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  • Nov 02, 2021
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Haynesville – update through July 2021

Haynesville – update through July 2021

  • By: Enno Peters
  • Published: Nov 02, 2021
 
 

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This interactive presentation contains the latest gas (and a little oil) production data, from all 6,116 horizontal wells in the Haynesville that started producing from 2007, through July.

Total production

Natural gas production in the Haynesville set a new record in July, at over 12 Bcf/d (after upcoming revisions). This constitutes a growth of over 50% compared with the peak at the end of 2011 and almost a tripling of natural gas production in less than 5 years. After the Permian, the Haynesville is where most of the rigs are that are drilling horizontal wells (47 as of last week, according to the Baker Hughes rig count).

Supply Projection dashboard

Although the horizontal rig count has basically not changed since the start of the year, we expect more growth in output at the current level of rig efficiency and well productivity, as you can find in our Supply Projection dashboard:

Horizontal rig count and natural gas outlook in the Haynesville, based on current drilling activity & productivity, by year of first production.

On the current trajectory, output could continue to rise to over 16 Bcf/d by the end next year. The Haynesville is the only major US shale gas basin for which we see significant growth based on current conditions.

Well productivity

Well results have greatly improved in the last decade; the horizontal wells that were completed 10 years ago have an average EUR of about 4 Bcf, while newer wells are on a path to recover 2.5 times that amount (10 Bcf):

Ultimate recovery profiles (natural gas rate vs. cum. gas) for wells in the Haynesville, by vintage. Horizontal gas wells completed since 2010 only.
Productivity ranking

Which operators have the best performing wells? The following overview shows the performance of all larger operators in this basin during the last 5 years:

Productivity ranking in the Haynesville, based on average cum. gas recovered in the first year, per 1,000 ft of lateral length. Hz. gas wells completed since 2016 only.

Goodrich Petroleum and Vine Energy have the best results, with about 0.8 Bcf of natural gas produced per 1,000 ft of lateral length during the first year on production, on average.

On the map, all included wells are displayed, colored by the same metric. The interactive version of this dashboard (available in our analytics service), allows you to click on an operator and exactly see where its wells are on the map.

Top operators

In the final tab (“Top operators”), the leading 12 natural gas producers in this basin are listed. Comstock and Aethon Energy produce each over 1.5 Bcf/d here. Chesapeake, for a long time the number 1 in the basin, has fallen to the 6th position.

Finally

Later this week we will have a post on all covered US states.

Production data is subject to revisions.

Sources

For this presentation, I used data gathered from the following sources:

  • The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
  • Texas RRC. Production data is provided on lease level. Individual well production data is estimated from a range of data sources, including regular well tests, and pending lease reports.
  • FracFocus.org

 

====BRIEF MANUAL====

The above presentations have many interactive features:

  • You can click through the blocks on the top to see the slides.
  • Each slide has filters that can be set, e.g. to select individual or groups of operators. You can first click “all” to deselect all items.
  • You have to click the “apply” button at the bottom to enforce the changes. After that, click anywhere on the presentation.
  • Tooltips are shown by just hovering the mouse over parts of the presentation.
  • You can move the map around, and zoom in/out.
  • By clicking on the legend you can highlight selected items.
  • Note that filters have to be set for each tab separately.
  • The operator who currently owns the well is designated by “operator (current)”. The operator who operated a well in a past month is designated by “operator (actual)”. This distinction is useful when the ownership of a well changed over time.
  • If you have any questions on how to use the interactivity, or how to analyze specific questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Enno Peters

Background in AI, worked on developing Supply Chain Planning & Optimization solutions for Quintiq, setting up its business in China. Focus on company direction and the technical development of ShaleProfile’s platform.

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Enno Peters

Background in AI, worked on developing Supply Chain Planning & Optimization solutions for Quintiq, setting up its business in China. Focus on company direction and the technical development of ShaleProfile's platform.

Comments (2)

  1. Daniel Gerold

    Nov 02, 2021

    Very good analysis. Thank you

    Reply
  2. Enno Peters

    Nov 02, 2021

    Thank you for your kind feedback Daniel.

    Reply

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