Natural gas production expects increase from 7 basins/plays in US
Friday, September 20, 2019
The Energy Information Administration projects natural gas production in the seven most productive basins and plays in the U.S. to rise 469 million cubic feet per day (Mmcf/d) from September to October, according to Kallanish Energy.
Gas production will increase to more than 82.36 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), up from 81.89 Bcf/d in September. Five of the seven basins/plays will see a month-to-month production increase increase during this time.
The Appalachian Basin, which includes the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays, is the second-most productive, climbing 196 Mmcf/d, to 32.81 Bcf/d, from 32.62 Bcf/d in the current month.
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