美國海恩斯維爾頁巖區(qū)天然氣產(chǎn)量達(dá)到歷史新高

據(jù)天然氣新聞2021年4月6日休斯敦報(bào)道，由于海恩斯維爾頁巖區(qū)的運(yùn)營商對強(qiáng)勁的井口經(jīng)濟(jì)和今年LNG出口需求的光明前景做出了回應(yīng)，海恩斯維爾頁巖區(qū)天然氣產(chǎn)量猛增正在進(jìn)入春季。

4月到目前為止，海恩斯維爾頁巖區(qū)天然氣產(chǎn)量呈創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄增長的趨勢，日均天然氣產(chǎn)量超過130億立方英尺，天然氣產(chǎn)量增加廣泛分布在這個(gè)遠(yuǎn)景區(qū)的德克薩斯州和路易斯安那州部分。

在過去的7個(gè)月里，海恩斯維爾頁巖區(qū)的鉆井和完井活動穩(wěn)步增加，導(dǎo)致了最近的天然氣產(chǎn)量增加。今年2月，海恩斯維爾頁巖區(qū)的在用鉆機(jī)數(shù)量一度超過50部，達(dá)到了2019年12月以來的最高水平。Enverus最近發(fā)布的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，這一里程碑標(biāo)志著海恩斯維爾盆地的鉆機(jī)數(shù)量與去年夏天相比發(fā)生了戲劇性的轉(zhuǎn)變，當(dāng)時(shí)該盆地的在用鉆機(jī)數(shù)量跌至新冠肺炎疫情導(dǎo)致的最低水平，僅為31部。

在2020年第一季度大宗商品價(jià)格的全球影響下，美國其他所有頁巖盆地的鉆井活動仍僅停留在大流行前水平的一小部分。雖然大多數(shù)美國運(yùn)營商選擇最大化自由現(xiàn)金流，而不是增加產(chǎn)量，但海恩斯維爾頁巖區(qū)的生產(chǎn)商今年對前景似乎更加樂觀。

李峻 編譯自 天然氣新聞

原文如下：

Haynesville gas production hits record high spurred by strong returns, bullish outlook

Gas production in the Haynesville Shale is surging into the spring season as operators there respond to strong wellhead economics and a brightening outlook for LNG export demand this year.

Month-to-date, output is trending at record-high levels over 13 Bcf/d, with gains widely distributed across the Texas and Louisiana portions of the play, data complied by S&P Global Platts Analytics showed.

Recent production strength comes following a steady build in drilling and completion activity over the past seven months. In February, rig count in the Haynesville briefly topped 50, reaching its highest since December 2019. The milestone marks a dramatic turnaround from last summer when the basin's rig count tumbled to a pandemic-fueled low at just 31, recent data published by Enverus showed.

Following a global fallout in commodity prices in first-quarter 2020, drilling activity in every other US shale basin has remained at just a fraction of its pre-pandemic level. While most US operators opt to maximize free cash flow over growth, producers in the Haynesville appear more bullish this year.