According to the newest data released by EIA, the U.S. tight oil production is 6.75 million barrels per day in September of 2018, which accounts for 59 percent of total U.S. crude oil production. Tight oil production has gradually grown into the main driving force of crude oil production growth in the U.S. as well as an important contributor to the global crude oil supply. Many angencies tend to forecast U.S. tight oil production tendency based on different resource and technology conditions. However, tight oil production is not only affected by the technical factors but also economical ones such as the well costs and the oil prices. To solve this problem, the exploration and development statuses of important tight oil reservoirs in the U.S. are investigated from both the technical and economical aspects. Production tendencies of plays that contribute the majority of U.S. tight oil production are analysed based on the investigation results above. The forecasting result of total U.S. tight oil production from the year 2018 to 2035 has been achieved.
展开▼
