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Tight oil production: Austin Chalk formation (Mb/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly

Latest updates. In the Austin Chalk formation, tight oil extraction was 0.11 Mb/d in January 2026, compared to 0.12 in December 2025. This represents a reduction of 8.33 percent.

Sample. There are 313 observations in the monthly series presented in the figure above. The time period covered by the series stretches from January 2000 to January 2026.

History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics calculated on the whole sample: extraction reached a trough of 0.03 Mb/d in March 2014; it recorded its highest level of 0.13 in October 2023; it was equal on average to 0.07.

Latest values

Date Value - Million barrels per day (Mb/d)
2025-11-30 0.123
2025-12-31 0.119
2026-01-31 0.113

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Tight oil production: Austin Chalk formation
Country or region United States
Economic concept Flow
Data type Quantity
Seasonally adjusted No
Frequency Monthly
Unit Million barrels per day (Mb/d)
Source U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Source type Government Agency
Data licence Public domain
Measure type Level