‹ Analysis & Projections
Annual Energy Outlook 2013
Release Dates: April 15 - May 2, 2013 | Next Early Release Date: December 2013 | | Report Number: DOE/EIA-0383(2013)
Issues in focus
| Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resource | Average | Range | Low Oil and Gas Resource | High Oil and Gas Resource |
| Shale gas, tight gas, and tight oil | ||||
| Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR) | ||||
| Shale gas (billion cubic feet per well) | 1.04 | 0.01-11.32 | 50% lower | 100% higher |
| Tight gas (billion cubic feet per well) | 0.5 | 0.01-11.02 | 50% lower | 100% higher |
| Tight oil (thousand barrels per well) | 135 | 1-778 | 50% lower | 100% higher |
| Incremental technically recoverable resource | ||||
| Natural gas (trillion cubic feet) | -- | -- | (522) | 1,044 |
| Crude oil (billion barrels) | -- | -- | (29) | 58 |
| Well spacing (acres) | 100 | 20-406 | No change | 20-40 |
| Incremental technically recoverable resource | ||||
| Natural gas (trillion cubic feet) | -- | -- | No change | 3,601 |
| Crude oil (billion barrels) | -- | -- | No change | 269 |
| Alaska | ||||
| North Slope onshore & offshore | ||||
| Offshore production start year | 2029 | No change | 2025 | |
| Undiscovered crude oil (billion barrels) | 22 | No change | 50% higher | |
| Incremental technically recoverable resource (billion barrels) | -- | No change | 11 | |
| Tight oil technically recoverable resource (billion barrels) | None | No change | 19 | |
| Lower 48 states | ||||
| Offshore undiscovered resources | ||||
| Crude oil (billion barrels) | 40 | No change | 50% higher | |
| Natural gas (trillion cubic feet) | 208 | No change | 50% higher | |
| Incremental technically recoverable resource | ||||
| Natural gas (trillion cubic feet) | -- | No change | 104 | |
| Crude oil (billion barrels) | -- | No change | 20 | |
| Kerogen (oil shale) | ||||
| Technically recoverable resource | -- | No change | No change | |
| 2040 production (thousand barrels per day) | None | None | 135 | |