The Marcellus/Utica has been getting its collective butt kicked by both the Haynesville Shale and Permian Basin with respect to adding new quantities of natural gas production, according to recent editions of the Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) published monthly by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The latest DPR, published yesterday, shows an improvement for the M-U. Between November and December, EIA predicts the M-U will add another 135 MMcf/d (million cubic feet per day) of new production. However, the Permian will add 125 MMcf/d for the same period, and the Haynesville will add a huge 174 MMcf/d. The Haynesville continues to catch up to M-U production, although we still produce more than twice what the Haynesville produces (35.6 Bcf/d vs. 16.3 Bcf/d, respectively).
