Well Testing Services Market Likely to Boost Future Growth by 2026

Well testing services are essential for optimizing the performance and profitability of oil and gas wells, providing valuable insights that drive efficient resource development and management. Well testing services involve the evaluation and analysis of oil and gas wells to determine their production capabilities, reservoir characteristics, and overall performance. These services are crucial in the exploration, development, and production phases of oil and gas fields.

The global well testing services market is expected to grow from an estimated USD 6.4 billion in 2021 to USD 8.8 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 6.4% during the forecast period.

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The factors driving the growth for well testing services market are the rising global oil demand and the exploration and adoption off unconventional oil & gas resources.

Unconventional oil & gas resources are generally oil or natural gas resources that do not appear in traditional formations and require specialized extraction or production techniques. Unconventional oil & gas resources typically include shale gas, tight gas, coalbed methane (CBM), shale oil, tight oil, and natural gas hydrates. These resources are not chemically different from conventional oil & gas resources. The distinction stems from their attributes and characteristics with respect to reservoir rock type, oil & gas origin, occurrence state, position underground, or the unusual nature of their reservoirs.

Although the remaining global conventional resources are still abundant, and their production is sufficient to meet current needs, unconventional oil & gas resources are gradually becoming valuable and attracting more interest due to the increasing price of oil. Unconventional oil & gas resources are being utilized more and more as decades of oil and natural gas production have resulted in the extensive use of conventional resources. As per International Energy Agency (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2009, unconventional oil production is projected to increase from 1.8 mb/d in 2008 to 7.4 mb/d by 2030. By 2035, the world's unconventional oil production is expected to account for 15.3% of the world's total oil production. Hence, the increasing production of unconventional oil & gas paves the way for extensive exploration activities, which ultimately propels the demand for well testing services across the exploration sites.

The players operating in the oil & gas industry are focusing on making discoveries as some of the existing fields may create challenges in producing hydrocarbons at an economical rate and require plug and abandonment. Major oil & gas companies have been making extensive discoveries in the onshore and offshore regions. According to the BP Statistical Review of 2020, the world still had unexplored 1,733.9 billion barrels of proven oil reserves by the end of 2019. Such reserves create opportunities for well drilling activities, which is expected to create demand for well testing services.