Permian Decline Rates Increasing Faster than Expectedhttps://www.worldoil.com/news/2018/10/9/decline-rates-from-maturing-oil-wells-in-the-permian-are-on-the-rise "Growth in the Permian has, in fact, been shrinking, down almost every month this year, while declines in older wells are trending higher, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In October, the organizations data shows declines offsetting output by about 18%, compared with 4% at the start of the year." Does this mean 2019 production forecasts might be high? Rig count went down by 10 last week. Oil is anything but boring.