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Shale gas production: Eagle Ford formation (bcf/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly

Latest updates. In the Eagle Ford formation, the production of shale gas was 4.462 bcf/d in September 2026, versus 4.456 in August. This constitutes an increase of 0.13 percent.

Sample. There are 321 data points overall in the monthly series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the time period extending from January 2000 to September 2026.

History. Check out some simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: extraction reached its highest level of 4.657 bcf/d in September 2015; it reached its lowest level of 0.000 in January 2000; it averaged 2.242.

Latest values

Date Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d)
2026-07-31 4.49300
2026-08-31 4.45600
2026-09-30 4.46200

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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

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