中国石化新闻网讯 据天然气加工新闻网3月29日报道，2022年，美国天然气产量增长了4%(即49亿立方英尺/天)，日均产量为1190亿立方英尺。2022年，阿巴拉契亚、二叠纪和海恩斯维尔三个地区占美国总产量的60%，与2021年的比例相似。

收集最全面的美国天然气产量指标是天然气总开采量。钻井生产率报告衡量了陆上选定地区的天然气总开采量。

2022年，美国东北部的阿巴拉契亚地区生产的天然气比美国任何其他地区都多，占美国天然气总开采量的29%（即346亿立方英尺/天）。尽管阿巴拉契亚仍然是美国天然气产量最高的地区，但由于没有足够的管道输送能力来输送更多的天然气，其产量增长一直在放缓。2022年，东北部没有新增的主要管道输送量。2021年，阿巴拉契亚地区天然气总开采量增长了14亿立方英尺/天。2022年，增长仅为1亿立方英尺/天，低于2020年，当时疫情和随后的封控措施限制了产量增长。

得克萨斯州西部和新墨西哥州的二叠纪地区是美国第二大天然气生产地区，占美国总产量的18%。2022年，二叠纪的天然气开采总量增加26亿立方英尺/天，达日均210亿立方英尺。

与其他两个地区不同，二叠纪地区的天然气产量增长主要是石油定向钻井的结果，因为石油生产过程中产生了伴生气。尽管2022年的平均原油价格与往年相比有所下降，但得克萨斯中质原油价格仍然很高，足以支持石油导向的钻井活动，尤其是在二叠纪地区。根据达拉斯联邦能源局的一项调查数据显示，2022年二叠纪的平均盈亏平衡价格在每桶50至54美元之间。

2022年路易斯安那州和得克萨斯州海恩斯维尔地区的天然气总开采量增长20亿立方英尺/天，达到153亿立方英尺/天，占美国天然气总开采量的13%。海恩斯维尔地区是运营商钻探天然气的战略要地，因为该地区靠近墨西哥湾沿岸，那里液化天然气出口终端和工业设施的需求一直在增长。2022年，得克萨斯州鹰福特地区的天然气总开采量增加9亿立方英尺/天(即18%)，这是自2019年以来首次出现增长。

郝芬 译自 天然气加工新闻网

原文如下：

U.S. natural gas production grew by 4% in 2022

U.S. natural gas production grew by 4% (4.9 billion cubic feet per day [Bcf/d]) in 2022, averaging 119 Bcf/d. Three regions—Appalachia, Permian, and Haynesville—accounted for 60% of all U.S. production in 2022, similar to the proportion in 2021.

The most comprehensive measure of U.S. natural gas production that we collect is gross natural gas withdrawals. Our Drilling Productivity Report measures gross natural gas withdrawals in selected onshore regions.

In 2022, the Appalachia region in the Northeast produced more natural gas than any other U.S. region, accounting for 29% of U.S. gross natural gas withdrawals (or 34.6 Bcf/d). Even as Appalachia remained the most prolific U.S. natural gas-producing region, its production growth has been slowing because sufficient pipeline takeaway capacity is not available to transport more natural gas. No new major pipeline capacity additions from the Northeast came online in 2022. In 2021, gross natural gas withdrawals in the Appalachia region had grown by 1.4 Bcf/d. In 2022, growth was just 0.1 Bcf/d, less than in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent mitigation efforts limited production growth.

The Permian region in western Texas and New Mexico is the second-largest U.S. natural gas producing region, accounting for 18% of U.S. production. In 2022, gross natural gas withdrawals rose by 2.6 Bcf/d in the Permian, averaging 21.0 Bcf/d.

Unlike the other two regions, natural gas production growth in the Permian region is primarily the result of oil-directed drilling because of the associated gas produced during oil production. Despite lower average crude oil prices in 2022 compared with previous years, West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices remained high enough to support oil-directed drilling activity, especially in the Permian region. The average breakeven price in the Permian during 2022 ranged from $50 per barrel (b) to $54/b, according to data from a Dallas Fed Energy survey.

Gross natural gas withdrawals in the Haynesville region in Louisiana and Texas grew by 2.0 Bcf/d in 2022 to 15.3 Bcf/d, or 13% of U.S. gross natural gas withdrawals. The Haynesville region is a strategic location for operators to drill for natural gas because of its proximity to the Gulf Coast, where demand from liquefied natural gas export terminals and industrial facilities has been growing. Gross natural gas withdrawals in the Eagle Ford region in Texas rose by 0.9 Bcf/d (18%) in 2022, the first year it had increased since 2019.