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AAPG Bulletin; Year: 2024; Issue: January DOI: 10.1306/10242221078
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Figure 16.
(A) Historical rig count and drilling rate of horizontal gas wells in the Marcellus Shale. (B) Scheduled infill drilling rate in the Marcellus Shale assuming three variable drilling rates: 50, 80, and 130 wells/month. The roman numerals denote the end of infill potentials for the (i) northeast core, (ii) southwest core, (iii) Marcellus noncore, and (iv) Marcellus outer. Note that the infill outer scenario is not possible based on current gas prices (see the Economic Analysis section). EIA = Energy Information Administration.
Figure 16. (A) Historical rig count and drilling rate of horizontal gas wells in the Marcellus Shale. (B) Scheduled infill drilling rate in the Marcellus Shale assuming three variable drilling rates: 50, 80, and 130 wells/month. The roman numerals denote the end of infill potentials for the (i) northeast core, (ii) southwest core, (iii) Marcellus noncore, and (iv) Marcellus outer. Note that the infill outer scenario is not possible based on current gas prices (see the Economic Analysis section). EIA = Energy Information Administration.