U.S. Energy Information Administration / Annual Energy Review 2011 

Table 6.4 Natural Gas Gross Withdrawals and Natural Gas Well Productivity, Selected Years, 1960-2011

Year

Natural Gas Gross Withdrawals From Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Coalbed, and Shale Gas Wells Natural Gas We

Texas 1 Louisiana 1 Oklahoma

Other

States 1

Federal

Gulf of

Mexico 2 Total Onshore

Offshore

Total

Gross Withdrawals From

Natural Gas Wells 3

Produ

Well

Federal State Total 

Billion Cubic Feet Billion Cubic Feet Billion Cubic Feet Thous

1960 6,965 3,313 1,133 3,677 2 ( ) 15,088 14,815 273 NA 273 15,088 10,853 91965 7,741 4,764 1,414 4,044 2 ( ) 17,963 17,318 646 NA 646 17,963 13,524 111966 7,935 5,365 1,502 4,232 2 ( ) 19,034 18,026 1,007 NA 1,007 19,034 13,894 111967 8,292 6,087 1,621 4,252 2 ( ) 20,252 19,065 1,187 NA 1,187 20,252 15,345 111968 8,566 6,778 1,607 4,375 2 ( ) 21,325 19,801 1,524 NA 1,524 21,325 16,540 111969 8,915 7,561 1,742 4,462 2 ( ) 22,679 20,725 1,954 NA 1,954 22,679 17,489 111970 9,399 8,076 1,811 4,501 2 ( ) 23,786 21,368 2,419 NA 2,419 23,786 18,595 111971 9,519 8,319 1,809 4,442 2 ( ) 24,088 21,311 2,777 NA 2,777 24,088 18,925 111972 9,550 8,160 1,928 4,378 2 ( ) 24,016 20,978 3,039 NA 3,039 24,016 19,043 121973 9,290 8,491 1,890 4,396 2 ( ) 24,067 20,856 3,212 NA 3,212 24,067 19,372 121974 8,859 7,920 1,757 4,314 2 ( ) 22,850 19,335 3,515 NA 3,515 22,850 18,669 121975 7,989 7,242 1,721 4,152 2 ( ) 21,104 17,555 3,549 NA 3,549 21,104 17,380 131976 7,666 7,143 1,842 4,293 2 ( ) 20,944 17,348 3,596 NA 3,596 20,944 17,191 131977 7,496 7,351 1,888 4,362 2 ( ) 21,097 17,165 3,932 NA 3,932 21,097 17,416 141978 6,988 7,639 1,892 4,790 2 ( ) 21,309 R16,197 4,356 756 R5,111 21,309 17,394 151979 7,594 7,359 1,958 4,973 2 ( ) 21,883 R16,280 4,822 781 R5,603 21,883 18,034 171980 7,656 7,008 2,019 5,187 2 ( ) 21,870 R16,220 4,902 748 R5,650 21,870 17,573 181981 7,452 6,830 2,019 5,287 2 ( ) 21,587 R15,894 4,991 703 R5,693 21,587 17,337 191982 6,976 6,217 1,985 5,094 2 ( ) 20,272 R14,806 4,773 693 R5,466 20,272 15,809 211983 6,429 5,379 1,780 5,071 2 ( ) 18,659 R13,924 4,182 553 R4,735 18,659 14,153 221984 6,712 5,888 2,046 5,620 2 ( ) 20,267 R15,046 4,707 513 R5,220 20,267 15,513 231985 6,577 5,218 1,993 5,818 2 ( ) 19,607 R14,975 4,186 446 R4,632 19,607 14,535 241986 6,656 4,965 1,972 5,538 2 ( ) 19,131 R14,542 4,186 403 R4,589 19,131 14,154 241987 6,688 5,205 2,073 6,174 2 ( ) 20,140 R15,062 4,672 406 R5,078 20,140 14,807 241988 6,919 5,248 2,167 6,665 2 ( ) 20,999 R15,818 4,747 434 R5,181 20,999 15,467 251989 6,881 5,143 2,237 6,813 2 ( ) 21,074 R15,843 4,771 460 R5,231 21,074 15,709 261990 6,907 5,303 2,258 7,054 2 ( ) 21,523 R16,013 5,047 463 R5,509 21,523 16,054 R271991 6,846 5,100 2,154 7,651 2 ( ) 21,750 R16,442 4,850 459 R5,308 21,750 16,018 R271992 6,708 4,977 2,017 8,429 2 ( ) 22,132 R16,808 4,772 552 R5,324 22,132 16,165 R271993 6,817 5,047 2,050 8,812 2 ( ) 22,726 R17,352 4,766 607 R5,373 22,726 16,691 281994 6,912 5,226 1,935 9,508 2 ( ) 23,581 R17,880 4,996 704 R5,701 23,581 17,351 291995 6,873 5,163 1,812 9,896 2 ( ) 23,744 R18,312 4,942 490 R5,432 23,744 17,282 291996 7,028 5,351 1,735 9,999 2 ( ) 24,114 R18,270 5,246 597 R5,844 24,114 17,737 301997 15,730 11,538 1,704 19,999 5,242 24,213 R18,306 5,316 591 R5,906 24,213 17,844 311998 5,799 1,579 1,669 9,950 5,110 24,108 R18,308 5,185 615 R5,801 24,108 17,729 311999 5,575 1,599 1,594 10,002 5,053 23,823 R18,133 5,131 559 R5,689 23,823 17,590 302000 5,723 1,485 1,613 10,386 4,968 24,174 R18,474 5,044 656 R5,699 24,174 17,726 342001 5,752 1,525 1,615 10,542 5,066 24,501 R18,685 5,137 679 R5,816 24,501 18,129 372002 5,661 1,382 1,582 10,769 4,548 23,941 R18,629 4,615 697 R5,312 23,941 17,795 382003 5,791 1,378 1,558 10,944 4,447 24,119 R18,903 4,505 710 R5,216 24,119 17,882 392004 5,734 1,377 1,656 11,202 4,001 23,970 R19,233 4,055 681 R4,736 23,970 17,885 402005 6,007 1,310 1,639 11,350 3,151 23,457 R19,567 3,205 685 R3,890 23,457 17,472 422006 6,326 1,378 1,689 11,227 2,914 23,535 R19,951 2,955 630 R3,584 23,535 17,996 442007 6,961 1,383 1,784 11,723 2,813 24,664 R21,187 2,859 618 R3,477 24,664 3,R18,845 452008 7,801 1,388 1,887 12,231 2,330 25,636 R22,608 2,375 654 R3,029 25,636 R19,889 472009 7,654 1,559 R1,902 12,499 2,444 R26,057 R22,985 2,485 587 R3,072 R26,057 R20,245 492010 R7,594 R2,218 1,827 R12,938 2,259 R26,836 R23,960 2,300 576 R2,876 R26,836 R20,841 R482011 P7,931 P3,060 P1,899 P13,855 P1,830 P28,576 E26,152 E1,868 E556 E2,424 P28,576 E22,378 E50

1 Through 1996, includes gross withdrawals in Federal offshore areas of the Gulf of Mexico; beginning

in 1997, these are included in "Federal Gulf of Mexico." 2 Gross withdrawals from Federal offshore areas of the Gulf of Mexico. Through 1996, these grosswithdrawals are included in "Texas," "Louisiana," and "Other States."

3 Beginning in 2007, includes natural gas gross withdrawals from coalbed wells, and beginning in 2008,

from shale gas wells. 4 As of December 31.

R=Revised. P=Preliminary. E=Estimate. NA=Not available. Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.Web Pages: • See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/#naturalgas for all data beginning in

1960. • For related information, see http://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/.

Sources: Total (Gross Withdrawals): • 1960-2006—U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA),

Natural Gas Annual (NGA), annual reports. • 2007 forward—EIA, Natura

Table 1. Total (Offshore): • 1960-1981—U.S. Geological Survey.• Management Service, Mineral Revenues—The 1989 Report on Receipts from and predecessor annual reports. • 1986-2010—EIA, NGA, annual reports gross withdrawals minus onshore withdrawals. State (Offshore) • 1960-2010—EIA, NGA, annual reports. • 2011—EIA estimates baseEnvironmental Enforcement and State reports and websites. Average Produwithdrawals from natural gas wells divided by the number of producing wnumber of days in the year. All Other Data: • 1960-1966—Bureau of MinesConsumption. • 1967-2010—EIA, NGA, annual reports and unpublisheestimates based on previous year’s data.