In 2019, the average daily production (for the first 90 days) of new wells in U.S. shale basins amounted to 496.6 barrels. This was a decrease of eleven percent compared to the previous year and the first year in which daily production levels declined since the United States shale boom began.
Average daily shale production during first 90 days for new wells in major basins in the United States from 2015 to 2019 (in barrels per day)*
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Wall Street Journal. (September 29, 2019). Average daily shale production during first 90 days for new wells in major basins in the United States from 2015 to 2019 (in barrels per day)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/468433/daily-us-shale-production-of-new-wells/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Wall Street Journal. "Average daily shale production during first 90 days for new wells in major basins in the United States from 2015 to 2019 (in barrels per day)*." Chart. September 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/468433/daily-us-shale-production-of-new-wells/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Wall Street Journal. (2019). Average daily shale production during first 90 days for new wells in major basins in the United States from 2015 to 2019 (in barrels per day)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/468433/daily-us-shale-production-of-new-wells/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Wall Street Journal. "Average Daily Shale Production during First 90 Days for New Wells in Major Basins in The United States from 2015 to 2019 (in Barrels per Day)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/468433/daily-us-shale-production-of-new-wells/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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