New-well oil production per rig barrels/day New-well gas production per rig thousand cubic feet/day Region June 2016 July 2016 change June 2016 July 2016 change Bakken 832 850 18 1,114 1,148 34 Eagle Ford 1,067 1,097 30 3,183 3,225 42 Haynesville 30 31 1 5,458 5,525 67 Marcellus 68 69 1 11,125 11,185 60 Niobrara 925 947 22 2,854 2,928 74 Permian 493 508 15 868 888 20 Utica 345 356 11 7,288 7,408 120 Rig-weighted average 564 557 (7) 2,899 2,899 0 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 gas-directed rigs because once a well is completed it […]