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 extraction was 2.701 billion cubic feet per day in March 2026, compared to 2.648 in February 2026. This represents a gain of 2.00 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series plotted above, there are a total of 315 data points. The series covers the period going from January 2000 to March 2026.
History. Take a look at a few descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: extraction had a mean of 0.939 bcf/d; it hit a maximum of 2.770 in September 2025; it recorded a minimum of 0.011 in September 2001.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 2.564 |
| 2026-02-28 | 2.648 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2.701 |
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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 |
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