Table 6.2  Natural Gas Production, 1949-2007
                     (Million Cubic Feet)


Year		 Natural Gas Gross Withdrawals

Repressuring
Nonhydrocarbon
Gases Removed
Vented
and Flared
Marketed
Production
Extraction
Loss 1
Dry Gas
Production
Natural Gas Wells Crude Oil Wells Total
1949
 4,986,126   2,560,699   7,546,825   1,273,205   NA   853,884   5,419,736   224,332   5,195,404  
1950
 5,603,200   2,876,450   8,479,650   1,396,546   NA   801,044   6,282,060   259,862   6,022,198  
1951
 6,481,452   3,207,920   9,689,372   1,438,827   NA   793,186   7,457,359   292,400   7,164,959  
1952
 6,839,177   3,433,389   10,272,566   1,410,501   NA   848,608   8,013,457   319,158   7,694,299  
1953
 7,095,237   3,550,561   10,645,798   1,438,606   NA   810,276   8,396,916   340,068   8,056,848  
1954
 7,466,007   3,518,843   10,984,850   1,518,737   NA   723,567   8,742,546   354,348   8,388,198  
1955
 7,841,958   3,877,836   11,719,794   1,540,804   NA   773,639   9,405,351   376,686   9,028,665  
1956
 8,306,550   4,066,355   12,372,905   1,426,648   NA   864,334   10,081,923   418,013   9,663,910  
1957
 8,716,835   4,189,834   12,906,669   1,417,263   NA   809,148   10,680,258   433,636   10,246,622  
1958
 9,154,051   3,992,584   13,146,635   1,482,975   NA   633,412   11,030,248   458,040   10,572,208  
1959
 10,101,754   4,127,518   14,229,272   1,612,109   NA   571,048   12,046,115   498,457   11,547,658  
1960
 10,853,426   4,234,485   15,087,911   1,753,996   NA   562,877   12,771,038   542,890   12,228,148  
1961
 11,195,087   4,265,225   15,460,312   1,682,754   NA   523,533   13,254,025   592,446   12,661,579  
1962
 11,702,382   4,336,591   16,038,973   1,736,722   NA   425,629   13,876,622   623,616   13,253,006  
1963
 12,606,022   4,367,346   16,973,368   1,843,297   NA   383,408   14,746,663   670,251   14,076,412  
1964
 13,106,394   4,429,159   17,535,553   1,647,108   NA   341,853   15,546,592   722,565   14,824,027  
1965
 13,523,600   4,439,500   17,963,100   1,604,204   NA   319,143   16,039,753   753,473   15,286,280  
1966
 13,893,921   5,139,918   19,033,839   1,451,516   NA   375,695   17,206,628   739,308   16,467,320  
1967
 15,345,422   4,906,354   20,251,776   1,590,574   NA   489,877   18,171,325   784,534   17,386,791  
1968
 16,539,925   4,785,075   21,325,000   1,486,092   NA   516,508   19,322,400   827,877   18,494,523  
1969
 17,489,415   5,189,780   22,679,195   1,455,205   NA   525,750   20,698,240   866,560   19,831,680  
1970
 18,594,658   5,191,795   23,786,453   1,376,351   NA   489,460   21,920,642   906,413   21,014,229  
1971
 18,925,136   5,162,895   24,088,031   1,310,458   NA   284,561   22,493,012   883,127   21,609,885  
1972
 19,042,592   4,973,517   24,016,109   1,236,292   NA   248,119   22,531,698   907,993   21,623,705  
1973
 19,371,600   4,695,602   24,067,202   1,171,361   NA   248,292   22,647,549   916,551   21,730,998  
1974
 18,669,212   4,180,581   22,849,793   1,079,890   NA   169,381   21,600,522   887,490   20,713,032  
1975
 17,380,293   3,723,237   21,103,530   860,956   NA   133,913   20,108,661   872,282   19,236,379  
1976
 17,190,655   3,753,123   20,943,778   859,410   NA   131,930   19,952,438   854,086   19,098,352  
1977
 17,415,983   3,681,088   21,097,071   934,801   NA   136,807   20,025,463   862,563   19,162,900  
1978
 17,394,213   3,914,602   21,308,815   1,181,432   NA   153,350   19,974,033   852,130   19,121,903  
1979
 18,033,879   3,849,474   21,883,353   1,245,074   NA   167,019   20,471,260   807,845   19,663,415  
1980
 17,572,526   4,297,166   21,869,692   1,365,454   199,063   125,451   20,179,724   776,605   19,403,119  
1981
 17,336,862   4,250,591   21,587,453   1,311,735   221,878   98,017   19,955,823   774,562   19,181,261  
1982
 15,808,845   4,463,408   20,272,253   1,388,392   208,492   93,365   18,582,004   761,942   17,820,063  
1983
 14,152,863   4,506,182   18,659,045   1,458,054   221,937   94,962   16,884,092   789,632   16,094,461  
1984
 15,512,544   4,753,978   20,266,522   1,630,152   224,118   107,913   18,304,339   837,867   17,466,472  
1985
 14,535,369   5,071,328   19,606,697   1,915,197   326,497   94,778   17,270,225   816,370   16,453,857  
1986
 14,153,787   4,976,923   19,130,710   1,837,552   336,851   97,633   16,858,674   799,645   16,059,030  
1987
 14,806,962   5,333,237   20,140,199   2,207,559   376,033   123,707   17,432,900   812,320   16,620,581  
1988
 15,467,023   5,532,229   20,999,252   2,478,382   459,883   142,525   17,918,462   815,844   17,102,621  
1989
 15,708,861   5,365,564   21,074,425   2,475,179   362,457   141,642   18,095,147   784,502   17,310,645  
1990
 16,053,566   5,469,055   21,522,621   2,489,040   289,374   150,415   18,593,792   784,118   17,809,674  
1991
 16,017,626   5,732,482   21,750,108   2,771,928   275,831   169,909   18,532,440   834,637   17,697,802  
1992
 16,164,874   5,967,376   22,132,250   2,972,552   280,370   167,519   18,711,809   871,905   17,839,903  
1993
 16,691,139   6,034,504   22,725,643   3,103,014   413,971   226,743   18,981,915   886,455   18,095,460  
1994
 17,351,060   6,229,645   23,580,705   3,230,667   412,178   228,336   19,709,524   888,500   18,821,025  
1995
 17,282,032   6,461,596   23,743,628   3,565,023   388,392   283,739   19,506,474   907,795   18,598,679  
1996
 17,737,334   6,376,201   24,113,535   3,510,753   518,425   272,117   19,812,240   958,178   18,854,062  
1997
 17,844,046   6,368,631   24,212,677   3,491,542   598,691   256,351   19,866,093   963,759   18,902,334  
1998
 17,728,520   6,379,608   24,108,128   3,427,045   616,715   103,019   19,961,349   937,798   19,023,550  
1999
 17,590,187   6,232,524   23,822,711   3,292,564   615,014   110,285   19,804,848   972,614   18,832,234  
2000
 17,726,056   6,447,820   24,173,876   3,379,661   505,472   91,232   20,197,511   1,015,542   19,181,969  
2001
 18,129,408   6,371,371   24,500,779   3,370,832   462,738   96,913   20,570,296   953,984   19,616,311  
2002
 17,794,858   6,146,421   23,941,279   3,455,145   502,176   99,178   19,884,780   956,992   18,927,788  
2003
 17,881,802   6,237,176   24,118,978   3,547,781   498,724   98,113   19,974,360   875,816   19,098,544  
2004
 17,885,247   6,084,431   23,969,678   3,701,656   654,124   96,408   19,517,490   926,600   18,590,891  
2005
 17,471,847 [R] 5,984,975 [R] 23,456,822 [R] 3,699,535 [R] 711,095   119,097   18,927,095 [R] 876,497   18,050,598 [R]
2006
 17,942,493 [R] 5,564,978 [R] 23,507,471 [R] 3,264,929 [R] 730,945 [R] 129,701 [R] 19,381,896 [R] 906,069 [R] 18,475,826 [R]
2007
 18,436,514 [E] 6,099,795 [E] 24,536,309 [P] 3,568,334 [E] 701,269 [E] 115,488 [E] 20,151,218 [P] 873,699 [P] 19,277,519 [P]
1Volume reduction resulting from the removal of natural gas plant liquids, which are transferred to
petroleum supply (see Tables 5.1 and 5.10).		 Web Page:  See http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/info_glance/natural_gas.html for related
information.
R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  E=Estimate.  NA=Not available.   Sources:  Natural Gas Wells and Crude Oil Wells:  ·  1949-1966—Bureau of Mines, Minerals Yearbook,
"Natural Gas" chapter.  ·  1967-2006—Energy Information Administration (EIA), Natural Gas Annual (NGA),
annual reports.  ·  2007—EIA estimates.  Total Gross Withdrawals, Marketed Production, Extraction
Loss, and Dry Gas Production:  ·  1949-2002—EIA, NGA, annual reports.
·  2003 forward—EIA, Natural Gas Monthly (March 2008), Table 1.  All Other Data:  ·  1949-2006—EIA, NGA,
annual reports.  ·  2007—EIA estimates.
Notes:  ·  Beginning with 1965 data, all volumes are shown on a pressure base of 14.73 p.s.i.a. at 60° F. 
For prior years, the pressure base was 14.65 p.s.i.a. at 60° F.  ·  Totals may not equal sum of components
due to independent rounding.