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Future Development Costs for Proved Oil and Gas Reserves

Future development costs estimate the capital required to develop proved oil and gas reserves under the assumptions used in the standardized reserve-value disclosure.

By Lee BaileyPublished Sep 25, 2026

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Research date: Sep 25, 2026Use the dated article and cited sources for the definition, examples, and stated limitations.
Operating-model context: 18 connected conceptsPart of the reviewed Upstream E&P Economics; issuer definitions remain distinct where disclosed.
Company examples: 1 reviewed companyRelationships reflect supported examples, not a normalized cross-company KPI ranking.

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Future development costs are estimated future capital expenditures required to develop proved oil and gas reserves under the assumptions used in reserve-value disclosures.

They are a key bridge between reserve volume and the capital still needed to turn that inventory into production.

EOG example

EOG's 2025 standardized-measure disclosure included $19.199 billion of future development costs.

The company noted that this amount included future abandonment costs.

Why it matters

Total Proved Reserves can look large, but undeveloped reserves may require substantial future spending.

Future development costs help investors ask whether reserve depth is capital-light or capital-intensive.

What it is not

This is not the same as management's next-year capital budget.

The standardized-measure calculation applies prescribed reserve and pricing assumptions to the proved reserve base. Actual development timing, inflation, project choices, commodity prices, and portfolio changes can produce different spending.

Use it with proved undeveloped reserves and PUD conversion activity rather than as a stand-alone forecast.

Source

EOG Resources 2025 Form 10-K

Part of the Upstream E&P Economics

Connect realized pricing, per-BOE revenue and costs, reserve development, PUD conversion, and standardized reserve value to understand exploration and production economics.

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Where this concept fits

Reserve renewal, development capital, and standardized valueCurrent relationship
Reserve replacement and finding-and-development cost connect depletion with reserve renewal. Developed and undeveloped reserves show development status, PUD conversion volume and capital cost show execution, and future production and development costs feed the standardized discounted reserve-value calculation.
Finding and Development Cost Reserve Replacement RatioFuture Development CostsCurrent conceptFuture Production Costs Proved Developed Reserves Proved Undeveloped Reserves PUD Conversion Capital Cost PUD Conversion Volume Standardized Measure Discount Oil & Gas Standardized Measure
Commodity realizations and revenue per BOE
Crude and natural-gas benchmark differentials plus NGL realization relative to WTI show how market and location effects shape pricing, while composite operating revenue per BOE combines those realizations with production mix into one issuer-level revenue measure.
Operating Revenue per BOE Oil Realization Differential Gas Realization Differential NGL Realization % of WTI
Operating cost and per-unit profitability
Lifting cost frames field-level production expense, GP&T cost captures processing and delivery, and DD&A per BOE allocates capitalized asset costs across production. Composite operating income per BOE then shows the resulting issuer-defined per-unit operating profitability after the included cost base.
Lifting Cost Operating Income per BOE Upstream DD&A per BOE GP&T Cost per BOE

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EOGOpen operating-model research →17 of 18 reviewed concepts in Upstream E&P EconomicsReserve renewal, development capital, and standardized value10 of 10 bridge concepts supportedContinue through this bridge:Finding and Development Cost Future Production Costs Oil & Gas Standardized Measure Proved Developed Reserves Proved Undeveloped Reserves PUD Conversion Capital Cost PUD Conversion Volume Reserve Replacement Ratio Standardized Measure Discount

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