Table 6. Discovery table showing recoverable gas in gas reservoirs based on the NRG Associates Reservoirs (1982 through 1998) dataset. "Gas in gas reservoirs in BCFG: conventional, Lower 48 States, onshore, greater than or equal to 1 MMBOE, created 12/4/00. Fields were classified as gas if the field gas-to-oil ratio is" "20,000 cubic feet per barrel or more." Report Year Commodity Discovery Year 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 No. Reservoirs gas 1898 450 454 470 471 476 473 489 489 501 517 531 541 532 561 578 586 616 13 gas 1899 161 161 161 161 161 162 162 162 162 162 164 168 173 172 176 171 171 2 gas 1900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gas 1901 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gas 1902 29 30 30 29 30 36 38 39 42 41 41 41 43 52 65 65 63 1 gas 1903 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gas 1904 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 gas 1905 120 120 120 120 120 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 1 gas 1906 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gas 1907 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gas 1908 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gas 1909 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 95 95 96 96 98 98 98 101 101 1 gas 1910 76 75 76 76 75 76 77 76 77 77 76 77 77 78 78 78 78 2 gas 1911 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gas 1912 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 25 25 26 28 29 30 30 28 2 gas 1913 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 gas 1914 113 113 114 114 114 114 115 116 116 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 2 gas 1915 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 5 1 gas 1916 196 195 194 195 195 195 195 195 195 195 195 195 195 195 196 196 196 3 gas 1917 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 26 25 25 25 25 2 gas 1918 71732 71762 72452 73143 73917 73706 73719 74137 74197 74863 75618 75690 76307 76731 77020 76626 76494 7 gas 1919 393 393 393 396 399 402 419 428 379 380 394 369 341 354 348 361 388 6 gas 1920 182 181 181 175 175 175 177 177 178 180 180 181 181 182 184 183 184 3 gas 1921 135 134 134 135 138 139 138 138 138 138 135 139 141 141 142 144 143 4 gas 1922 306 306 307 306 306 307 322 327 322 322 325 319 326 322 327 330 326 7 gas 1923 53 53 54 54 54 56 61 61 60 60 60 58 59 60 62 67 66 4 gas 1924 402 404 405 405 406 406 407 411 414 414 412 415 416 432 436 435 435 10 gas 1925 93 93 94 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 97 96 97 97 97 97 4 gas 1926 296 296 296 300 296 297 305 318 316 312 314 316 321 318 327 335 331 6 gas 1927 437 438 442 441 450 457 459 457 473 474 478 477 482 468 476 481 479 6 gas 1928 161 161 164 163 162 163 164 163 162 164 165 165 164 164 165 165 166 7 gas 1929 416 476 475 464 467 471 448 435 423 434 431 414 418 406 415 415 414 9 gas 1930 5495 5495 5493 5269 5314 5343 5379 5381 5468 5529 5504 5516 5525 5551 5576 5585 5585 12 gas 1931 262 256 256 257 260 265 269 270 276 279 271 272 275 272 273 272 274 6 gas 1932 2073 2074 2073 2072 2072 2081 2087 2084 2084 2085 2083 2084 2086 2086 2086 2088 2087 6 gas 1933 2098 2103 2101 2154 2194 2224 2233 2239 2241 2248 2268 2288 2291 2286 2314 2310 2325 8 gas 1934 470 469 471 471 471 471 471 471 472 472 472 476 478 476 478 478 480 9 gas 1935 7634 7705 7698 7700 7701 7707 7557 7576 7419 7362 7396 7382 7385 7371 7376 7381 7409 14 gas 1936 10701 10716 10712 10723 10725 10745 10764 10792 10796 10787 10807 10822 10848 10880 10901 10917 10935 17 gas 1937 2594 2597 2625 2617 2624 2633 2647 2657 2654 2651 2662 2664 2672 2674 2687 2672 2676 18 gas 1938 4587 4610 4640 4637 4638 4638 4669 4690 4704 4740 4759 4779 4788 4810 4863 4907 4884 29 gas 1939 4954 4968 4987 5005 5029 5078 5164 5224 5232 5226 5240 5253 5274 5289 5302 5296 5323 27 gas 1940 4205 4214 4243 4249 4258 4274 4323 4346 4363 4414 4440 4498 4534 4660 4642 4586 4597 26 gas 1941 2159 2158 2159 2170 2171 2187 2188 2210 2218 2214 2198 2215 2209 2227 2226 2253 2251 24 gas 1942 1521 1606 1622 1609 1614 1629 1651 1665 1682 1772 1825 1842 1850 1871 1966 2049 2134 29 gas 1943 1843 1846 1856 1860 1858 1868 1878 1887 1896 1906 1915 1924 1938 1964 1975 1979 1983 41 gas 1944 5520 5536 5646 5793 5839 5981 5997 6020 6048 6011 6000 6048 6050 6039 6012 6002 6025 50 gas 1945 5288 5299 5349 5330 5350 5445 5503 5581 5606 5629 5682 5679 5765 5824 5906 5982 6033 63 gas 1946 3809 3814 3828 3855 3857 3881 3880 4005 4028 4031 4029 4065 4083 4084 4138 4203 4209 47 gas 1947 2657 2665 2676 2713 2743 2750 2767 2757 2756 2776 2783 2779 2793 2828 2848 2847 2844 50 gas 1948 2253 2305 2385 2415 2454 2475 2493 2518 2518 2497 2505 2473 2465 2455 2443 2449 2454 54 gas 1949 5745 5764 5720 5589 5560 5485 5484 5498 5471 5446 5443 5466 5480 5495 5512 5551 5581 63 gas 1950 4397 4450 4499 4566 4619 4659 4719 4718 4822 4868 4838 4894 4920 4953 4996 5042 5084 68 gas 1951 3523 3553 3569 3606 3636 3679 3739 3831 3868 3829 3810 3834 3865 3900 3970 4028 4137 89 gas 1952 6081 6105 6116 6124 6129 6122 6161 6260 6376 6449 6438 6412 6428 6522 6660 6807 7130 98 gas 1953 5232 5298 5442 5536 5618 5669 5730 5755 5812 5873 5906 5922 5994 6071 6096 6071 6142 113 gas 1954 6001 6121 6158 6228 6261 6292 6552 6677 6806 6855 7124 6928 6734 7248 7302 7255 7258 99 gas 1955 4216 4279 4338 4487 4615 4683 4759 4946 5033 5145 5248 5346 5386 5446 5586 5698 5868 108 gas 1956 8724 8796 8847 8921 8994 9356 9379 9511 9485 9496 9584 9652 9794 9891 9952 10085 10014 121 gas 1957 7991 7992 7980 8015 8150 8233 8450 8604 8675 8738 8703 8709 8759 8749 8794 8931 9008 139 gas 1958 6756 6837 6881 6910 6889 6886 6935 6979 7068 7107 7218 7311 7498 7610 7653 7684 7818 125 gas 1959 3036 3069 3135 3194 3249 3267 3319 3360 3383 3409 3462 3494 3503 4491 3798 4122 4221 129 gas 1960 4870 4934 5060 5191 5284 5467 5581 5666 5769 5988 6375 6892 6937 6924 7131 7433 8078 146 gas 1961 3808 3852 3950 4036 4069 4095 4260 4386 4502 4590 4618 4730 4785 4812 4849 4939 5010 129 gas 1962 4975 5051 5383 5532 5567 5647 5853 6149 6501 6574 6860 7231 7747 7753 7950 8110 8147 113 gas 1963 9250 9294 9311 9352 9403 9433 9422 9266 9469 9458 9531 9625 9703 9692 9886 10057 10097 113 gas 1964 3154 3191 3250 3364 3519 3600 3853 4312 4403 4601 4813 4942 5015 5267 5504 5734 5848 93 gas 1965 3092 3165 3211 3218 3231 3244 3306 3370 3281 3333 3376 3436 3501 3591 3723 3775 3888 99 gas 1966 3450 3442 3466 3484 3510 3507 3601 3761 3851 3876 3947 3999 4062 4104 4123 4152 4233 91 gas 1967 2341 2380 2406 2453 2481 2509 2561 2582 2626 2613 2661 2684 2698 2722 2784 2815 2978 90 gas 1968 3628 3965 4077 4244 4419 4532 4682 5247 5647 5679 5788 5872 6113 6480 6849 7224 7646 78 gas 1969 4447 4503 4506 4567 4646 4728 4895 4933 4968 5016 5127 5178 5217 5287 5359 5424 5508 77 gas 1970 1566 1568 1586 1626 1779 1776 1791 1825 1900 1843 1824 1819 1850 1890 1901 1913 1964 63 gas 1971 2584 2691 2764 2779 2991 3025 3226 3285 3434 3482 3584 3735 3869 3959 3985 4139 4369 84 gas 1972 3536 3554 3604 3607 3652 3625 3687 3744 3802 3818 3925 3924 3981 3995 4031 4086 4092 93 gas 1973 3132 3126 3168 3205 3257 3310 3397 3436 3451 3463 3516 3617 3613 3617 3684 3725 3770 121 gas 1974 2853 3004 3341 3581 3644 3713 3687 3790 3729 3802 3909 4013 4125 4213 4246 4307 4550 130 gas 1975 2536 2605 2657 2730 2816 2875 2876 2917 2993 3060 3213 3315 3432 3559 3742 3949 4099 130 gas 1976 1945 1991 2049 2067 2075 2077 2180 2335 2538 2711 2744 2772 2834 2984 3014 3066 3137 132 gas 1977 3120 3369 3508 3554 3734 3882 4234 4632 4931 4937 5216 5422 5510 5634 5861 6110 6698 144 gas 1978 2068 2114 2239 2297 2413 2550 2620 2592 2684 2742 2818 2902 2962 2939 3034 3245 3545 136 gas 1979 4673 5511 5813 6633 6947 7109 6841 7177 7165 7391 7402 7702 7846 8333 8521 8935 9402 164 gas 1980 1882 2185 2460 2600 2806 3004 3241 3626 3650 4092 3996 4030 4090 4181 4489 4587 4803 127 gas 1981 1145 1742 2174 2254 2287 2308 2339 2342 2330 2429 2562 2612 2664 2704 2873 2977 3034 139 gas 1982 278 829 1303 1668 1778 1884 2027 2036 2132 2138 2211 2252 2311 2348 2378 2555 2744 116 gas 1983 0 148 533 802 892 1031 1077 1129 1169 1143 1149 1154 1158 1179 1206 1255 1300 69 gas 1984 0 0 376 783 1126 1361 1434 1483 1458 1337 1356 1364 1435 1506 1580 1677 1760 82 gas 1985 0 0 0 232 563 863 1766 1081 1241 1252 1325 1288 1375 1600 1893 2155 2895 90 gas 1986 0 0 0 0 108 283 448 563 634 618 683 604 567 559 549 587 654 44 gas 1987 0 0 0 0 0 130 298 351 395 411 405 381 372 396 472 489 547 44 gas 1988 0 0 0 0 0 0 583 882 947 912 935 877 852 843 985 995 966 49 gas 1989 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 309 710 1124 1352 1475 1488 1525 1589 1516 1589 58 gas 1990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 573 800 886 1109 1283 1535 1594 1622 41 gas 1991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 312 404 387 409 424 396 431 28 gas 1992 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 489 752 810 808 744 687 38 gas 1993 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 254 422 620 607 614 27 gas 1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 382 605 827 1110 47 gas 1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 855 1022 1035 35 gas 1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 593 629 49 gas 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 176 614 41 gas 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 394 27 Total Gas 282061 286911 292414 297330 302078 305578 310977 316218 320177 324219 329069 332798 337096 343203 349088 354561 362308 "Source of data: NRG Associates, 1999 [includes data current as of December, 1998], The Significant Oil and Gas Fields of the United States"