US NATGAS: EIA Drilling Productivity Report: a modest return to growth
Mar-21 14:23
Feb 2025 EIA drilling productivity report has shale activity up after 2year depression
Both completions and DUCs rising
Peak 2022 cycle of nearly 1200 drilled wells, bottoming around 900 wells drilled in mid2024, and rebounding to 935 in Feb. 2025
DUC completions were a major driver of production growth and stability over the past five years, with DUC count dropping from >10,000 to just above 5,000 end 2024
In the Feb report, DUC count added 7 to 5,287 potentially indicating a reversal of the downward trend
Added drilled gas wells spread out between the Eagle Ford, Permian, and Appalachia