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Tight oil production: Other US formations (Mb/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly

Latest updates. In minor US formations, the production of tight oil was 0.36 million barrels per day in April 2026, compared to 0.37 in the previous month. This represents a decrease of 2.70 percent.

Sample. The monthly series presented in the plot has 316 records in total. The span of time covered by the series is from January 2000 to April 2026.

History. Here's a snapshot of some simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: extraction reached a maximum of 0.38 Mb/d in June 2025; it recorded a bottom of 0.08 in February 2007; it had a mean value of 0.20.

Latest values

Date Value - Million barrels per day (Mb/d)
2026-02-28 0.355
2026-03-31 0.366
2026-04-30 0.365

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Tight oil production: Other US formations
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