quarter of 2016 looking at previously laws acted upon, and new laws introduced, affecting the oil and gas industry in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
An update from Spectra Energy on their proposed $3 billion project to connect four existing pipeline systems to flow more Marcellus/Utica gas to New England. In short, Spectra has put the project on pause until mid-2017 while it attempts to get new customers signed.
A letter from Rover Pipeline to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requesting the agency issue the final certificate that will allow Rover to begin tree-clearing and construction of the 511-mile pipeline through Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Michigan. If the certificate is delayed beyond the end of 2016, it will delay the project an extra year due to tree-clearing restrictions (to accommodate federally-protected bats).
DOE Order Granting Elba Island LNG Right to Export to Non-FTA CountriesMarcellus Drilling News
An order issued by the U.S. Dept. of Energy that allows the Elba Island LNG export facility to export LNG to countries with no free trade agreement with the U.S. Countries like Japan and India have no FTA with our country (i.e. friendly countries)--so this is good news indeed. Although the facility would have operated by sending LNG to FTA countries, this order opens the market much wider.
A study released in December 2016 by the London School of Economics, titled "On the Comparative Advantage of U.S. Manufacturing: Evidence from the Shale Gas Revolution." While America has enough shale gas to export plenty of it, exporting it is not as economic as exporting oil due to the elaborate processes to liquefy and regassify natural gas--therefore a lot of the gas stays right here at home, making the U.S. one of (if not the) cheapest places on the planet to establish manufacturing plants, especially for manufacturers that use natural gas and NGLs (natural gas liquids). Therefore, manufacturing, especially in the petrochemical sector, is ramping back up in the U.S. For every two jobs created by fracking, another one job is created in the manufacturing sector.
Letter From 24 States Asking Trump & Congress to Withdraw the Unlawful Clean ...Marcellus Drilling News
A letter from the attorneys general from 24 of the states opposed to the Obama Clean Power Plan to President-Elect Trump, RINO Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel and RINO House Speaker Paul Ryan. The letter asks Trump to dump the CPP on Day One when he takes office, and asks Congress to adopt legislation to prevent the EPA from such an egregious overreach ever again.
Report: New U.S. Power Costs: by County, with Environmental ExternalitiesMarcellus Drilling News
Natural gas and wind are the lowest-cost technology options for new electricity generation across much of the U.S. when cost, public health impacts and environmental effects are considered. So says this new research paper released by The University of Texas at Austin. Researchers assessed multiple generation technologies including coal, natural gas, solar, wind and nuclear. Their findings are depicted in a series of maps illustrating the cost of each generation technology on a county-by-county basis throughout the U.S.
Annual report issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration showing oil and natural gas proved reserves, in this case for 2015. These reports are issued almost a year after the period for which they report. This report shows proved reserves for natural gas dropped by 64.5 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), or 16.6%. U.S. crude oil and lease condensate proved reserves also decreased--from 39.9 billion barrels to 35.2 billion barrels (down 11.8%) in 2015. Proved reserves are calculated on a number of factors, including price.
Velocys is the manufacturer of gas-to-liquids (GTL) plants that convert natural gas (a hyrdocarbon) into other hydrocarbons, like diesel fuel, gasoline, and even waxes. This PowerPoint presentation lays out the Velocys plan to get the company growing. GTL plants have not (so far) taken off in the U.S. Velocys hopes to change that. They specialize in small GTL plants.
PA DEP Revised Permit for Natural Gas Compression Stations, Processing Plants...Marcellus Drilling News
In January 2016, Gov. Wolf announced the DEP would revise its current general permit (GP-5) to update the permitting requirements for sources at natural gas compression, processing, and transmission facilities. This is the revised GP-5.
PA DEP Permit for Unconventional NatGas Well Site Operations and Remote Piggi...Marcellus Drilling News
In January 2016, PA Gov. Wolf announced the Dept. of Environmental Protection would develop a general permit for sources at new or modified unconventional well sites and remote pigging stations (GP-5A). This is the proposed permit.
Onerous new regulations for the Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale industry proposed by the state Dept. of Environmental Protection. The new regs will, according to the DEP, help PA reduce so-called fugitive methane emissions and some types of air pollution (VOCs). This is liberal Gov. Tom Wolf's way of addressing mythical man-made global warming.
The monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) from the U.S. Energy Information Administration for December 2016. This issue makes a couple of key points re natural gas: (1) EIA predicts that natural gas production in the U.S. for 2016 will see a healthy decline over 2015 levels--1.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) less in 2016. That's the first annual production decline since 2005! (2) The EIA predicts the average price for natural gas at the benchmark Henry Hub will climb from $2.49/Mcf (thousand cubic feet) in 2016 to a whopping $3.27/Mcf in 2017. Why the jump? Growing domestic natural gas consumption, along with higher pipeline exports to Mexico and liquefied natural gas exports.
This document provides an overview of the natural gas market in the Northeast United States, including New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. It details statistics on gas customers, consumption, infrastructure like pipelines and storage, and production. A key point is that the development of the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania has significantly increased domestic gas production in the region and reduced its reliance on other supply basins and imports.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission responded to each point raised in a draft copy of the PA Auditor General's audit of how Act 13 impact fee money, raised from Marcellus Shale drillers, gets spent by local municipalities. The PUC says it's not their job to monitor how the money gets spent, only in how much is raised and distributed.
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Act 13/Impact Fees Audit by PA Auditor...Marcellus Drilling News
A biased look at how 60% of impact fees raised from PA's shale drilling are spent, by the anti-drilling PA Auditor General. He chose to ignore an audit of 40% of the impact fees, which go to Harrisburg and disappear into the black hole of Harrisburg spending. The Auditor General claims, without basis in fact, that up to 24% of the funds are spent on items not allowed under the Act 13 law.
The final report from the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection that finds, after several years of testing, no elevated levels of radiation from acid mine drainage coming from the Clyde Mine, flowing into Ten Mile Creek. Radical anti-drillers tried to smear the Marcellus industry with false claims of illegal wastewater dumping into the mine, with further claims of elevated radiation levels in the creek. After years of testing, the DEP found those allegations to be false.
FERC Order Denying Stay of Kinder Morgan's Broad Run Expansion ProjectMarcellus Drilling News
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission denied a request to stay the authorization of Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company's Broad Run Expansion Project. The Commission found that the intervenors requesting the stay did not demonstrate they would suffer irreparable harm if the project proceeded. Specifically, the Commission determined that the environmental impacts to forest and a nearby animal rehabilitation center would be insignificant. Additionally, conditioning authorization on future permits did not improperly encroach on state authority. Therefore, justice did not require granting a stay.
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision in Harper v Muskingum Watershed Conse...Marcellus Drilling News
Anti-drilling landowners (backed by Food & Water Watch) claimed the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District had violated the deed to the land it owns by leasing that land for Utica Shale drilling. The Sixth Circuit dismissed the case. The anti-drillers lost.
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EIA's Monthly Drilling Productiviy Report - Dec 2013
1. Independent Statistics & Analysis
U.S. Energy Information
Administration
December 2013
Drilling Productivity Report
For key tight oil and shale gas regions
Bakken
Marcellus
Niobrara
Permian
Haynesville
Eagle Ford
The six regions analyzed in this report accounted for nearly 90% of domestic oil production
growth and virtually all domestic natural gas production growth during 2011-12.
Contents
Year-over-year summary
Bakken
Eagle Ford
Haynesville
Marcellus
Niobrara
Permian
Explanatory notes
Sources
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2. Year-over-year summary
December 2013
drilling data through November
projected production through January
Drilling Productivity Report
New-well oil production per rig
New-well gas production per rig
barrels/day
thousand cubic feet/day
January-2013
January-2014
January-2013
1,000
January-2014
6,000
5,000
750
4,000
3,000
500
2,000
250
1,000
0
0
Bakken
Eagle Ford
Haynesville
Marcellus
Niobrara
Legacy oil production change
Eagle Ford Haynesville
Marcellus
Niobrara
Permian
Marcellus
Niobrara
Permian
Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day
Bakken
Bakken
Permian
million cubic feet/day
Eagle Ford
Haynesville
Marcellus
Niobrara
Permian
0
Bakken
Eagle Ford Haynesville
0
(50)
(10)
(100)
(20)
(150)
(30)
(200)
(40)
(250)
(300)
(50)
(350)
(60)
(400)
January-2013
January-2014
(450)
(70)
January-2013
January-2014
Indicated monthly change in oil production (Jan vs. Dec)
Indicated monthly change in gas production (Jan vs. Dec)
thousand barrels/day
million cubic feet/day
January-2013
January-2013
January-2014
January-2014
500
40
400
30
300
20
200
10
0
100
-10
0
-20
-100
-30
-200
-300
-40
Bakken
Eagle Ford
Haynesville
Marcellus
Niobrara
Bakken
Permian
Eagle Ford Haynesville
Oil production
Niobrara
Permian
Natural gas production
thousand barrels/day
Marcellus
million cubic feet/day
January-2013
January-2013
January-2014
2,000
12,000
1,600
January-2014
10,000
8,000
1,200
6,000
800
4,000
400
2,000
0
0
Bakken
Eagle Ford
Haynesville
Marcellus
Niobrara
Permian
U. S. Energy Information Administration | Drilling Productivity Report
Bakken
Eagle Ford Haynesville
Marcellus
Niobrara
Permian
2
3. Bakken
December 2013
drilling data through November
projected production through January
Drilling Productivity Report
508
494
Oil
+14
barrels/day
month over month
Monthly
additions
from one
average rig
January
December
barrels/day
Bakken
New-well oil production per rig
Rig count
rigs
barrels/day
600
December
Bakken
New-well gas production per rig
200
400
thousand cubic feet/day
month over month
thousand cubic feet/day
250
rig count
Gas
+8
3,000
Rig count
rigs
thousand cubic feet/day
3,600
new-well oil production per rig
500
477
469
January
150
300
250
new-well gas production per rig
200
rig count
2,400
150
1,800
100
200
50
100
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
50
600
0
2014
2013
100
1,200
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
Bakken
Legacy oil production change
2012
2013
Bakken
Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day
0
2011
0
2014
million cubic feet/day
0
(10)
(10)
(20)
(20)
(30)
(30)
(40)
(40)
(50)
(60)
(50)
(70)
2007
(60)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Bakken
Indicated change in oil production (Jan vs. Dec)
Bakken
Indicated change in natural gas production (Jan vs. Dec)
thousand barrels/day
100
million cubic feet/day
100
2014
+88
+25
-63
50
-55
+28
50
0
+83
0
Dec
1,000
Mbbl/d
Production
from
new wells
Legacy
production
change
Bakken
Oil production
Net
change
Jan
1,025
Mbbl/d
Dec
1,092
MMcf/d
Legacy
production
change
Bakken
Natural gas production
Oil +25
thousand barrels/day
month over month
thousand barrels/day
1,000
Production
from
new wells
Net
change
Jan
1,119
MMcf/d
Gas +28
million cubic feet/day
month over month
million cubic feet/day
6,000
5,000
800
4,000
600
3,000
400
2,000
200
0
2007
1,000
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
U. S. Energy Information Administration | Drilling Productivity Report
2014
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
3
4. Eagle Ford
December 2013
drilling data through November
projected production through January
Drilling Productivity Report
422
413
Oil
+9
barrels/day
month over month
Monthly
additions
from one
average rig
January
December
barrels/day
Eagle Ford
New-well oil production per rig
Rig count
rigs
barrels/day
600
Eagle Ford
New-well gas production per rig
3,000
200
300
150
200
100
100
2009
2010
2011
2012
0
2014
2013
Rig count
rigs
350
new-well gas production per rig
300
rig count
250
2,400
200
1,800
150
1,200
100
600
50
2008
thousand cubic feet/day
month over month
thousand cubic feet/day
3,600
250
400
Gas
+11
thousand cubic feet/day
300
rig count
0
2007
December
1,237
1,226
350
new-well oil production per rig
500
January
0
2007
50
2008
2009
2010
Eagle Ford
Legacy oil production change
2012
2013
Eagle Ford
Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day
0
(10)
(20)
(30)
(40)
(50)
(60)
(70)
(80)
(90)
(100)
2007
2008
2011
0
2014
million cubic feet/day
0
(50)
(100)
(150)
(200)
(250)
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
(300)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Eagle Ford
Indicated change in oil production (Jan vs. Dec)
Eagle Ford
Indicated change in natural gas production (Jan vs. Dec)
thousand barrels/day
million cubic feet/day
+351
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Dec
Production
5,982
from
MMcf/d
new wells
2014
+120
+29
-91
100
50
0
Dec
1,226
Mbbl/d
Production
from
new wells
Legacy
production
change
Eagle Ford
Oil production
Net
change
Jan
1,255
Mbbl/d
Legacy
production
change
Eagle Ford
Natural gas production
Oil +29
thousand barrels/day
month over month
thousand barrels/day
1,400
-244
million cubic feet/day
month over month
5,000
800
4,000
600
3,000
400
2,000
200
Jan
6,089
MMcf/d
6,000
1,000
Net
change
Gas +107
million cubic feet/day
7,000
1,200
+107
1,000
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
U. S. Energy Information Administration | Drilling Productivity Report
2014
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
4
5. Haynesville
December 2013
drilling data through November
projected production through January
Drilling Productivity Report
35
35
Oil
0
barrels/day
month over month
Monthly
additions
from one
average rig
January
December
barrels/day
Haynesville
New-well oil production per rig
Rig count
rigs
barrels/day
1,000
January
December
5,059
5,040
Gas
+19
thousand cubic feet/day
month over month
thousand cubic feet/day
Haynesville
New-well gas production per rig
Rig count
rigs
300
250
400
200
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
150
2,000
100
50
600
3,000
100
rig count
4,000
150
800
5,000
200
new-well oil production per rig
thousand cubic feet/day
6,000
1,000
50
0
2014
2013
300
new-well gas production per rig
250
rig count
0
2007
2008
200
2009
2010
Haynesville
Legacy oil production change
2012
2013
Haynesville
Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day
0
2011
0
2014
million cubic feet/day
0
(100)
(200)
(1)
(300)
(400)
(2)
(500)
(600)
(3)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
(700)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Haynesville
Indicated change in oil production (Jan vs. Dec)
Haynesville
Indicated change in natural gas production (Jan vs. Dec)
thousand barrels/day
million cubic feet/day
350
2014
2.0
+2
+0
-2
+239
-370
-131
250
1.5
150
1.0
50
0.5
-50
0.0
-150
Dec
54
Mbbl/d
Production
from
new wells
Legacy
production
change
Haynesville
Oil production
Net
change
Jan
54
Mbbl/d
Dec
6,492
MMcf/d
Legacy
production
change
Haynesville
Natural gas production
Oil +0
thousand barrels/day
month over month
thousand barrels/day
2,000
Production
from
new wells
Net
change
Jan
6,361
MMcf/d
Gas -131
million cubic feet/day
month over month
million cubic feet/day
12,000
10,000
1,600
8,000
1,200
6,000
800
4,000
400
0
2007
2,000
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
U. S. Energy Information Administration | Drilling Productivity Report
2014
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
5
6. Marcellus
December 2013
drilling data through November
projected production through January
Drilling Productivity Report
41
40
Oil
+1
barrels/day
month over month
Monthly
additions
from one
average rig
January
December
barrels/day
Marcellus
New-well oil production per rig
Rig count
rigs
barrels/day
1,000
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2014
new-well oil production per rig
800
rig count
600
400
200
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
January
December
6,193
6,038
Gas
+155
thousand cubic feet/day
month over month
thousand cubic feet/day
Marcellus
New-well gas production per rig
Rig count
rigs
thousand cubic feet/day
6,000
new-well gas production per rig
4,800
rig count
3,600
2,400
1,200
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
Marcellus
Legacy oil production change
2012
2013
Marcellus
Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day
0
2011
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2014
million cubic feet/day
0
(40)
(80)
(1)
(120)
(160)
(2)
(200)
(3)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
(240)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Marcellus
Indicated change in oil production (Jan vs. Dec)
Marcellus
Indicated change in natural gas production (Jan vs. Dec)
thousand barrels/day
4.0
million cubic feet/day
600
2014
+4
+2
-2
3.0
+612
-193
+419
400
2.0
200
1.0
0.0
0
Dec
39
Mbbl/d
Production
from
new wells
Legacy
production
change
Marcellus
Oil production
Net
change
Jan
41
Mbbl/d
Dec
13,303
MMcf/d
thousand barrels/day
month over month
1,600
1,200
800
400
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
U. S. Energy Information Administration | Drilling Productivity Report
Legacy
production
change
Marcellus
Natural gas production
Oil +2
thousand barrels/day
2,000
Production
from
new wells
2014
million cubic feet/day
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
2007
2008
2009
Net
change
Jan
13,721
MMcf/d
Gas +419
million cubic feet/day
month over month
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
6
7. Niobrara
December 2013
drilling data through November
projected production through January
Drilling Productivity Report
323
317
Oil
+6
barrels/day
month over month
Monthly
additions
from one
average rig
January
December
barrels/day
Niobrara
New-well oil production per rig
Rig count
rigs
barrels/day
600
December
1,222
1,258
rig count
3,000
80
300
2009
2010
2011
2012
0
2014
2013
100
2,400
600
20
2008
120
80
60
1,200
40
100
140
1,800
60
200
Rig count
rigs
thousand cubic feet/day
3,600
100
400
thousand cubic feet/day
month over month
Niobrara
New-well gas production per rig
120
new-well oil production per rig
Gas
-36
thousand cubic feet/day
140
500
0
2007
January
0
2007
40
new-well gas production per rig
20
rig count
2008
2009
2010
Niobrara
Legacy oil production change
2012
2013
Niobrara
Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day
0
2011
0
2014
million cubic feet/day
0
(5)
(50)
(10)
(100)
(15)
(150)
(20)
(25)
(200)
(30)
2007
(250)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Niobrara
Indicated change in oil production (Jan vs. Dec)
Niobrara
Indicated change in natural gas production (Jan vs. Dec)
thousand barrels/day
million cubic feet/day
100
2014
+32
+7
-25
30
+122
-157
-35
50
20
0
10
-50
0
-100
Dec
275
Mbbl/d
Production
from
new wells
Legacy
production
change
Niobrara
Oil production
Net
change
Jan
282
Mbbl/d
Dec
4,634
MMcf/d
Legacy
production
change
Niobrara
Natural gas production
Oil +7
thousand barrels/day
month over month
thousand barrels/day
1,000
Production
from
new wells
Net
change
Jan
4,600
MMcf/d
Gas -35
million cubic feet/day
month over month
million cubic feet/day
6,000
5,000
800
4,000
600
3,000
400
2,000
200
0
2007
1,000
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
U. S. Energy Information Administration | Drilling Productivity Report
2014
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
7
8. Permian
December 2013
drilling data through November
projected production through January
Drilling Productivity Report
81
81
Oil
0
barrels/day
month over month
Monthly
additions
from one
average rig
January
December
barrels/day
Permian
New-well oil production per rig
Rig count
rigs
barrels/day
600
189
188
January
December
Gas
+1
thousand cubic feet/day
month over month
thousand cubic feet/day
Permian
New-well gas production per rig
Rig count
rigs
600
thousand cubic feet/day
3,600
500
3,000
400
400
2,400
400
300
300
1,800
300
200
200
1,200
200
100
100
600
100
new-well oil production per rig
500
rig count
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
0
2014
2013
600
new-well gas production per rig
0
2007
500
rig count
2008
2009
2010
Permian
Legacy oil production change
2012
2013
Permian
Legacy gas production change
thousand barrels/day
0
2011
0
2014
million cubic feet/day
0
(5)
(20)
(10)
(40)
(15)
(60)
(20)
(80)
(25)
(30)
(100)
(35)
(120)
(40)
2007
(140)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Permian
Indicated change in oil production (Jan vs. Dec)
Permian
Indicated change in natural gas production (Jan vs. Dec)
thousand barrels/day
million cubic feet/day
2014
+37
+1
-36
+88
-88
+0
80
30
60
20
40
10
20
0
0
Dec
1,335
Mbbl/d
Production
from
new wells
Legacy
production
change
Permian
Oil production
Net
change
Jan
1,335
Mbbl/d
Dec
5,046
MMcf/d
thousand barrels/day
month over month
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
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production
change
Permian
Natural gas production
Oil +1
thousand barrels/day
1,600
Production
from
new wells
2014
million cubic feet/day
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2007
2008
2009
Net
change
Jan
5,046
MMcf/d
Gas +0
million cubic feet/day
month over month
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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9. Explanatory notes
December 2013
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 oil and natural gas production for six key fields. 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’s1 contribution to
production of oil and natural gas from new wells.2 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.3 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 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. The monthly average rig count used in this report is calculated from weekly data on total oil and gas rigs
reported by Baker Hughes
2. 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.
3. 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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10. Sources
December 2013
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
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