Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia

Appalachian Basin DUC Wells holds steady at 2,551 wells

Eastern US gas province including Marcellus and Utica shales. America's largest natural gas-producing region.

EIA DPR · as of latest EIA data
DUC Inventory
2,551

Wells

UnchangedMoM
Share of US Total
100.0%

of 2,551 US total

Primary Production
gas

3 states

Month-over-Month Change

2,551 wells2,551 wells
Last Month
This Month
Unchanged

Basin Overview

States

Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia

Primary Production

gas

Major Operators

EQT, Range Resources, Southwestern, Antero

Related Appalachia Data

Access This Data via API

Access Appalachian Basin DUC well data programmatically. Historical trends and monthly updates.

GET/v1/drilling-intelligence/duc-wells?basin=appalachia
curl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/duc-wells?basin=appalachia"

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "basin": "Appalachia",
    "duc_wells": 2551,
    "change_from_last_month": 0,
    "percent_of_total": 100,
    "states": [
      "Pennsylvania",
      "Ohio",
      "West Virginia"
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "EIA Drilling Productivity Report",
    "updated_at": null
  }
}

Appalachian Basin DUC Wells FAQs

As of latest EIA data, the Appalachian Basin had 2,551 DUC (Drilled but Uncompleted) wells per the EIA Drilling Productivity Report (STEO Table 10a), which EIA updates monthly.

The Appalachian Basin is primarily a natural gas-producing region. Eastern US gas province including Marcellus and Utica shales. America's largest natural gas-producing region.

Major operators in the Appalachian Basin include EQT, Range Resources, Southwestern, Antero. These companies account for a significant portion of drilling and completion activity in the basin.

The Appalachian Basin spans Pennsylvania and Ohio and West Virginia. Eastern US gas province including Marcellus and Utica shales. America's largest natural gas-producing region.

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