New-well oil production per rig barrels/day New-well gas production per rig thousand cubic feet/day Region October 2016 November 2016 change October 2016 November 2016 change Bakken 900 923 23 1,247 1,293 46 Eagle Ford 1,185 1,201 16 3,476 3,542 66 Haynesville 31 31 – 5,852 5,906 54 Marcellus 69 69 – 11,941 12,114 173 Niobrara 1,026 1,053 27 3,255 3,349 94 Permian 580 585 5 981 989 8 Utica 362 370 8 7,951 8,050 99 Rig-weighted average 630 632 2 2,791 2,950 159 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 […]