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 was 2.803 billion cubic feet per day in October 2025, compared to 2.811 in the previous month. This represents a reduction of 0.28 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series shown in the chart, there are 310 records. The series covers the time period extending from January 2000 to October 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few simple statistics computed on the whole sample: extraction had a mean of 0.889 bcf/d; it reached its minimum of 0.011 in February 2002; it reached a maximum of 2.811 in September 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 2.726 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2.811 |
| 2025-10-31 | 2.803 |
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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 |