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Shale gas production: Fayetteville formation (bcf/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly

Latest updates. In the Fayetteville formation, shale gas extraction was 0.679 bcf/d in August 2026, compared to 0.681 in July. This represents a decrease of 0.29 percent.

Sample. There are 320 records overall in the monthly time series displayed in the figure above. The span of time covered by the series is from January 2000 to August 2026.

History. Here’s a quick look at a few simple statistics computed on the entire sample: extraction recorded a bottom of 0.000 bcf/d in January 2000; it attained a maximum of 2.900 in November 2012; it averaged 1.139.

Latest values

Date Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d)
2026-06-30 0.686000
2026-07-31 0.681000
2026-08-31 0.679000

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Shale gas production: Fayetteville 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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