Over 600 DUCs are intentionally delayed in each of the largest shale oil plays: Rystad
HOUSTON -- By looking at the intentionally postponed (abnormal) part of the DUC inventory, Rystad Energy observed that all of the major liquid basins are exposed to completion delays.
Image: Rystad Energy.
The Bakken was the first play where completion delays became visible in early 2015.
Since then, the abnormal inventory in this play has increased from 150 to 600 wells, thanks to the North Dakota Industrial Commission’s incentive to extend the completion delay allowance from 12 to 24 months.
The Eagle Ford and the Permian basin followed the trend in second-half 2015 and more than 600 abnormal DUCs have been observed in these plays recently.
