据钻机地带10月12日报道，截至2022年8月，美国所有DPR地区的钻探未完井(DUC)总数约为4283口，是自2013年10月开始估算以来最少的一个月。

美国能源信息署(EIA)表示，美国大部分主要陆上石油和天然气产区的DUC下降表明，正在完成的油井越来越多，新钻井越来越少。

疫情防控措施导致全球对石油产品的需求减少。原油和天然气生产商关闭了现有生产，并暂停了美国新油井的完工。根据EIA目前的估计，DUC在2020年第二季度达到创纪录的8800多口井。

由于持续的市场不确定性和获得新投资资本的机会有限，石油和天然气生产商已将其支出重点放在现有业务上。自2020年6月以来，DUC井的总数量在2021年期间平均每月减少227口，在2022年期间平均每月减少82口。截至2022年8月(可获得的最近的一个月的数据)，所有DPR地区的DUC共4283口井。

根据EIA最新的钻井产能报告（DPR）显示，由于生产商一直在加快DUC的完工，完工井数从2020年6月的253口增加到2022年8月的969口。

自2020年第二季度以来，二叠纪地区DUC下降幅度最大。石油占二叠纪的大部分产量，但二叠纪地区也以伴生天然气的形式生产了大量天然气。在美国最大的天然气产区阿巴拉契亚地区，DUC也有所下降。由于墨西哥湾沿岸新增的液化天然气出口能力增加了天然气需求，只有海恩斯维尔地区略有增加，增加了100口DUC。

根据贝克休斯每周收集的数据显示，2022年，美国的石油和天然气导向井的钻井数量都有所增加。截至9月30日，天然气钻机总数为160台，今年迄今增加了53台。以石油为导向的钻机总数为602台，今年到目前为止增加了481台。

尽管美国DUC油井总数在2022年整体下降，但钻井活动的增加减缓了月度下降。8月份，DUC油井数量增加了16口，是自2020年7月以来最小的月度新增。

郝芬 译自 钻机地带

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.