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为什么说EIA 每个月的Natural Gas Drilling Productivity Report 是系统性的造假。
EIA每个月都会公布下一个月的天然气产量预估值,这信息可以从EIA的官方网站https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/drilling/#tabs-summary-2 看到。以下是从一月份到四月份 EIA的估计值。 俺要大家注意的是每个表的最后一排Total(红色字体)。在一月份时,EIA估计2月份岩页气的产量为43.722BCF/DAY,比一月份的数据44.127BCF减少了0.405BCF。(1BCF=1000MCF)。这看来好像是减产了0.405BCF。 但是到了2月份(第二个表),而月份实际的数据是44.706BCF/DAY,不是在一月份预估的43.722BCF/DAY。 这也可以理解,估计本来也会有错误。可是如果每一次的估计都是犯同样的错误,每一次都估计成减产,而实际是增产。这就是系统性的错误! 若是明明知道了估计的方式有系统性的错误而不改,没能力改,放任不改,这就是系统性的造假!
下面的四个表太长,俺把它简化,让大家更容易看出来,为何不妥当。
月份 岩页气产量本月份的数据 岩页气产量下一个月的预估值
1 44.127BCF/DAY 43.722BCF/DAY
2 44.706BCF/DAY 44.255BCF/DAY
3 46.758BCF/DAY 46.308BCF/DAY
4 46.420BCF/DAY 45.929BCF/DAY
可以看出每一个月的预估值都偏低,每一个月的估计都是减产,而实际是增产。一月到4月,实际日产量从44.127 BCF升到46.420BCF, 日产量增加了2.3BCF,相当于5.2%!
EIA估计天然气的产量不止是如此有问题,今年一月份,二月份和三月份,EIA三次修正去年(2015年)一整年的天然气的产量数据,请看下图。结果每次修正,产量就越高,日产量差别高达2BCF! 一年的差距就是325*2=750BCF!这样的数据差别可以影响天然气50%的价格差别变动!原则上EIA可以一年后继续修改数据。
俺注意到在3月份和4/11日,几个知名媒体刚好都报导这“天然气减产”的消息,配合MM炒高天然气。而过去天然气下跌时,媒体就不报导EIA预测天然气减产的消息。这其实是很正常的,利用媒体,散布假消息来炒作股票/期货在全世界各国都一直在发生。只是有些人用的方式比较高明,有些人即使作假,大家也看不出来。
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Oil production
thousand barrels/day
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Gas production
million cubic feet/day
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Region
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January 2016
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February 2016
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change
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January 2016
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February 2016
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change
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Bakken
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1,122
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1,098
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(24)
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1,580
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1,556
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(24)
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Eagle Ford
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1,217
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1,145
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(72)
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6,597
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6,457
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(140)
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Haynesville
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52
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51
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(1)
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6,210
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6,226
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16
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Marcellus
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50
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48
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(2)
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15,447
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15,222
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(225)
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Niobrara
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394
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371
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(23)
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4,174
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4,098
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(76)
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Permian
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2,035
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2,040
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5
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6,913
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6,914
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1
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Utica
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78
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79
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1
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3,206
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3,249
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43
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Total
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4,948
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4,832
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(116)
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44,127
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43,722
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(405)
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Oil production
thousand barrels/day
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Gas production
million cubic feet/day
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Region
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February 2016
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March 2016
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change
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February 2016
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March 2016
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change
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Bakken
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1,125
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1,100
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(25)
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1,601
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1,577
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(24)
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Eagle Ford
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1,272
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1,222
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(50)
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6,602
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6,444
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(158)
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Haynesville
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50
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49
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(1)
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6,225
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6,202
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(23)
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Marcellus
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48
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46
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(2)
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15,897
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15,695
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(202)
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Niobrara
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404
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389
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(15)
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4,219
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4,149
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(70)
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Permian
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2,039
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2,040
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1
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6,914
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6,908
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(6)
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Utica
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78
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78
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-
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3,248
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3,280
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32
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Total
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5,016
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4,924
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(92)
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44,706
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44,255
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(451)
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Oil production
thousand barrels/day
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Gas production
million cubic feet/day
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Region
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March 2016
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April 2016
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change
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March 2016
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April 2016
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change
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Bakken
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1,107
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1,079
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(28)
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1,659
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1,632
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(27)
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Eagle Ford
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1,235
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1,177
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(58)
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6,517
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6,335
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(182)
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Haynesville
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49
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48
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(1)
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6,204
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6,143
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(61)
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Marcellus
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41
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41
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-
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17,427
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17,319
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(108)
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Niobrara
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423
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408
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(15)
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4,246
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4,170
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(76)
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Permian
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2,040
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2,036
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(4)
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7,082
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7,064
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(18)
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Utica
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82
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82
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-
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3,623
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3,645
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22
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Total
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4,977
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4,871
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(106)
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46,758
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46,308
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(450)
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Oil production
thousand barrels/day
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Gas production
million cubic feet/day
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Region
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April 2016
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May 2016
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change
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April 2016
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May 2016
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change
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Bakken
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1,078
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1,047
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(31)
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1,633
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1,601
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(32)
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Eagle Ford
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1,246
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1,184
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(62)
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6,405
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6,192
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(213)
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Haynesville
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48
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47
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(1)
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6,099
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6,036
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(63)
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Marcellus
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41
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41
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-
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17,337
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17,277
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(60)
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Niobrara
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420
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404
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(16)
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4,217
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4,134
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(83)
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Permian
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2,036
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2,032
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(4)
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7,064
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7,023
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(41)
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Utica
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81
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81
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-
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3,665
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3,666
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1
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Total
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4,950
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4,836
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(114)
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46,420
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45,929
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(491)
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