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Tight oil production: Austin Chalk formation (Mb/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly

Latest updates. In the Austin Chalk formation, tight oil extraction was 0.12 Mb/d in December 2025, unchanged with respect to the previous month.

Sample. The monthly series shown in the figure has 312 data points. The series covers the time range stretching from January 2000 to December 2025.

History. Take a look at some descriptive statistics we calculated on the full sample: extraction reached its lowest level of 0.03 Mb/d in March 2014; it achieved a maximum of 0.17 in April 2024; it averaged 0.07.

Latest values

Date Value - Million barrels per day (Mb/d)
2025-10-31 0.121
2025-11-30 0.12
2025-12-31 0.121

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Tight oil production: Austin Chalk formation
Country or region United States
Economic concept Flow
Data type Quantity
Seasonally adjusted No
Frequency Monthly
Unit Million barrels per day (Mb/d)
Source U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Source type Government Agency
Data licence Public domain
Measure type Level