Pennsylvania – update through May 2019

Similar to last year, May production dipped m-o-m and came in at 18.1 Bcf/d, a y-o-y increase of 2.4 Bcf/d. Well performance has increased a lot over the years, as is visible in the ‘Well quality’ tab. The 594 horizontal wells that began production in 2010 needed 6 years before they recovered an average of 3 Bcf of natural gas. The 748 horizontal wells that came online in 2017 recovered as much in just 14 months.

Marcellus (PA) – update through April 2019

This interactive presentation contains the latest gas (and a little oil) production data, from all 8,915 horizontal wells in Pennsylvania that started producing from 2010 onward, through April. With March revisions in, it has become clear that another record was set, at 18.4 Bcf/d. April natural gas production was at a similar level. New wells recover on average more than 4 Bcf of gas in the first 2 years on production (‘Well quality’ tab). It took each of the ~1,300 horizontal wells, that began production in 2013, more than 5 years to reach that level.

Marcellus (PA) – update through March 2019

Gas production in Pennsylvania dropped by a small amount in March, but remained close to January’s record output, at 18.2 Bcf/d. In the first quarter of this year, 147 wells started production, almost unchanged from a year earlier (142).

Marcellus (PA) – update through February 2019

Gas production in Pennsylvania fell by 1% m-o-m in February to 18.1 Bcf/d, after setting a new record in January. Compared with a year earlier, this was just over 2 Bcf/d higher.

Marcellus (PA) – update through January 2019

Gas production in Pennsylvania started this year at 18.3 Bcf/d, a new record and an annual growth rate of 2.5 Bcf/d (16%). In 2018 10% more wells began production compared with the year before and, as you can find in the ‘Well quality’ tab, they peaked at a 16% higher rate (11,900 Mcf/d versus 10,300 Mcf/d).

Marcellus (PA) – update through December 2018

Gas production in Pennsylvania ended last year at over 18 Bcf/d, with a y-o-y growth rate of 2 Bcf/d. This was the result of the addition of 6.8 Bcf/d from the just over 800 horizontal wells that started production in 2018, minus the 4.8 Bcf/d decline from legacy wells. Such a large contribution from new wells (6.8 Bcf/d in a year) has not been seen before in Pennsylvania.

Marcellus (PA) – update through November 2018

November gas production showed another big gain, as more than 0.3 Bcf/d was added. Total gas production for the month was 18 Bcf/d. Output grew by 16% y-o-y. The 759 wells that started production in 2018 contributed 6.5 Bcf/d to the November numbers, or 36%.

Marcellus (PA) – update through October 2018

New production records have been set in the 2nd half of every year since 2010, and 2018 was no different. Gas production in October from horizontal wells came in at 17.6 Bcf/d, about 20% higher than October 2017 (14.1 Bcf/d). The 687 wells that started production in the first 10 months of 2018 already contributed more than 1/3rd of total gas production in October (6 Bcf/d).

Marcellus (PA) – update through September 2018

Gas production from horizontal wells came in higher again in September, at 17.4 Bcf/d. Output has grown by more than 10% in the 4 preceding months, driven mostly by an increase in well completions; In both August and September, 107 wells started production, the highest since the end of 2014.

Marcellus (PA) – update through August 2018

Gas production from horizontal wells in this state set another record in August, at 17 Bcf/d. An important factor behind this was a large number of wells that were brought online during the month; 108, the highest in almost 4 years. Almost 25% of total gas production in August came from just 265 wells, that each produced at a rate higher than 10 MMcf/d.