Shale gas production: Eagle Ford 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 Eagle Ford formation, the extraction of shale gas was 4.231 billion cubic feet per day in July 2025, versus 4.293 in the previous month. This marks a reduction of 1.44 percent.
Sample. This monthly series has 307 observations. The time period covered by the series stretches from January 2000 to July 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some summary statistics we calculated on the entire sample: extraction averaged 2.137 bcf/d; it reached a trough of 0.000 in January 2000; it attained a maximum of 4.705 in September 2015.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 4.312 |
| 2025-06-30 | 4.293 |
| 2025-07-31 | 4.231 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Shale gas production: Eagle Ford 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 |