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, the extraction of shale gas was 0.681 bcf/d in September 2026, versus 0.679 in August. This marks a rise of 0.29 percent.
Sample. There are 321 data points overall in the monthly series shown in the figure above. The time period covered by the series is from January 2000 to September 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some summary statistics we computed on the full sample: extraction reached a minimum of 0.000 bcf/d in January 2000; it peaked at 2.900 in November 2012; it averaged 1.137.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 0.681000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 0.679000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 0.681000 |
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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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