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 2.722 bcf/d in July 2025, compared to 2.637 in June 2025. This constitutes a rise of 3.22 percent.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 307 data points overall. The time period covered by the series is from January 2000 to July 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of some simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: extraction had a mean value of 0.870 bcf/d; it hit a minimum of 0.011 in February 2002; it reached its highest level of 2.733 in September 2024.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 2.546 |
| 2025-06-30 | 2.637 |
| 2025-07-31 | 2.722 |
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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 |