Current net production of 50 mmcfeday 65 mmcfe gross. Walter guidroz, program coordinator of the usgs energy resources program, said. Additionally, rig counts and producers plans suggest more growth is on the way. Haynesville shale well performance and development potential.
For the first time in six years, pipeline flow data show that natural gas production from louisianas haynesville shale is rising. Geological survey study shows that unconventional oil and gas production in some areas of arkansas, louisiana, and texas is not currently a significant source of methane or benzene to drinking water wells. Unconventional oil and gas production not currently affecting. The haynesville formation sand, shale or zone was named after the town of haynesville in claiborne parish, louisiana. The study area is decomposed into 640acre pseudosections. Total net production from the region for the quarter ending june 30, 2015 was 271 mmcfe per day from 503 producing wells. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. The average haynesville well has an initial production rate of 10 mmcfd and declines rapidly, producing 80% of its expected recovery during the first 2. The haynesville shale came into prominence in 2008 as a major producer of shale gas in east texas and louisiana. Why shell drilled a horseshoe well in the permian basin 11 replies. Core data show that connate water saturations range from 15 to 40% in.
This article is the first to address the structural setting, stratigraphy, depositional environment and facies, fracturing, and production challenges of the haynesville shalegas play. Department of natural resources state of louisiana. Haynesville region april 2020 drilling productivity report. Jan 14, 2019 haynesville shale is a truly different play today than it was in the first growth phase, abramov added. Without access to pre1970 production data, a prospect generator might well. The productive interval of the shale is greater than 10,000 feet below the land surface. The haynesville shale might be down, but improving drilling returns and rising lng exports put it in the position to once again be a major growth driver for producers. This paper will focus on devons well design and construction in the east texas haynesville shale. Probabilistic decline curve analysis of barnett, fayetteville.
Cyclical fluctuations in the relative abundances of zr and nb are interpreted to represent transgressiveregressive cyclesand provide enhanced correlation within the haynesville. The eia reports that in june 2018, natural gas production in the haynesville formation averaged 6. Haynesville natural gas production is increasing but. Information about the haynesville shale and detailed maps and data illustrating current drilling activity in the louisiana haynesville parishes. The haynesville shale is the deepest, hottest, and highest pressured shale among the big four plays in the u. Mar 25, 2017 in recent years, the haynesville was nudged out of the market a bit in favor of the lower cost supply in the marcellus, utica, and associated gas from oil production, the latter accounting for 20. The haynesville might not be the hot shale play it once was. Comstock uses broadband sequence service to increase gas. Further validation of the quality of this model could be tested with additional wells. A complex fracture network created during the stimulation treatment is the key to generating superior early well performance in the haynesville shale. The well 3 lateral has a length of 4670 feet, and 3440 feet of this length intersects nonzero cells of the shale capacity model.
Started by skip peel independent landman in shale related topics on tuesday. Well productivity doubled from 2012 to 2018 measured in initial production rates and. Haynesville shale production increased in june according to. Haynesville shale and of cao input in the upper portion. Producing natural gas from the haynesville shale involves drilling wells from 10,000 feet 3,000 m and to,000 feet 4,000 m deep. Sep 11, 2012 the louisiana data is important as it is dominated by volumes from the haynesville shale in my estimate, the field accounts for over two thirds of total louisiana gas production. Railroad commission of texas offers an overview of the region and detailed data on production and drilling permits for.
A helpful data model would be a defined tracking of the henry hub ng pricing each month via a charted history over time. Each of nutech s studies provides insight into the connectivity across the area by. Past haynesville experience show possible reduction rates. The study assesses production potential in six geographic tiers and. Haynesville shale is a truly different play today than it was in the first growth phase, abramov added. Apr200 0 200 400 600 apr 12,086 mmcfd production from new wells legacy production.
The height of production from the fracking boom in the haynesville. Basement structures and salt movement influenced carbonate and siliciclastic sedimentation associated with the opening of the gulf of mexico. Haynesville shale making major production comeback. This article is the first to address the structural setting, stratigraphy, depositional environment and facies, fracturing, and production challenges of the haynesville shale gas play. In june 2018, natural gas production in the haynesville shale formation, located in northeastern texas and louisiana, averaged 6. Immediately following the refracturing operation, production surged to 4,000 mcfd from 500 mcfd while flowing pressure increased 300%. The louisiana data is important as it is dominated by volumes from the haynesville shale in my estimate, the field accounts for over two thirds of. Railroad commission of texas offers an overview of the region and detailed data on production and drilling permits for the texas haynesville counties. The industry is interested that production is comparable to the haynesville production five years ago in the play that covers 9,000 square miles in western louisiana, eastern texas and southwestern arkansas, where nearly 30 drilling companies are at work. Shale production and reserves study bureau of economic geology. These studies have been developed through nutechs experience and analysis of several thousand wells with core and production data.
Final report on update and enhancement of shale gas outlooks. Drawing on production data from all of the individual wells drilled in the fayetteville shale from 2005 to 2011, the bureaus assessment estimates technically recoverable gas reserves for the region at 38 tcf, of which 18. Apr200 0 200 400 600 apr 12,086 mmcfd production from new wells legacy production change net change may 11,997 indicated change in natural gas production may vs. In a march 2015 press release, comstock touted the success of the companys first haynesville shale refrac. Dont call it a comeback its not your fathers haynesville. In addition to its overall size, the haynesville is known for its high porosities. Current operator well results are more than double just a few years back and still improving. Energy information administration eia official energy statistics from the u. The haynesville shale ranges in thickness from 200 to 350 feet at production depths of 10,000 to 14,000 feet. The shale matrix quality correlates with production performance when stimulation treatments are consistent along the lateral.
Integrated haynesville production analysis onepetro. Preproduction wells are those that are permitted, drilling, completing or. Study forecasts gradual haynesville production recovery. North louisiana shale formation production reaches highest point since. By integrating pressure analysis and hydraulic fracture design with more conventional engineering functions such as completion engineering, well test analysis, reservoir engineering, and production modeling, it is our mission to provide the. Meanwhile, the energy research firm analysts are of the opinion the haynesville shale will bottom out pricewise this year before increasing modestly until lng is fully online in 2020, robertson said. Information from its description page there is shown below. Founded in 1984, nsi technologies has more than 30 years of experience in advanced hydraulic fracturing technology. It lies at depths of 10,500 to,000 feet below the lands surface. The 5 companies dominating the haynesville shale play.
In the haynesville field close to this town, geologists identified the haynesville formation some sixty years ago as a rock formation formed during a specific time interval upper jurassic of the geologic past. Jpt new operators, well designs drive record gas production in. Also, you might would want to make the software interactive so as to generate depletion curves per the dropping of well productions, i. The tuscaloosa marine shale results were too inconsistent. Haynesville shale is a drillers term for shale rock units within the haynesville formation. We use production histories and geologic data from smye et al.
Comstock uses broadband sequence service to increase gas rate. Haynesville shale play economic analysis sciencedirect. Haynesville shale is chks discovery we know the play best. The upper jurassic kimmeridgian to lower tithonian haynesville and bossier shales of east texas and northwest louisiana are currently one of the most important shalegas plays in north america, having high ips, steep decline rates, eurs estimated at 3 to 7 bcf per well of each formation, and play resources estimated together in the hundreds. Haynesville shale gas production increases to highest levels. The objectives of this study are to investigate the effects of petrophysical, geochemical, geologic, mechanical, and engineering properties, as well as completion practices, on haynesville shale production. North louisiana haynesville fracture data with geospatial. May 26, 2011 paleo shoals lane shoal and sabine island controlling local depositional patterns. The scripts are coded in visual basic for use in conjunction with arcgis software. We have analyzed shale gas production from the barnett, fayetteville, haynesville, and woodford shales using a probabilistic decline curve workflow. After a drop in drilling activity in recent years, the haynesville shale has become a hot area for natural gas production in the us, and companies are looking to bolster their positions in the area. From 2009 to 2012, the haynesville region was the largest shale gasproducing region in the country. Monthly dry natural gas production in the haynesville peaked at 7. Sandwiched between the also unconventional cotton valley, bossier and smackover formations, the haynesville shale is one of the most notable plays along the u.
Understanding gas production mechanism and effectiveness of. This shows a good correlation between the shale capacity model and the production data. Oil and gas resources of the bossier and haynesville. Oil and gas exploration, resources, and production energy. Outside of the lng export driver, a few other factors had to align to get the haynesville. Wells are assigned to the sections based on their subsurface path. This is especially true where permeability dependence on pressure has been documented, such as in the haynesville. The haynesville shale is an informal, popular name for a jurassic period rock formation that underlies large parts of southwestern arkansas, northwest louisiana, and east texas. Haynesville shale formation thickness is also slightly narrower, ranging from 100 feet to 350 feet, compared with appalachia, where shale thickness ranges from 50 feet to 400 feet. The bossier and haynesville formations of the onshore and state waters portion of the u. Pta can be useful in constraining the historymatch but the results are still nonunique. Well planning and construction haynesville shale east texas. Pinedale divestiture and permian basin acquisition accelerate transition of qep to a crudeoil company, successful haynesville refracs push production up 60% without a drilling rig.
Will the haynesville shale revolution benefit goodrich. Goodrich petroleum announces haynesville shale well results. A decade ago, fracking unleashed a wave of natural gas production as hundreds of rigs piled into. Minimum and maximum values of model input parameters were determined from the model input parameters for the 50th percentile trials. Oil production thousand barrelsday haynesville region1. This paper discusses an area covering six counties in east texas. The haynesville shale is one of the founding fathers of the modern shale drilling boom.
The company has participated in two haynesville shale wells in caddo parish, louisiana that have reached a combined 24hour peak rate to date of approximately 72,000 mcf per day. The bossier shale lies just above the haynesville shale and also contains rich deposits of natural gas. Haynesville shale department of natural resources state of. Core data show that connate water saturations range from 15 to 40% in the haynesville. Haynesville shale in the us, 2019 gas shale market analysis. Inclusion of higher frequency data and geomechanical i. Meanwhile, the energy research firm analysts are of the opinion the haynesville shale will bottom out pricewise this year before increasing modestly. At june 30, 2015, we operated three drilling rigs focused on the haynesville and bossier shales. Haynesville shale gas activities in desoto, caddo and red. Predicting well performances using the shale capacity. The 5 companies dominating the haynesville shale play the. The haynesville shale is a massive dry natural gas formation in northwest louisiana and east texas that lies at true vertical depths between 014000. The haynesville bossier shale, located in east texas railroad commission of texas district 6 and western louisiana, is a hydrocarbonproducing geological formation capable of producing large amounts of gas.
That makes directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing popular. The study performed by an interdisciplinary team of the bureau of economic geology jackson school of geosciences, the university of texas at austin presents an improved production outlook assessments for the major u. The upper jurassic kimmeridgian to lower tithonian haynesville and bossier shales of east texas and northwest louisiana are currently one of the most important shale gas plays in north america, having high ips, steep decline rates, eurs estimated at 3 to 7 bcf per well of each formation, and play resources estimated together in the hundreds. With the recent decline in rig counts the haynesville has even added one last week. Other well known fields were considered for the purposes of general comparison.
Slumping gas prices took the wind out of its sails, while oil discoveries in the eagle ford and more economical gas discoveries in the marcellus and utica put it on the back burner. Indepth information of well permits issued in louisiana and texas of the haynesville shale, by county and by company from january 2018 to june 2019 detailed understanding of. The haynesville formation is underlain by the smackover formation and overlain by rocks of the cotton valley group. Indepth information of well permits issued in louisiana and texas of the haynesville shale, by county and by company from january 2018 to june 2019 detailed understanding of ip rates and type. Louisiana gas production rebounds to 2012 figures as drillers return. It is part of a large rock formation which is known by geologists as the haynesville formation. The combination will create one of the haynesville shales top gas producers, tripling comstocks haynesvillebossier acreage. Unit cost of production increases over time because of the need for compression, maintenance related to corrosion, equipment repairs, water treatment and disposal, etc. The haynesville shale is located in east texas and north louisiana. Despite reforms, companies are still enjoying the old days of tax break program. The carthage haynesville shale field now represents the majority of the haynesvillebossier production in these counties. In recent years, the haynesville was nudged out of the market a bit in favor of the lower cost supply in the marcellus, utica, and associated gas from oil production, the latter accounting for 20.