Acreage and wells

-1 Acreage and wells Shell Investors’ Handbook 2014-2018

The tables below reflect Shell subsidiaries and Shell share of joint ventures and associates’ acreage and wells. The term “gross” refers to the total activity in which Shell subsidiaries and Shell share of joint ventures and associates have an interest. The term “net” refers to the sum of the fractional interests owned by Shell subsidiaries plus the Shell share of joint ventures and associates’ fractional interests.

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Oil and gas acreage (at December 31)

Thousand acres

 

2018

2017

 

Developed

Undeveloped

Developed

Undeveloped

 

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

[A]

Includes Greenland.

[B]

Corrected from 16,714 (15,005 net).

Europe [A]

6,228

1,958

15,443

6,913

6,463

2,071

14,119

6,187

Asia

22,087

7,885

31,676

15,433

25,975

9,139

35,305

18,730

Oceania

3,202

1,220

15,662

10,298

3,296

1,255

22,406

13,985

Africa

4,666

1,940

38,874

22,732

4,663

1,938

33,453

20,811

North America – USA

1,541

952

2,133

1,635

1,936

1,134

2,718

1,937

North America – Mexico

–

–

5,178

3,885

–

–

–

–

North America – Canada

1,108

752

1,681

1,193

953

651

15,818[B]

14,468[B]

South America

1,490

710

10,352

6,725

1,302

606

9,338

6,196

Total

40,322

15,416

120,999

68,814

44,588

16,794

133,157

82,314
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Oil and gas acreage (at December 31)

Thousand acres

 

2016

2015

2014

 

Developed

Undeveloped

Developed

Undeveloped

Developed

Undeveloped

 

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

[A]

Corrected from 26,149 (19,402 net).

[B]

Corrected from 32,706 (25,716 net).

[C]

Corrected from 33,094 (27,223 net).

Europe

6,556

2,197

18,216

10,241

7,152

2,194

14,623

7,732

9,603

2,693

16,161

8,563

Asia

26,003

9,199

58,463

36,298

25,581

9,181

36,658

22,995

25,724

9,252

46,487

25,155

Oceania

1,939

822

37,876

24,109

2,041

530

51,740

16,975

1,657

433

57,939

18,991

Africa

5,083

2,315

41,517

29,152

4,650

2,071

40,435

27,058

5,174

2,232

39,297

26,409

North America – USA

2,002

1,197

4,151

2,577

1,659

1,158

5,033

4,262

1,635

1,131

6,133

5,047

North America – Canada

976

670

25,253[A]

18,865[A]

1,227

745

31,810[B]

25,179[B]

1,132

748

32,198[C]

26,686[C]

South America

1,315

547

17,759

14,643

100

52

7,851

3,621

100

52

8,637

4,081

Total

43,874

16,947

203,235

135,885

42,410

15,931

188,150

107,822

45,025

16,541

206,852

114,932
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Number of productive wells [A] (at December 31)

 

2018

2017

 

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas

 

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

[A]

The number of productive wells with multiple completions (more than one formation producing into the same well bore) at December 31, 2018, was 1,132 gross (489 net); 2017: 1,696 gross, corrected from 1,946 (636 net, corrected from 761).

[B]

Corrected from 9,410 (3,132 net).

[C]

Corrected from 711 (283 net).

Europe

1,077

277

1,201

379

1,156

303

1,235

392

Asia

7,498

2,750

331

189

9,279[B]

3,067[B]

682[C]

269[C]

Oceania

–

–

3,411

1,924

–

–

3,499

1,926

Africa

478

189

195

132

380

155

180

122

North America – USA

15,224

7,745

1,479

672

15,408

7,817

1,636

717

North America – Canada

1

1

936

846

–

–

892

794

South America

119

53

62

41

111

47

55

32

Total

24,397

11,015

7,615

4,183

26,334

11,389

8,179

4,252
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Number of productive wells [A] (at December 31)

 

2016

2015

2014

 

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas

Oil

Gas

 

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

[A]

The number of productive wells with multiple completions (more than one formation producing into the same well bore) at December 31, 2016: 1,721 gross, corrected from 1,754 (686 net, corrected from 691); 2015: 1,483 gross, corrected from 1,778 (608 net, corrected from 755); 2014: 1,516 gross, corrected from 1,802 (619 net, corrected from 762).

[B]

Corrected from 9,261 (3,141 net).

[C]

Corrected from 656 (263 net).

[D]

Corrected from 8,271 (2,853 net).

[E]

Corrected from 334 (190 net).

[F]

Corrected from 7,529 (2,643 net).

[G]

Corrected from 353 (198 net).

Europe

1,215

321

1,232

403

1,272

344

1,229

392

1,256

332

1,209

333

Asia

9,157[B]

3,089[B]

632[C]

251[C]

8,150[D]

2,793[D]

317[E]

182[E]

7,412[F]

2,585[F]

336[G]

190[G]

Oceania

–

–

3,257

1,734

–

–

624

234

44

3

625

235

Africa

662

289

191

127

821

334

129

86

887

349

116

79

North America – USA

15,532

7,892

3,046

2,136

15,331

7,893

2,522

2,403

15,313

7,760

2,555

1,849

North America – Canada

283

283

941

781

286

286

1,209

1,059

325

320

1,125

878

South America

73

28

50

26

25

15

7

2

25

15

7

2

Total

26,922

11,902

9,349

5,458

25,885

11,665

6,037

4,358

25,262

11,364

5,973

3,566
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Number of net productive wells and dry holes drilled (at December 31)

 

2018

2017

 

Productive

Dry

Productive

Dry

[A]

Productive wells are wells with proved reserves allocated. Wells in the process of exploratory drilling are excluded.

Exploratory [A]

 

 

 

 

Europe

1

2

–

1

Asia

9

10

3

5

Oceania

–

–

2

–

Africa

6

6

2

3

North America – USA

104

4

9

6

North America – Canada

14

–

30

5

South America

6

7

6

–

Total

140

29

52

20

Development

 

 

 

 

Europe

4

–

5

–

Asia

222

–

312

4

Oceania

41

–

63

–

Africa

24

1

24

3

North America – USA

276

–

237

–

North America – Canada

53

–

56

1

South America

5

–

1

–

Total

625

1

698

8
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Number of net productive wells and dry holes drilled (at December 31)

 

2016

2015

2014

 

Productive

Dry

Productive

Dry

Productive

Dry

[A]

Productive wells are wells with proved reserves allocated. Wells in the process of exploratory drilling are excluded.

[B]

Includes 50 net exploratory wells sold in North and South America.

Exploratory [A]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

–

–

1

2

1

2

Asia

2

4

–

11

2

10

Oceania

–

–

–

3

–

1

Africa

4

2

5

–

4

4

North America – USA

40

2

35

8

53

89

North America – Canada

–

–

73

5

39

2

South America

–

–

–

1

–

1

Total

46

8

114

30

99

109[B]

Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

10

1

10

–

8

1

Asia

265

–

252

2

243

9

Oceania

184

–

2

–

6

1

Africa

15

–

24

–

23

2

North America – USA

137

–

433

–

392

3

North America – Canada

50

–

20

2

22

–

South America

3

–

3

1

3

–

Total

664

1

744

5

697

16
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