Production of natural gas in the United States has been increasing for the past decade and peaked at nearly 1033 billion cubic meters in 2023 and 2024. An increase in production corresponded with rising demand for natural gas in the United States, particularly after the 2008 Recession.    Natural gas becomes competitive Since the early 2000s, the price of coal had been going up, and increased more rapidly following the 2008 Recession, which affected the cost of crude oil to an even greater degree. When the price of crude oil peaked shortly after the financial crisis, consumption of petroleum decreased in the next year. Simultaneously, the cost of natural gas dramatically decreased, making it a stronger competitor with coal and petroleum. The rise of fracking Low-interest rates during the Recession led to new investments in new techniques to obtain natural gas, such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, that may be controversial due to health and environmental impacts. Often obtained through fracking, shale gas has become a common form of natural gas, and shale gas production in the United States has increased dramatically since the financial crisis.

County-level data from oil and/or natural gas producing States—for onshore production in the lower 48 States only—are compiled on a State-by-State basis. Most States have production statistics available by county, field, or well, and these data were compiled at the county level to create a database of county-level production, annually for 2000 through 2011. Raw data for natural gas is for gross withdrawals, and oil data almost always include natural gas liquids. Note that State-provided natural gas withdrawals were not available for Illinois or Indiana; those estimates were produced using geocoded wells and State total production reported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Agency. In the data file, counties with increases or decreases in excess of $20 million in oil and/or natural gas production during 2000-11 are also identified. See the Documentation for more details. Currently, an ERS update to this data product is not planned.

The Appalachia basin is by far the most productive natural gas basin in the United States. Monthly gas production in the Appalachia region amounted to some 36.1 million cubic feet per day in April 2024. It is estimated that this figure will fall to 35.8 million cubic feet in June 2024. The Appalachia basin is situated across the states of New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. The Permian basin is the second most productive natural gas basin, with production estimated at 25.4 million cubic feet per day in April 2024.

Natural gas production in North America amounted to some *** trillion cubic meters in 2024, a slight increase when compared to the previous year. Between 1998 and 2024, North America's natural gas production increased by around *** billion cubic meters, reaching a production-peak in the latter year.

United States Natural Gas Production: Gross Withdrawals data was reported at 3,178.843 Cub ft bn in Aug 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,106.695 Cub ft bn for Jul 2018. United States Natural Gas Production: Gross Withdrawals data is updated monthly, averaging 1,985.836 Cub ft bn from Jan 1980 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 464 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,178.843 Cub ft bn in Aug 2018 and a record low of 1,449.958 Cub ft bn in Sep 1986. United States Natural Gas Production: Gross Withdrawals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RB010: Natural Gas Production.

The USA: Natural gas production: The latest value from 2023 is 39.164 quadrillion Btu, an increase from 37.56 quadrillion Btu in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.802 quadrillion Btu, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1980 to 2023 is 22.395 quadrillion Btu. The minimum value, 16.541 quadrillion Btu, was reached in 1986 while the maximum of 39.164 quadrillion Btu was recorded in 2023.

This statistic shows a forecast of the estimated natural gas production of the U.S. until 2030. According to the forecast, the U.S. will have a total dry natural gas production with an energy content of 2.61 quadrillion BTU in 2024.

This data release contains several datasets that provide an overview of oil and gas well history and production of the United States, from 1817 to September 1, 2022. Well history data is aggregated into 1-mile and 10-mile squares indicating the total number of wells and counts of wells classified as oil, gas, dry, injection, hydraulically fractured, and/or horizontal wells. Well history is also separated into layers binned on 1-year increments from a well's spud date (date drilling commenced). Production data is aggregated in 2-mile and 10-mile squares that sum the total production of oil, gas, and water volumes. Production data is also separated into layers binned on 1-year increments to reflect the year of production. These aggregations are compiled from data from IHS Markit, which is a proprietary, commercial database. No proprietary data is contained in this release. This data release was updated May 2023 to reflect an offset of 1 year on the original release.

United States Natural Gas Production: New-Well: Haynesville data was reported at 386.300 Cub ft/Day mn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 382.800 Cub ft/Day mn for Feb 2025. United States Natural Gas Production: New-Well: Haynesville data is updated monthly, averaging 492.300 Cub ft/Day mn from Jan 2013 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 147 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,009.700 Cub ft/Day mn in Jan 2023 and a record low of 171.800 Cub ft/Day mn in Sep 2016. United States Natural Gas Production: New-Well: Haynesville data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RB011: Natural Gas Production: by Region.

The average for 2023 based on 24 countries was 2.024 quadrillion Btu. The highest value was in the USA: 39.164 quadrillion Btu and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0 quadrillion Btu. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The US oil and gas production index measures the change in annual crude oil and natural gas production in the continental United States. Data for both commodities is sourced from the Energy Information Administration, and crude oil production volume has been converted to the equivalent measurement of natural gas. The base year of the index is 2000.

This statistic illustrates the domestic U.S. natural gas production in 2000 and 2020, by source, measured in trillion cubic feet. In 2000, there were produced some 420 billion cubic feet of natural gas in Alaska. In 2020, it is expected that production will decrease to some 270 billion cubic feet.

Data and statistics on natural gas prices, exploration and reserves, production, imports and exports, storage, pipelines, and consumption. Data released on a weekly, monthly and annual basis. International data on natural gas production, consumption, imports and exports, CO2 emissions, and reserves.

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This data set contains links to the Gulf of America Region Gas Production by Operator - Ranked by Volume (1947-Present).

Natural Gas Production Change:: Existing: Permian data was reported at -654.000 Cub ft/Day mn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of -641.000 Cub ft/Day mn for Feb 2025. Natural Gas Production Change:: Existing: Permian data is updated monthly, averaging -347.000 Cub ft/Day mn from Jan 2013 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 147 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -74.000 Cub ft/Day mn in Apr 2016 and a record low of -716.000 Cub ft/Day mn in Jan 2020. Natural Gas Production Change:: Existing: Permian data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RB011: Natural Gas Production: by Region.

Annual data on proved reserves of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the U.S. Based on EIA Form-23L data. Proved reserves are estimated volumes of hydrocarbon resources that analysis of geologic and engineering data demonstrates with reasonable certainty are recoverable under existing economic and operating conditions. Reserves estimates change from year to year as new discoveries are made, existing fields are more thoroughly appraised, existing reserves are produced, and prices and technologies change.

Natural Gas Production per Rig: New-Well: Rest of Lower 48 States excl GOM data was reported at 3.000 Cub ft/Day mn in Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 3.000 Cub ft/Day mn for Feb 2025. Natural Gas Production per Rig: New-Well: Rest of Lower 48 States excl GOM data is updated monthly, averaging 2.500 Cub ft/Day mn from Jan 2013 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 147 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.700 Cub ft/Day mn in Jan 2021 and a record low of 1.000 Cub ft/Day mn in Oct 2015. Natural Gas Production per Rig: New-Well: Rest of Lower 48 States excl GOM data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RB011: Natural Gas Production: by Region.

The average for 2023 based on 11 countries was 0.288 quadrillion Btu. The highest value was in Venezuela: 0.916 quadrillion Btu and the lowest value was in Guyana: 0 quadrillion Btu. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.