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California 2004
 
Distribution of Wells by Production Rate Bracket
 

  Oil Wells   Gas Wells
Prod.
Rate
Bracket
(BOE/Day)
|
|
|
|
# of
Oil
Wells
% of
Oil
Wells
Annual
Oil
Prod.
(Mbbl)
% of
Oil
Prod.
Oil
Rate
per Well
(bbl/Day)
Annual
Gas
Prod.
(MMcf)
Gas
Rate
per Well
(Mcf/Day)
|
|
|
|
# of
Gas
Wells
% of
Gas
Wells
Annual
Gas
Prod.
(MMcf)
% of
Gas
Prod.
Gas
Rate
per Well
(Mcf/Day)
Annual
Oil
Prod.
(Mbbl)
Oil
Rate
per Well
(bbl/Day)
0 - 1 | 3,797 8.3 606.1 0.3 0.5 44.6 0.0 | 408 12.1 288.8 0.1 2.3 3.0 0.0
1 - 2 | 3,730 8.2 1,855.5 0.8 1.5 243.3 0.2 | 158 4.7 403.6 0.2 8.0 8.7 0.2
2 - 4 | 6,007 13.2 6,051.7 2.6 2.9 1,108.2 0.5 | 320 9.5 1,690.9 0.8 15.4 47.1 0.4
4 - 6 | 4,565 10.0 7,806.9 3.3 4.8 1,536.2 0.9 | 298 8.9 2,370.8 1.1 23.7 98.8 1.0
6 - 8 | 3,661 8.0 8,686.9 3.7 6.7 1,953.7 1.5 | 233 6.9 2,749.4 1.2 34.0 104.0 1.3
8 - 10 | 2,992 6.6 9,210.2 3.9 8.7 2,212.6 2.1 | 202 6.0 3,175.9 1.4 44.6 106.0 1.5
Subtotal <=10 | 24,752 54.4 34,217.4 14.6 4.0 7,098.7 0.8 | 1,619 48.2 10,679.4 4.8 19.9 367.6 0.7
10 - 12 | 2,474 5.4 9,260.5 3.9 10.6 2,180.1 2.5 | 157 4.7 3,032.0 1.4 55.3 91.7 1.7
12 - 15 | 3,124 6.9 14,344.7 6.1 12.9 3,568.8 3.2 | 190 5.7 4,390.9 2.0 66.7 151.5 2.3
Subtotal <=15 | 30,350 66.7 57,822.6 24.6 5.5 12,847.6 1.2 | 1,966 58.5 18,102.4 8.2 27.6 610.8 0.9
15 - 20 | 3,876 8.5 22,838.8 9.7 16.6 6,336.0 4.6 | 230 6.8 7,200.6 3.3 88.1 218.2 2.7
20 - 25 | 2,805 6.2 21,227.0 9.0 21.3 5,986.4 6.0 | 141 4.2 5,706.0 2.6 115.8 151.7 3.1
25 - 30 | 1,931 4.2 17,587.1 7.5 26.1 4,990.7 7.4 | 127 3.8 6,432.8 2.9 144.9 140.1 3.2
30 - 40 | 2,456 5.4 27,824.7 11.8 32.7 8,997.4 10.6 | 183 5.4 10,812.3 4.9 170.4 395.2 6.2
40 - 50 | 1,448 3.2 20,531.3 8.7 42.2 7,177.8 14.7 | 127 3.8 9,992.5 4.5 225.9 332.1 7.5
50 - 100 | 2,181 4.8 45,806.8 19.5 62.9 17,386.8 23.9 | 280 8.3 34,051.2 15.4 366.0 973.5 10.5
100 - 200 | 406 0.9 15,389.6 6.5 118.8 7,656.4 59.1 | 185 5.5 47,178.6 21.3 757.1 965.3 15.5
200 - 400 | 53 0.1 4,242.5 1.8 238.9 2,360.6 132.9 | 93 2.8 47,325.9 21.4 1503.3 543.2 17.3
400 - 800 | 7 0.0 1,012.8 0.4 425.6 610.3 256.4 | 30 0.9 34,570.0 15.6 3166.0 280.0 25.6
800 - 1600 | 2 0.0 707.2 0.3 966.1 833.2 1138.2 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1600 - 3200 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3200 - 6400 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6400 - 12800 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
> 12800 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total | 45,515 100.0 234,990.4 100.0 14.9 75,183.2 4.8 | 3,362 100.0 221,372.2 100.0 194.6 4,610.1 4.1
 
Notes:
1) State Government agencies and commercial sources provided base data.
2) The Reserves and Production Division, Office of Oil and Gas, EIA has reviewed and edited inaccurate production data.
3) To be consistent between states a GOR of 6,000 (cf/bbl) for each years production was used to classify wells.
     If the GOR was less than 6,000 (cf/bbl) the well was classed an oil well, greater than or equal 6,000 (cf/bbl) were gas wells.
4) To determine production rate brackets for the first and last year of a wells life the annual production was divided
     by the number of days in the productive months. For other years the annual production was divided by 365 or 366 days.
5) Gas volumes have been converted from the various state pressure bases to the Federal base (14.73 psia).
 
                                                                                                                            19APR06

 



California 2003
 
Distribution of Wells by Production Rate Bracket
 

  Oil Wells   Gas Wells
Prod.
Rate
Bracket
(BOE/Day)
|
|
|
|
# of
Oil
Wells
% of
Oil
Wells
Annual
Oil
Prod.
(Mbbl)
% of
Oil
Prod.
Oil
Rate
per Well
(bbl/Day)
Annual
Gas
Prod.
(MMcf)
Gas
Rate
per Well
(Mcf/Day)
|
|
|
|
# of
Gas
Wells
% of
Gas
Wells
Annual
Gas
Prod.
(MMcf)
% of
Gas
Prod.
Gas
Rate
per Well
(Mcf/Day)
Annual
Oil
Prod.
(Mbbl)
Oil
Rate
per Well
(bbl/Day)
0 - 1 | 3,670 8.2 606.8 0.3 0.5 47.5 0.0 | 450 13.8 319.9 0.1 2.1 2.9 0.0
1 - 2 | 3,514 7.8 1,757.4 0.7 1.5 230.0 0.2 | 138 4.2 362.1 0.2 7.7 9.2 0.2
2 - 4 | 5,703 12.7 5,735.4 2.4 2.8 1,107.5 0.5 | 267 8.2 1,424.6 0.6 15.5 37.6 0.4
4 - 6 | 4,403 9.8 7,513.1 3.1 4.8 1,538.1 1.0 | 284 8.7 2,432.5 1.0 24.6 81.2 0.8
6 - 8 | 3,560 7.9 8,546.3 3.5 6.7 1,928.3 1.5 | 230 7.1 2,760.1 1.2 33.9 108.4 1.3
8 - 10 | 3,043 6.8 9,362.5 3.9 8.7 1,942.3 1.8 | 197 6.1 3,136.8 1.3 45.2 102.2 1.5
Subtotal <=10 | 23,893 53.2 33,521.6 13.8 4.0 6,793.7 0.8 | 1,566 48.2 10,435.9 4.5 19.3 341.4 0.6
10 - 12 | 2,445 5.4 9,194.3 3.8 10.6 2,140.8 2.5 | 144 4.4 2,789.1 1.2 55.7 82.3 1.6
12 - 15 | 3,002 6.7 13,884.3 5.7 13.0 3,014.3 2.8 | 190 5.8 4,536.0 1.9 67.7 143.2 2.1
Subtotal <=15 | 29,340 65.4 56,600.2 23.3 5.5 11,948.8 1.2 | 1,900 58.4 17,761.0 7.6 27.0 567.0 0.9
15 - 20 | 3,816 8.5 22,581.1 9.3 16.6 5,809.9 4.3 | 209 6.4 6,474.1 2.8 87.3 209.4 2.8
20 - 25 | 2,853 6.4 21,718.3 9.0 21.4 5,841.3 5.8 | 159 4.9 6,459.2 2.8 114.1 180.0 3.2
25 - 30 | 1,962 4.4 18,053.9 7.4 26.1 4,927.0 7.1 | 140 4.3 6,969.1 3.0 139.1 200.1 4.0
30 - 40 | 2,560 5.7 29,088.0 12.0 32.7 9,211.8 10.4 | 150 4.6 9,617.3 4.1 179.4 266.2 5.0
40 - 50 | 1,521 3.4 21,987.6 9.1 42.1 7,633.1 14.6 | 117 3.6 9,093.8 3.9 220.8 318.4 7.7
50 - 100 | 2,344 5.2 49,851.2 20.6 63.0 18,712.1 23.6 | 269 8.3 33,713.8 14.5 354.5 1,087.7 11.4
100 - 200 | 415 0.9 16,108.7 6.6 119.9 7,123.3 53.0 | 169 5.2 41,260.5 17.7 726.0 1,081.5 19.0
200 - 400 | 61 0.1 4,813.9 2.0 246.4 1,937.4 99.2 | 100 3.1 53,788.0 23.1 1513.9 705.3 19.9
400 - 800 | 9 0.0 1,334.4 0.6 425.8 1,879.3 599.7 | 31 1.0 32,684.3 14.0 2943.7 258.3 23.3
800 - 1600 | 1 0.0 417.6 0.2 1144.2 152.2 417.1 | 6 0.2 10,473.5 4.5 5295.0 92.6 46.8
1600 - 3200 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 1 0.0 4,740.6 2.0 12987.9 2.2 6.1
3200 - 6400 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6400 - 12800 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
> 12800 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total | 44,882 100.0 242,554.9 100.0 15.5 75,176.3 4.8 | 3,251 100.0 233,035.2 100.0 205.3 4,968.7 4.4
 
Notes:
1) State Government agencies and commercial sources provided base data.
2) The Reserves and Production Division, Office of Oil and Gas, EIA has reviewed and edited inaccurate production data.
3) To be consistent between states a GOR of 6,000 (cf/bbl) for each years production was used to classify wells.
     If the GOR was less than 6,000 (cf/bbl) the well was classed an oil well, greater than or equal 6,000 (cf/bbl) were gas wells.
4) To determine production rate brackets for the first and last year of a wells life the annual production was divided
     by the number of days in the productive months. For other years the annual production was divided by 365 or 366 days.
5) Gas volumes have been converted from the various state pressure bases to the Federal base (14.73 psia).
 
                                                                                                                            19APR06

 



California 2002
 
Distribution of Wells by Production Rate Bracket
 

  Oil Wells   Gas Wells
Prod.
Rate
Bracket
(BOE/Day)
|
|
|
|
# of
Oil
Wells
% of
Oil
Wells
Annual
Oil
Prod.
(Mbbl)
% of
Oil
Prod.
Oil
Rate
per Well
(bbl/Day)
Annual
Gas
Prod.
(MMcf)
Gas
Rate
per Well
(Mcf/Day)
|
|
|
|
# of
Gas
Wells
% of
Gas
Wells
Annual
Gas
Prod.
(MMcf)
% of
Gas
Prod.
Gas
Rate
per Well
(Mcf/Day)
Annual
Oil
Prod.
(Mbbl)
Oil
Rate
per Well
(bbl/Day)
0 - 1 | 3,756 8.4 635.7 0.3 0.5 64.2 0.1 | 420 13.5 257.8 0.1 1.8 1.9 0.0
1 - 2 | 3,468 7.7 1,761.9 0.7 1.5 215.2 0.2 | 171 5.5 453.6 0.2 7.8 8.4 0.1
2 - 4 | 5,531 12.3 5,638.2 2.3 2.9 1,041.2 0.5 | 253 8.1 1,346.1 0.6 15.4 36.7 0.4
4 - 6 | 4,293 9.6 7,370.0 3.0 4.8 1,431.5 0.9 | 234 7.5 2,057.7 0.9 24.6 74.1 0.9
6 - 8 | 3,517 7.8 8,428.7 3.4 6.7 1,806.1 1.4 | 226 7.2 2,589.0 1.1 32.7 117.8 1.5
8 - 10 | 2,910 6.5 9,026.1 3.6 8.7 1,854.8 1.8 | 174 5.6 2,753.9 1.1 43.5 108.7 1.7
Subtotal <=10 | 23,475 52.4 32,860.6 13.2 4.0 6,413.1 0.8 | 1,478 47.4 9,458.2 3.9 18.5 347.6 0.7
10 - 12 | 2,532 5.7 9,555.2 3.8 10.6 2,037.6 2.3 | 154 4.9 3,051.9 1.3 56.6 90.2 1.7
12 - 15 | 3,027 6.8 14,023.5 5.6 13.0 2,963.3 2.7 | 175 5.6 4,254.0 1.8 69.1 119.1 1.9
Subtotal <=15 | 29,034 64.8 56,439.3 22.6 5.5 11,414.0 1.1 | 1,807 58.0 16,764.1 7.0 26.8 556.9 0.9
15 - 20 | 3,778 8.4 22,404.5 9.0 16.7 5,332.6 4.0 | 197 6.3 5,905.4 2.5 86.8 200.4 2.9
20 - 25 | 2,738 6.1 20,799.4 8.3 21.4 5,585.0 5.8 | 145 4.7 5,806.5 2.4 112.7 187.2 3.6
25 - 30 | 2,022 4.5 18,597.4 7.4 26.2 4,826.6 6.8 | 139 4.5 6,858.5 2.8 139.4 219.0 4.4
30 - 40 | 2,638 5.9 30,149.7 12.1 32.8 9,088.2 9.9 | 173 5.5 10,663.7 4.4 173.3 352.3 5.7
40 - 50 | 1,631 3.6 23,733.1 9.5 42.2 8,082.0 14.4 | 104 3.3 8,408.6 3.5 230.6 214.2 5.9
50 - 100 | 2,374 5.3 49,982.1 20.0 62.3 20,063.2 25.0 | 264 8.5 31,857.8 13.2 349.4 1,125.9 12.3
100 - 200 | 503 1.1 19,907.5 8.0 119.4 9,578.1 57.4 | 154 4.9 37,509.5 15.6 710.5 1,057.7 20.0
200 - 400 | 75 0.2 5,921.4 2.4 243.8 2,555.3 105.2 | 78 2.5 39,775.4 16.5 1487.4 850.6 31.8
400 - 800 | 10 0.0 1,397.5 0.6 454.3 1,243.7 404.3 | 45 1.4 52,929.6 22.0 3222.5 594.4 36.2
800 - 1600 | 1 0.0 384.2 0.2 1052.7 142.6 390.6 | 11 0.4 19,467.2 8.1 5418.1 219.4 61.1
1600 - 3200 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 1 0.0 4,781.1 2.0 13098.8 1.5 4.1
3200 - 6400 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6400 - 12800 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
> 12800 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total | 44,804 100.0 249,716.0 100.0 15.9 77,911.2 5.0 | 3,118 100.0 240,727.4 100.0 222.0 5,579.6 5.1
 
Notes:
1) State Government agencies and commercial sources provided base data.
2) The Reserves and Production Division, Office of Oil and Gas, EIA has reviewed and edited inaccurate production data.
3) To be consistent between states a GOR of 6,000 (cf/bbl) for each years production was used to classify wells.
     If the GOR was less than 6,000 (cf/bbl) the well was classed an oil well, greater than or equal 6,000 (cf/bbl) were gas wells.
4) To determine production rate brackets for the first and last year of a wells life the annual production was divided
     by the number of days in the productive months. For other years the annual production was divided by 365 or 366 days.
5) Gas volumes have been converted from the various state pressure bases to the Federal base (14.73 psia).
 
                                                                                                                            19APR06

 



California 2001
 
Distribution of Wells by Production Rate Bracket