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 2.777 bcf/d in May 2026, compared to 2.731 in April. This marks a rise of 1.68 percent.
Sample. There are 317 observations in the monthly time series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the span of time going from January 2000 to May 2026.
History. Take a look at some summary statistics we computed on the full sample: extraction had a mean of 0.950 bcf/d; it recorded its highest level of 2.777 in May 2026; it reached its minimum of 0.011 in September 2001.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 2.647 |
| 2026-04-30 | 2.731 |
| 2026-05-31 | 2.777 |
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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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