Nattawit Khomsanit/Shutterstock Save for later Print Download Share LinkedIn Twitter The number of drilled-but-uncompleted wells (DUCs) in the Niobrara and Haynesville shales has risen over the past few months, bucking the trend of depletion seen in the other major US unconventional plays. But reasons for the builds in each basin are quite different, analysts told Energy Intelligence.