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Future Production Costs for Proved Oil and Gas Reserves

Future production costs estimate the operating costs expected to produce proved oil and gas reserves under standardized reserve-value assumptions.

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.

EOG example
Why it matters
Do not compare directly with current lifting cost
Source
Part of the Upstream E&P Economics
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Future production costs are estimated costs required to operate and produce the proved reserve base in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows.

They represent future operating obligations associated with extracting booked proved reserves.

EOG example

EOG's 2025 standardized-measure table included $74.433 billion of future production costs against $193.078 billion of future cash inflows before development costs, income taxes, and discounting.

Why it matters

Reserve volume alone does not show the cost burden attached to those barrels and gas volumes.

Future production costs help connect reserve quantity with operating economics across the life of the reserve base.

Do not compare directly with current lifting cost

Lifting Cost is a current-period operating measure under an issuer's stated definition.

Future production costs cover estimated costs over future production from proved reserves under standardized-measure assumptions.

The time horizon, cost scope, and discounting context are different.

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 Ratio Future Development CostsFuture Production CostsCurrent conceptProved 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 Development 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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