New-well production per rig by region Production by region New-well oil production per rig barrels/day New-well gas production per rig thousand cubic feet/day Region October 2014 November 2014 change October 2014 November 2014 change Bakken 530 537 7 543 551 8 Eagle Ford 532 540 8 1,407 1,423 16 Haynesville 24 24 – 5,392 5,506 114 Marcellus 31 32 1 7,907 7,946 39 Niobrara 395 403 8 1,754 1,784 30 Permian 172 176 4 329 333 4 Utica 183 190 7 3,955 4,069 114 Rig-weighted average 311 315 4 1,568 1,613 45 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 seven key regions. EIA’s approach does not distinguish between oil-directed rigs and […]