Southwestern reports increased Appalachian production
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
At the beginning of the month, Southwestern Energy reported a 19 percent increase in production in the Appalachian Basin during the second quarter, according to Kallanish Energy.
The company’s net Appalachian production was 167 billion cubic feet equivalent, or 1.8 billion cubic feet-equivalent per day, including 20 percent liquids production.
Its overall quarterly production was 234 Bcfe from two Marcellus Shale areas and from the Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas, a 5 percent increase from the same quarter last year.
Southwest Energy’s total net production in northeast Appalachia was 112 Bcf, or 1.2 Bcf/d, a 15 percent increase from the second quarter in 2017.
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