Chesapeake Shows the Real Decline Curve to the SEC and Investors

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Chesapeake Shows the Real Decline Curve to the SEC and Investors

Chesapeake Spring 2010 Stockholders Report Filed with the SEC

Arthur Berman first calculated the decline rates in 2009 – once public,  the companies could not lie to their stockholders – they sort of tried to hide it on page 10, but… we noticed!

Chesapeake spring 2010 stockholders report – see page 10 (below) for gas well decline rate. Production goes up by drilling more and more wells.
Decline rate is 70% the first year and the 30% of the balance the second year – so the decline rate is 85% in two years  and unproductive in a year or so more – as much of the Barnett shale is after producing for less than 5 years and gas wells are being plugged in PA after about five years.

The darker color line in the graph below is the production curve of an individual gas well – the production drops to 15% of the initial production within two years.  The rising lighter colored curve is total production of all Chesapeake’s gas wells – this rising production curve happens by drilling more and more wells because the wells decline so fast.  SEE enlargable image on page 10 of the full report – link below.

 

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