Louisiana, Texas

Haynesville Shale DUC Wells slips to 554 wells

Premier dry gas play spanning Northwest Louisiana and East Texas. Deep, high-pressure formation.

Updated 1 month agoEIA DPR · as of Jul 2026
DUC Inventory
554

Wells

-13MoM

As of July 1, 2026

Share of US Total
19.0%

of 2,919 US total

Primary Production
gas

2 states

Month-over-Month Change

567 wells554 wells
Last Month
This Month
-13 wells (-2.3%)

Basin Overview

States

Louisiana, Texas

Primary Production

gas

Major Operators

Comstock, Chesapeake, Aethon, Rockcliff

Related Haynesville Data

Access This Data via API

Access Haynesville Shale DUC well data programmatically. Historical trends and monthly updates.

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

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "basin": "Haynesville",
    "duc_wells": 554,
    "change_from_last_month": -13,
    "percent_of_total": 19,
    "states": [
      "Louisiana",
      "Texas"
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "EIA Drilling Productivity Report",
    "updated_at": "2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  }
}

Haynesville Shale DUC Wells FAQs

As of Jul 2026, the Haynesville Shale had 554 DUC (Drilled but Uncompleted) wells per the EIA Drilling Productivity Report (STEO Table 10a), which EIA updates monthly.

The Haynesville Shale is primarily a natural gas-producing region. Premier dry gas play spanning Northwest Louisiana and East Texas. Deep, high-pressure formation.

Major operators in the Haynesville Shale include Comstock, Chesapeake, Aethon, Rockcliff. These companies account for a significant portion of drilling and completion activity in the basin.

The Haynesville Shale spans Louisiana and Texas. Premier dry gas play spanning Northwest Louisiana and East Texas. Deep, high-pressure formation.

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