Shale gas production: Bakken formation (bcf/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Shale gas production in the US (EIA STEO)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the Bakken formation, the production of shale gas stood at 2.761 bcf/d in August 2025, compared to 2.648 in the previous month. This marks a rise of 4.27 percent.
Sample. There are 308 observations overall in the monthly series presented in the chart above. The series covers the span of time going from January 2000 to August 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some descriptive statistics we calculated on the full sample: extraction had an average value of 0.876 bcf/d; it hit a minimum of 0.011 in February 2002; it hit a peak of 2.761 in August 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 2.603 |
| 2025-07-31 | 2.648 |
| 2025-08-31 | 2.761 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Shale gas production: Bakken formation |
| Country or region | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government Agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Measure type | Level |
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