Table 1. Summary of natural gas production in the United States, 1997-2003; - billion cubic feet

Natural Gas Monthly, Nov, 2003

Table 1. Summary of Natural Gas Production in the United States,
1997-2003
(Billion Cubic Feet)

   Year
   and           Gross                   Nonhydrocarbon  Vented
  Month       Withdrawals  Repressuring      Gases         and
                                           Removed (a)   Flared

1997 Total       24,213        3,492          599          256
1998 Total       24,108        3,427          617          103
1999 Total       23,823        3,293          615          110
2000 Total       24,174        3,380          505           91

2001

  January         2,101          289           39            7
  February        1,912          277           38            8
  March           2,139          294           42            7
  April           2,023          271           39            8
  May             2,061          253           39            7
  June            2,003          258           35            6
  July            2,035          253           42            9
  August          2,053          264           41            7
  September       1,992          267           38            7
  October         2,088          288           36            7
  November        2,004          285           35            7
  December        2,067          297           39            6

   Total         24,476        3,296          464           86

2002

  January     (E) 2,066      (E) 325       (E) 35        (E) 7
  February    (E) 1,857      (E) 306       (E) 28        (E) 6
  March       (E) 2,077      (E) 335       (E) 31        (E) 7
  April       (E) 1,985      (E) 314       (E) 30        (E) 7
  May         (E) 2,063      (E) 318       (E) 32        (E) 7
  June        (E) 2,002      (E) 302       (E) 31        (E) 7
  July        (E) 2,040      (E) 280       (E) 32        (E) 7
  August      (E) 2,039      (E) 298       (E) 31        (E) 7
  September   (E) 1,901      (E) 278       (E) 30        (E) 7
  October     (E) 1,985      (E) 317       (E) 32        (E) 7
  November    (E) 2,010      (E) 285       (E) 32        (E) 7
  December    (E) 2,104      (E) 340       (E) 33        (E) 7

   Total     (E) 24,130    (E) 3,699      (E) 378       (E) 84

2003

  January     (E) 2,128      (E) 332       (E) 33        (E) 7
  February    (E) 1,920      (E) 309       (E) 29        (E) 6
  March       (E) 2,137      (E) 329       (E) 32        (E) 7
  April       (E) 2,021      (E) 306       (E) 30        (E) 7
  May         (E) 2,066      (E) 301       (E) 30        (E) 7
  June        (E) 1,997      (E) 296       (E) 31        (E) 6
  July       (RE) 2,022     (RE) 286      (RE) 32        (E) 6
  August      (E) 2,087      (E) 303       (E) 32        (E) 6

2003 YTD     (E) 16,377    (E) 2,461      (E) 250       (E) 52
2002 YTD     (E) 16,130    (E) 2,478      (E) 251       (E) 56
2001 YTD         16,326        2,159          314           58

   Year         Marketed
   and         Production  Extraction    Dry Gas
  Month          (Wet)      Loss (b)   Production (c)

1997 Total       19,866        964         18,902
1998 Total       19,961        938         19,024
1999 Total       19,805        973         18,832
2000 Total       20,198      1,016         19,182

2001

  January         1,766         82          1,685
  February        1,588         73          1,515
  March           1,797         83          1,714
  April           1,705         79          1,626
  May             1,762         81          1,681
  June            1,703         79          1,624
  July            1,730         80          1,650
  August          1,742         81          1,661
  September       1,679         78          1,602
  October         1,755         81          1,674
  November        1,676         78          1,599
  December        1,725         80          1,645

   Total         20,630        954         19,676

2002

  Jauary      (E) 1,698     (E) 78      (E) 1,620
  February    (E) 1,517     (E) 70      (E) 1,447
  March       (E) 1,704     (E) 79      (E) 1,625
  April       (E) 1,634     (E) 75      (E) 1,558
  May         (E) 1,706     (E) 79      (E) 1,628
  June        (E) 1,663     (E) 77      (E) 1,586
  July        (E) 1,720     (E) 79      (E) 1,641
  August      (E) 1,702     (E) 79      (E) 1,624
  September   (E) 1,586     (E) 73      (E) 1,513
  October     (E) 1,629     (E) 75      (E) 1,554
  November    (E) 1,685     (E) 78      (E) 1,608
  December    (E) 1,724     (E) 80      (E) 1,644

   Total     (E) 19,969    (E) 922     (E) 19,047

2003

  January     (E) 1,756     (E) 81      (E) 1,675
  February    (E) 1,575     (E) 73      (E) 1,502
  March       (E) 1,768     (E) 82      (E) 1,687
  April       (E) 1,678     (E) 78      (E) 1,601
  May         (E) 1,728     (E) 80      (E) 1,648
  June        (E) 1,664     (E) 77      (E) 1,587
  July        (E) 1,698     (E) 78     (RE) 1,619
  August      (E) 1,746     (E) 81      (E) 1,665

2003 YTD     (E) 13,614    (E) 629     (E) 12,986
2002 YTD     (E) 13,345    (E) 616     (E) 12,728
2001 YTD     (E) 13,795        638         13,157

(a) See Appendix A, Explanatory Note 2, for a discussion of data on
Nonhydrocarbon Gases Removed.
(b) Extraction loss is collected only on an annual basis. Monthly
extraction loss is estimated from monthly marketed production by
assuming that the preceding annual percentage remains constant
for the next twelve months.
(c) Equal to marketed production (wet) minus extraction loss.
(E) Estimated Data.
RE Revised Estimated Data.

Notes: Data for 1997 through 2001 are final. All other data are
preliminary unless otherwise indicated and contain estimates for
selected States (see Table 7). Geographic coverage is the 50
States and the District of Columbia. Totals may not equal
sum of components because of independent rounding.

Sources: 1997-2001: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Natural Gas
Annual 2001. January 2002 through current month: Form EIA-895, "Monthly
Quantity and Value of Natural Gas Report," and EIA estimates. See
Appendix A, Explanatory Notes 1, 2, and 3, for discussion
of computation and estimation procedures and
revision policies.