Shale gas production: Barnett 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 Barnett formation, shale gas extraction stood at 1.601 billion cubic feet per day in December 2025, compared to 1.613 in the previous month. This constitutes a reduction of 0.74 percent.
Sample. There are 312 data points in the monthly time series displayed in the graph above. The time span covered by the series is from January 2000 to December 2025.
History. Take a look at a few summary statistics we calculated on the entire sample: extraction reached a minimum of 0.134 bcf/d in January 2000; it hit a maximum of 5.193 in November 2011; it averaged 2.492.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | 1.615 |
| 2025-11-30 | 1.613 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1.601 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Shale gas production: Barnett 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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