Oil and natural gas production from seven key U.S. onshore plays is set to decline in September, continuing a downtrend that began earlier this year, according to the latest Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) published Monday by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

EIA Oil Production

EIA expects oil production from the Anadarko, Appalachian, Denver Julesburg-Niobrara and Permian basins, as well as from the Bakken, Eagle Ford and Haynesville shales, to decline by a combined 19,000 b/d from August to September. Total output is expected to remain at just over 7.5 million b/d.

Natural gas production from these seven regions is set to fall by 421 MMcf/d month/month, hovering at just over 79.2 Bcf/d, according to the agency.

While the majority of plays are expected to show declines, the...