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Shale gas production: Permian formations (bcf/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly

Latest updates. In the Permian formations, shale gas production stood at 20.889 bcf/d in August 2025, versus 20.790 in July 2025. This marks a gain of 0.48 percent.

Sample. In this monthly series, there are a total of 308 records. The series covers the time span going from January 2000 to August 2025.

History. Here's a peek at a few simple statistics computed on the whole sample: extraction had a mean value of 4.764 bcf/d; it reached a trough of 0.289 in December 2004; it achieved a maximum of 20.889 in August 2025.

Latest values

Date Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d)
2025-06-30 20.662
2025-07-31 20.79
2025-08-31 20.889

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Shale gas production: Permian formations
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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Shale gas production: Marcellus formation (bcf/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly 308 2000-01-31 2025-08-31
Shale gas production: Mississippian formation (bcf/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly 308 2000-01-31 2025-08-31
Shale gas production: Niobrara Codell formation (bcf/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly 308 2000-01-31 2025-08-31
Shale gas production: Permian formations (bcf/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly 308 2000-01-31 2025-08-31
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