The number of drilled but uncompleted wells in Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin declined slightly in May according to documents released Monday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The EIA report said the Anadarko’s DUCS totaled 856 in March and declined by 21 to 835 in April.
The nation’s total number of DUCS dropped from 7,098 in March to 6,857 wells in April.
| Anadarko | 856 | 835 | (21) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachia | 576 | 566 | (10) |
| Bakken | 673 | 647 | (26) |
| Eagle Ford | 1,080 | 1,057 | (23) |
| Haynesville | 363 | 362 | (1) |
| Niobrara | 497 | 458 | (39) |
| Permian | 3,053 | 2,932 | (121) |
| Total | 7,098 | 6,857 | (241) |
The EIA’s Drilling Productivity Report showed the Anadarko Basin’s new-well production per rig was 1,031 barrels a day in May and 1,029 in June 2021. New-well gas production per rig in the basin was 5,575 thousand cubic feet a day for May and 5,564 Mcf a day in June 2021.
| New-well oil production per rig barrels/day |
New-well gas production per rig thousand cubic feet/day |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | May 2021 | June 2021 | change | May 2021 | June 2021 | change |
| Anadarko | 1,031 | 1,029 | (2) | 5,575 | 5,564 | (11) |
| Appalachia | 184 | 186 | 2 | 27,985 | 28,335 | 350 |
| Bakken | 2,423 | 2,413 | (10) | 3,223 | 3,210 | (13) |
| Eagle Ford | 2,326 | 2,329 | 3 | 7,832 | 7,911 | 79 |
| Haynesville | 19 | 19 | – | 11,468 | 11,479 | 11 |
| Niobrara | 1,934 | 1,933 | (1) | 5,429 | 5,418 | (11) |
| Permian | 1,248 | 1,236 | (12) | 2,279 | 2,244 | (35) |
| Rig-weighted average | 1,129 | 1,141 | 12 | 6,864 | 6,742 | (122) |
The EIA report said oil production in the Anadarko Basin was 358,000 barrels a day in May and 351,000 in June while gas production was 5,855 million cubic feet a day in May and 5,805 million cubic feet a day in June.
