Shale gas production: Permian formations (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 Permian formations, shale gas production was 21.055 billion cubic feet per day in January 2026, compared to 21.499 in December 2025. This constitutes a reduction of 2.07 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 313 data points in total. The time span covered by the series extends from January 2000 to January 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: extraction had a mean value of 5.044 bcf/d; it reached its maximum of 21.499 in December 2025; it hit a minimum of 0.290 in December 2004.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | 21.484 |
| 2025-12-31 | 21.499 |
| 2026-01-31 | 21.055 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Shale gas production: Permian formations |
| 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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