19 MARCH 2025 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Five States Spark Record U.S. Production Adapted from Information by the U.S. Energy Information Adminstration According to the latest statistics from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, five states produced more than 70% of the record 113.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of U.S. marketed natural gas production. The top producer was Texas which accounted for 28% of U.S. marketed natural gas production, followed by Pennsylvania (18%), Louisiana (10%), West Virginia (8%), and New Mexico (8%). Even though production slowed in 2024, output from these five states continue to make up most of marketed U.S. natural gas - 73%. The Permian and Haynesville plays in Texas, account for nearly 40% of U.S. dry natural gas production from shale gas plays. The Permian region also extends into New Mexico, where production averaged 8.7 Bcf/d, an increase of 18% compared with the previous year. Since most Permian production of natural gas is associated natural gas from oil wells, producers respond to changes in the crude oil price rather than the natural gas price when planning their exploration and production activities. As a result, marketed natural gas production in both Texas and New Mexico established new records. Marketed natural gas production in Louisiana, averaged 11.8 Bcf/d, an increase of 6% from the previous year and the most natural gas produced in Louisiana since 1996. Production in Louisiana mostly comes from the Haynesville region, located in both Louisiana and Texas. The United States became the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter in 2023, and producers in the Haynesville play continued to supply much of the natural gas used by Gulf Coast LNG export facilities. Natural gas production in Pennsylvania, witnessed a 1% increase over the previous year, while West Virginia production reached a record 8.9 Bcf/d, an increase of 11%. Natural gas production from both states comes from the Appalachian Basin, which contains the Marcellus and Utica shale gas plays, accounting for 32% of U.S. marketed natural gas production. G&O The Easter Bunny cometh NEXT MONTH. HURRY! Quick Deadline! Get your Ad ready for a terrific April issue! Deadline for space February 25th!
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