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, the extraction of shale gas was 21.497 billion cubic feet per day in December 2025, compared to 21.475 in the previous month. This represents an increase of 0.10 percent.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are a total of 312 data points. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 2000 to December 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: extraction reached a maximum of 21.501 bcf/d in October 2025; it hit a trough of 0.290 in December 2004; it had a mean value of 4.985.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | 21.501 |
| 2025-11-30 | 21.475 |
| 2025-12-31 | 21.497 |
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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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