Production of natural gas in the United States has been increasing for the past decade and peaked at nearly 1035.3 billion cubic meters in 2023. 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 1.3 trillion cubic meters in 2023, an increase of nearly four percent when compared to the previous year. Between 1998 and 2023, North America's natural gas production increased by around 545 billion cubic meters, reaching a production-peak in the latter year.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ExxonMobil's natural gas production in the United States amounted to a total of approximately 2.9 billion cubic feet per day in 2024. The oil and gas company is among the leading producers of natural gas in the U.S. ExxonMobil's worldwide natural gas production reached 8.1 billion cubic feet per day that same year.

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.

Expand Energy is the largest producer of natural gas in the United States. The company was created in 2024 through the merger of Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy and reported a production output of some *** billion cubic feet per day. Of the five leading producers, ExxonMobil and Chevron are considered an oil and gas supermajor or "Big Oil" company. Most productive U.S. shale play Expand Energy is primarily active in the Appalachia and Haynesville shale plays, some of the most productive U.S. shale plays. The Marcellus play, which belongs to the Appalachian basin, yields around ** trillion cubic feet of shale gas every year. The U.S. relies on shale for a large part of its natural gas output. Total natural gas production in the U.S. has climbed to over one trillion cubic meters.

Natural Gas Production: New-Well: Permian data was reported at 826.700 Cub ft/Day mn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 829.000 Cub ft/Day mn for Feb 2025. Natural Gas Production: New-Well: Permian data is updated monthly, averaging 525.600 Cub ft/Day mn from Jan 2013 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 147 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 975.700 Cub ft/Day mn in Jun 2024 and a record low of 119.800 Cub ft/Day mn in Jan 2013. Natural Gas Production: New-Well: 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.

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.

Graph and download economic data for All Employees, Oil and Gas Extraction (CES1021100001) from Jan 1972 to May 2025 about extraction, logging, oil, mining, gas, establishment survey, employment, and USA.

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.

This time-enabled map shows global energy production and reserves by country from 1990 to 2014. Coal production, oil production, oil reserves, natural gas production, and natural gas reserves are shown.Unit Definitions:BBL = billion barrels of petroleum liquids (1 bbl = 42 million US gallons)TBPD = thousand barrels per dayTCF = trillion cubic feet (natural gas unit of volume)BCF = billion cubic feet (natural gas unit of volume)The data is sourced from the U.S. Energy Information Agency “International Energy Statistics” - www.eia.gov/beta/international.

Natural gas liquid (NGL) production proportionally grows with natural gas extraction. The popularity of advanced extraction techniques like hydraulic fracturing has bolstered shale gas production, giving processors a steady revenue flow. The pandemic weakened industrial production and residential and commercial construction, leading to an oversupply of NGLs and causing prices to plummet. This quickly reversed as the economy reopened and natural gas prices surged, spiking production. This growth lasted until 2024, when prices eventually settled down as supply shortages slowly began to wane. Even so, industry-wide revenue swelled at a CAGR of 3.0% through 2024, reaching $94.5 billion, including a modest 3.1% uptick in 2024 alone. Profitability also swelled as processors passed on price hikes to consumers. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has created NGL supply woes in Europe as Russia has reduced its exports. These supply woes have opened the door for domestic NGL processors to take advantage of the favorable price environment in Europe and strengthen exports. This uptick in demand mitigated the appreciation of the US dollar, which made domestic NGLs more expensive. Through 2029, revenue is set to contract as natural gas prices normalize, following highs over the current period. Nonetheless, expanding industrial production and natural gas extraction will provide processors with a steady stream of business. Even so, with the future of hydraulic fracturing in the air, future regulations can severely hinder production. As European countries look to reduce their dependence on Russian NGLs, exports will remain strong. NGL processors may face headwinds following the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act as it provides tax incentives for households purchasing electric stoves and fees on methane emissions. Overall, revenue is set to dip at a CAGR of 0.9% through the end of 2029 to total $90.3 billion.

Forecast: Natural Gas Liquids Production in the US 2022 - 2026 Discover more data with ReportLinker!

A cells polygon feature class was created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to illustrate the degree of exploration, type of production, and distribution of production in the United States. Each cell represents a square mile of the land surface, and the cells are coded to represent whether the wells included within the cell are predominantly oil-producing, gas-producing, both oil and gas-producing, or the type of production of the wells located within the cell is unknown or dry. The well information was initially retrieved from IHS Inc.'s PI/Dwights PLUS Well Data on CD-ROM, which is a proprietary, commercial database containing information for most oil and gas wells in the U.S. Cells were developed as a graphic solution to overcome the problem of displaying proprietary well data. No proprietary data are displayed or included in the cell maps. The data are current through 10/1/2005.