據鉆機地帶10月12日報道，截至2022年8月，美國所有DPR地區的鉆探未完井(DUC)總數約為4283口，是自2013年10月開始估算以來最少的一個月。

美國能源信息署(EIA)表示，美國大部分主要陸上石油和天然氣產區的DUC下降表明，正在完成的油井越來越多，新鉆井越來越少。

疫情防控措施導致全球對石油產品的需求減少。原油和天然氣生產商關閉了現有生產，并暫停了美國新油井的完工。根據EIA目前的估計，DUC在2020年第二季度達到創紀錄的8800多口井。

由于持續的市場不確定性和獲得新投資資本的機會有限，石油和天然氣生產商已將其支出重點放在現有業務上。自2020年6月以來，DUC井的總數量在2021年期間平均每月減少227口，在2022年期間平均每月減少82口。截至2022年8月(可獲得的最近的一個月的數據)，所有DPR地區的DUC共4283口井。

根據EIA最新的鉆井產能報告（DPR）顯示，由于生產商一直在加快DUC的完工，完工井數從2020年6月的253口增加到2022年8月的969口。

自2020年第二季度以來，二疊紀地區DUC下降幅度最大。石油占二疊紀的大部分產量，但二疊紀地區也以伴生天然氣的形式生產了大量天然氣。在美國最大的天然氣產區阿巴拉契亞地區，DUC也有所下降。由于墨西哥灣沿岸新增的液化天然氣出口能力增加了天然氣需求，只有海恩斯維爾地區略有增加，增加了100口DUC。

根據貝克休斯每周收集的數據顯示，2022年，美國的石油和天然氣導向井的鉆井數量都有所增加。截至9月30日，天然氣鉆機總數為160臺，今年迄今增加了53臺。以石油為導向的鉆機總數為602臺，今年到目前為止增加了481臺。

盡管美國DUC油井總數在2022年整體下降，但鉆井活動的增加減緩了月度下降。8月份，DUC油井數量增加了16口，是自2020年7月以來最小的月度新增。

郝芬 譯自 鉆機地帶

原文如下：

Drilled But Uncompleted U.S. Well Count Continues Decline

Drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) in all U.S. DPR regions totaled an estimated 4,283 wells in August 2022, the least in any month since estimating started in October 2013.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said that the decline in DUCs in most major U.S. onshore oil- and natural gas-producing regions indicated that more wells were being completed and fewer new wells were being drilled.

Covid-19 mitigation efforts resulted in less worldwide demand for petroleum products. Crude oil and natural gas producers shut in existing production and halted the completion of new wells in the United States. based on EIA’s current estimates, DUCs reached a record of more than 8,800 wells in the second quarter of 2020.

Due to continued market uncertainty and limited access to new investment capital, oil and natural gas producers have focused their spending on existing operations. Since June 2020, the overall number of DUC wells has steadily declined by an average of 227 DUCs per month during 2021 and by 82 DUCs per month during 2022. For August 2022 (the most recent month available), DUCs totaled 4,283 wells in all DPR regions.

based on EIA’s latest Drilling Productivity Report (DPR), the number of completed wells has increased from a low of 253 in June 2020 to 969 in August 2022 because producers have been accelerating the completion of DUCs.

Since the second quarter of 2020, DUCs have declined the most in the Permian region. Oil makes up most Permian production, but significant volumes of natural gas are also produced in the Permian region in the form of associated natural gas. DUCs have also declined in the Appalachia region, the largest natural gas-producing region in the United States. only the Haynesville region has seen a slight increase, by 100 DUCs, because of growth in natural gas demand from newly added LNG export capacity on the Gulf Coast.

In 2022, drilling for both oil- and natural gas-directed wells has increased in the United States, according to weekly data collected by Baker Hughes. Natural gas-directed rigs total 160 as of September 30, an increase of 53 so far this year. Oil-directed rigs total 602, an increase of 481 so far this year.

Although the total number of U.S. DUC wells has declined overall throughout 2022, this increase in drilling activity has slowed the monthly decline. In August, the number of DUC wells grew by 16, the smallest monthly addition since July 2020.