美国水力压裂数量回升

    中国石化新闻网讯 根据Rystad Energy的一份新的分析报告，美国水力压裂技术今年将首次出现月度增长。

    这家独立的能源研究公司指出，在6月份跌至325口井的底部后，美国新的压裂作业将在7月份增加到400口以上。该公司表示，卫星数据显示本月新增了246项压裂作业，其中96项压裂作业是上周才开始的

    根据Rystad的数据，二叠纪地层的压裂作业速度已经从5月和6月的每周15-20口井，在过去三周压裂数量已经升至40-45口井。Rystad说，在包括巴肯、伊格尔福特、阿纳达科和Niobrara在内的所有其他石油盆地，其最新的水力压裂活动显示，自7月初以来，每周的水力压裂活动约为35-40口井。

    在钻机方面，Rystad指出美国陆地钻机在石油盆地的活动似乎已经达到了“最低点”，上周水平石油钻井平台的数量减少了一个，从157个下降到156个。Rystad强调，其他石油盆地的活跃钻机数量净变化零。

    Rystad页岩研究主管阿布拉莫夫(Artem Abramov)在一份公司声明中表示:“虽然7月份只剩下一周时间，但涵盖的数万个地点的数据可用性各不相同，可能存在报告滞后，暂时漏报其它的水力压裂开采活动。”

    他补充说:“因此，我们预计7月份压裂井数量将超过400口，并将回到2020年4月的水平。”

    阿布拉莫夫说:“我们预计，未来几周全国范围内的水平石油钻井将保持相对平稳，因为一些运营商继续实施适度的向下调整，而其他运营商已经开始在当前40美元的WTI价格环境下恢复钻井作业。”

    赵斌 编译自 钻井网

    原文如下：

    Frac is Back

    U.S. fracking is set for its first monthly rise this year, according to a new Rystad Energy analysis.

    The independent energy research company outlined that new fracking operations in the country are on track to grow above 400 wells in July, after dropping to a bottom of 325 wells in June. The business said its satellite data shows 246 newly started frac jobs this month, with 96 frac jobs beginning just last week.

    According to Rystad, the running rate of frac activity in the Permian has shifted from 15 to 20 wells per week in May and June to 40 to 45 wells per week in the last three weeks. In all other oil basins - including Bakken, Eagle Ford, Anadarko and Niobrara – Rystad said its latest fracking activity estimates suggest fracking activity is around 35 to 40 wells per week since the beginning of July.

    On the rig front, Rystad noted that U.S. land rig activity in oil basins seems to have hit “rock bottom” as the count of horizontal oil-focused rigs declined by one last week, falling from 157 rigs to 156. Rystad highlighted that other oil basins saw a net zero change in the number of active rigs.

    “While there is only one week left in July, the availability of data varies across the tens of thousands of locations covered, with a possible reporting lag temporarily concealing additional fracking activity,” Rystad head of shale research, Artem Abramov, said in a company statement.

    “We therefore estimate that the final July frac count might surpass 400 wells, and will return to levels last seen in April 2020,” he added.

    “We anticipate nationwide horizontal oil drilling will remain relatively flat in the next few weeks, as some operators continue to implement modest downward adjustments, while others have started restoring drilling operations in the current $40 WTI price environment,” Abramov continued.