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, shale gas production stood at 2.848 bcf/d in August 2026, compared to 2.800 in the previous month. This represents an increase of 1.71 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series shown in the graph, there are 320 data points overall. The series covers the period stretching from January 2000 to August 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some descriptive statistics we computed on the entire sample: extraction attained a maximum of 2.848 bcf/d in August 2026; it hit a minimum of 0.011 in September 2001; it was equal on average to 0.968.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 2.76300 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2.80000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 2.84800 |
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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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