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 extraction was 22.911 billion cubic feet per day in July 2026, compared to 22.913 in June 2026. This represents a decrease of 0.01 percent.
Sample. This monthly time series has 319 observations in total. The period covered by the series is from January 2000 to July 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some simple statistics we calculated on the entire sample: extraction reached its highest level of 22.922 bcf/d in May 2026; it reached its lowest level of 0.107 in December 2002; it was equal on average to 5.438.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 22.922 |
| 2026-06-30 | 22.913 |
| 2026-07-31 | 22.911 |
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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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