Hurricane Harvey slowed Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s production in the third quarter, but full-year oil recovery still is likely to meet the company's initial goal, the company said Tuesday.

Chesapeake executives lowered the company's third-quarter production estimates by 15 percent, largely because of the effects of the hurricane.

The Oklahoma City-based oil and natural gas company temporarily shut in much of its south Texas Eagle Ford operations last month as Harvey approached the Texas Gulf Coast. Widespread flooding disrupted operations throughout the region as pipelines and processing and storage facilities were offline for several days or weeks.

Chesapeake executives said Tuesday they now expect total third-quarter production to be about 542,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, including natural gas and natural gas liquids. The total production forecast is up from almost 528,000 equivalent barrels per day in the second quarter, but less than the earlier third-quarter forecast of about 550,000 equivalent barrels per day.