Granite Wash Shale in the US, 2013 - Oil Shale Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020

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Summary

"Granite Wash Shale in the US, 2013 - Oil Shale Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020", is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialist, which analyzes the oil shale market in the Granite Wash play. The report is compiled by using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, secondary research and in-house analysis by GlobalData's team of industry experts.

The Granite Wash play stretches across the states of Texas and Oklahoma in the US. It has complex geology – the presence of several intervals and wide variation of mineral composition resulted in complex heterogeneous rock system at the Granite Wash play.

Scope

- Production trend in Granite Wash play over the 2004 to 2020 period
- New drilling permits in Granite Wash by county and by company
- Acquisitions and asset transactions for acreage and production assets in Granite Wash during the 2009 to 2012 period
- Major companies by acreage and production in Granite Wash
- Analysis of some of the major companies operating in the Granite Wash – Apache, Chesapeake Energy, Linn Energy, Devon Energy and Forest Oil.

Reasons to buy

- Develop business strategies with the help of specific insights into the Granite Wash's oil and gas market, primarily in the Texas region of the US.
- Identify opportunities and challenges in the Texas part of the Granite Wash play.
- Plan your strategies based on expected developments of the Granite Wash play, primarily in the Texas region of the US.
- Understand the competitive landscape of the companies in the Granite Wash play
- Keep yourself informed of the key developments in the market.

1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 4
1.1 List of Tables 5
1.2 List of Figures 6
2 Introduction 7
2.1 Overview 7
2.2 GlobalData Report Guidance 7
3 Granite Wash - Overview 8
3.1 Granite Wash has Complex Geology 9
3.2 Granite Wash, Initial Production Rates 10
3.3 Granite Wash, Production Well Profile 11
3.4 Granite Wash, Cost Trends 12
3.4.1 Average Cost per Well 12
3.4.2 Finding and Development Costs 12
4 Granite Wash, Production Analysis, 2004-2020 13
4.1 Granite Wash, Analysis of Historic Production, 2004-2012 13
4.2 Granite Wash, Production Analysis by Field, 2012 15
4.2.1 Granite Wash, Oil Production Analysis by Field, 2012 17
4.2.2 Granite Wash, Natural Gas Production Analysis by Field, January to December 2012 20
4.2.3 Granite Wash, Condensate Production Analysis by Field, January to December 2012 23
4.2.4 Granite Wash, Casinghead Gas Production Analysis by Field, January to December 2012 26
4.3 Granite Wash, Production Forecast, 2013-2020 29
5 Granite Wash, New Drilling Permits, 2009-2012 30
5.1 Granite Wash, New Drilling Permits by County, 2009-2012 31
5.2 Granite Wash, New Drilling Permits by Company, 2009-2012 32
6 Granite Wash, Financial Deals, 2009-2012 33
6.1 NFR Energy Acquired TLP Energy for US$655 MM for Acreage in the Granite Wash and Cleveland Sand Formations 35
6.2 Apache Acquired Cordillera Energy Partners III for US$3.1 Billion 36
6.3 Linn Energy Acquired Granite Wash Properties from Plains Exploration & Production in December 2011 37
7 Granite Wash, Competitive Landscape 38
7.1 Granite Wash, Major Companies by Acreage 38
7.2 Granite Wash, Major Companies by Production 39
7.2.1 Granite Wash, Major Companies by Oil Production 41
7.2.2 Granite Wash, Major Companies by Natural Gas Production 42
7.2.3 Granite Wash, Major Companies by Condensate Production 43
7.2.4 Granite Wash, Major Companies by Casinghead Gas Production 44
8 Granite Wash, Analysis of Five Major Companies 45
8.1 Apache Corporation 46
8.1.1 Apache, Granite Wash, Key Operational Parameters 47
8.2 Chesapeake Energy 49
8.2.1 Chesapeake Energy, Granite Wash, Key Operational Parameters 49
8.3 Linn Energy LLC 50
8.3.1 Linn Energy, Granite Wash, Key Operational Parameters 54
8.4 Devon Energy Corporation 55
8.4.1 Devon Energy, Granite Wash, Key Operational Parameters 56
8.5 Forest Oil Corporation 57
8.5.1 Forest Oil, Granite Wash, Key Operational Parameters 58
9 Appendix 59
9.1 Market Definition 59
9.2 Abbreviations 59
9.3 Sources 59
9.4 Methodology 60
9.4.1 Coverage 60
9.4.2 Secondary Research 61
9.5 Contact Us 61
9.6 Disclaimer 61

List of Tables

Table 1: Granite Wash Play, Initial Production Rates by Company (boed), 2013 10
Table 2: Cordillera Energy, Initial Production Rates of Select Wells in Granite Wash (mcfed), 2011 10
Table 3: Granite Wash Play, Decline Rate of a Typical Production Well (%), 2011 11
Table 4: Granite Wash Play, Average Cost per Well of Select Companies (US$ million), 2013 12
Table 5: Granite Wash Play, Finding and Development Costs of Select Companies (US$/boe), 2013 12
Table 6: Granite Wash Play, Production (mmboe), 2004-2012 13
Table 7: Granite Wash Play, Monthly Total Gross Production (mmboe), 2012 15
Table 8: Granite Wash Play, Top 10 Production Fields (mmboe), 2012 16
Table 9: Granite Wash Play, Monthly Gross Oil Production (mmbbl), 2012 17
Table 10: Granite Wash Play, Gross Oil Production and Percentage Share in Total Oil Production of Top Five Oil Producing Fields (bbl), 2012 19
Table 11: Granite Wash Play, Monthly Gross Natural Gas Production (bcf), 2012 20
Table 12: Granite Wash Play, Gross Natural Gas Production and Percentage Share in Total Natural Gas Production of Top Five Fields (bcf), 2012 22
Table 13: Granite Wash Play, Monthly Gross Condensate Production (mmbbl), 2012 23
Table 14: Granite Wash Play, Gross Condensate Production and Percentage Share in the Total Condensate Production of Top Five Fields (bbl), 2012 25
Table 15: Granite Wash Play, Monthly Gross Casinghead Gas Production (bcf), 2012 26
Table 16: Granite Wash Play, Gross Casinghead Gas Production and Percentage Share in Total Casinghead Gas Production of Top Five Fields (mcf), 2012 28
Table 17: Granite Wash Play, Production Forecast (mmboe), 2013-2020 29
Table 18: Granite Wash Play, New Drilling Permits Issued, 2009-2012 30
Table 19: Granite Wash Play, New Drilling Permits by County, 2009-2012 31
Table 20: Granite Wash Play, New Drilling Permits by Select Companies, 2009-2012 32
Table 21: Granite Wash Play, Comparison of Deals Value and Number of Deals (US$ million), 2009-2012 33
Table 22: Granite Wash Play, Acquisitions and Asset Transactions (US$ million), 2009-2012 34
Table 23: Granite Wash Play, Net Acreage of Select Companies, 2013* 38
Table 24: Granite Wash Play, Top 10 Producers of Oil, Natural Gas, Casinghead Gas and Condensate (mmboe), 2012 40
Table 25: Granite Wash Play, Top 10 Producers of Oil (bbl), 2012 41
Table 26: Granite Wash Play, Top 10 Producers of Natural Gas (bcf), 2012 42
Table 27: Granite Wash Play, Top 10 Producers of Condensate (bbl), 2012 43
Table 28: Granite Wash Play, Top 10 Producers of Casinghead Gas (bcf), 2012 44
Table 29: Apache, Granite Wash, Key Operational Parameters, 2013* 48
Table 30: Chesapeake Energy, Granite Wash, Key Operational Parameters, 2013* 49
Table 31: Linn Energy, Granite Wash, Key Operational Parameters, 2013* 54
Table 32: Devon Energy, Granite Wash, Key Operational Parameters, 2013* 56
Table 33: Forest Oil, Granite Wash, Key Operational Parameters, 2013* 58

List of Figures

Figure 1: Granite Wash Play, Location Map, 2011 8
Figure 2: Granite Wash Play, Stratigraphy, 2013 9
Figure 3: Granite Wash Play, Production Type Curve of a Typical Well (mcfed), 2011 11
Figure 4: Granite Wash Play, Production (mmboe), 2004-2012 13
Figure 5: Granite Wash Play, Monthly Total Gross Production (mmboe), 2012 15
Figure 6: Granite Wash Play, Shares of Top Five Production Fields (%), 2012 16
Figure 7: Granite Wash Play, Monthly Gross Oil Production (mmbbl), January to December 2012 17
Figure 8: Granite Wash Play, Shares of Top Five Oil Production Fields by Month, 2012 18
Figure 9: Granite Wash Play, Monthly Gross Natural Gas Production (bcf), 2012 20
Figure 10: Granite Wash Play, Shares of Top Five Natural Gas Production Fields by Month, 2012 21
Figure 11: Granite Wash Play, Monthly Gross Condensate Production (mmbbl), 2012 23
Figure 12: Granite Wash Play, Shares of Top Five Condensate Production Fields by Month, 2012 24
Figure 13: Granite Wash Play, Monthly Gross Casinghead Gas Production (bcf), 2012 26
Figure 14: Granite Wash Play, Shares of Top Five Casinghead Gas Production Fields by Month, 2012 27
Figure 15: Granite Wash Play, Production Forecast (mmboe), 2013-2020 29
Figure 16: Granite Wash Play, New Drilling Permits Issued, 2009-2012 30
Figure 17: Granite Wash Play, New Drilling Permits by County, 2009-2012 31
Figure 18: Granite Wash Play, New Drilling Permits by Select Companies, 2009-2012 32
Figure 19: Granite Wash Play, Comparison of Deals Value and Number of Deals (US$ million), 2009-2012 33
Figure 20: TLP Energy, Core Operating Areas in the Granite Wash and Cleveland Sand Formations, 2012 35
Figure 21: Apache, Drill Locations and Net Production in Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma, 2013 36
Figure 22: Linn Energy, Company's Acreage and Acquired Acreage in Granite Wash, 2011 37
Figure 23: Granite Wash Play, Net Acreage of Select Companies, 2013* 38
Figure 24: Granite Wash Play, Top 10 Producers of Oil, Natural Gas, Casinghead Gas and Condensate (mmboe), 2012 39
Figure 25: Granite Wash Play, Top 10 Producers of Oil (bbl), 2012 41
Figure 26: Granite Wash Play, Top 10 Producers of Natural Gas (bcf), 2012 42
Figure 27: Granite Wash Play, Top 10 Producers of Condensate (bbl), 2012 43
Figure 28: Granite Wash Play, Top 10 Producers of Casinghead Gas (bcf), 2012 44
Figure 29: Granite Wash Play, Comparison of Select Major Companies, 2012 45
Figure 30: Apache, Global Operations, 2012 46
Figure 31: Granite Wash Play, Drilling Locations and Acreage of Apache, 2013 47
Figure 32: Apache, Granite Wash, Production Type Curve of a Typical Well, 2012 48
Figure 33: Chesapeake Energy, US Operations, 2012 49
Figure 34: Linn Energy, Granite Wash, Acreage, 2012 50
Figure 35: Linn Energy, Granite Wash, Pipeline System, 2012 51
Figure 36: Linn Energy, Granite Wash, Illustration Showing Production from Eight Separate Zones, 2012 52
Figure 37: Linn Energy, Hogshooter Development Activity, 2012 53
Figure 38: Devon Energy, Granite Wash, Acreage, 2013 55
Figure 39: Forest Oil, Granite Wash, Gross Drilling Inventory, 2011-2012 57