Shale gas production: Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville formation, shale gas production stood at 0.687 billion cubic feet per day in April 2026, compared to 0.695 in March. This constitutes a decrease of 1.15 percent.
Sample. There are 316 data points in the monthly time series presented in the graph above. The time period covered by the series goes from January 2000 to April 2026.
History. Check out a few descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: extraction reached its highest level of 2.900 bcf/d in November 2012; it recorded a bottom of 0.000 in January 2000; it averaged 1.144.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | 0.684 |
| 2026-03-31 | 0.695 |
| 2026-04-30 | 0.687 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Shale gas production: Fayetteville 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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