Table 6.4  Natural Gas Gross Withdrawals and Natural Gas Well Productivity, 1960-2007                      (Billion Cubic Feet, Except as Noted)
Year	Natural Gas Gross Withdrawals From Crude Oil and Natural Gas Wells								Natural Gas Well Productivity
	State					Location		Total	Gross Withdrawals From Natural Gas Wells	Producing Wells 5 (thousands)	Average Productivity (thousand cubic feet per day)
	Texas 1	Louisiana 1	Oklahoma	Other States 1	Federal Gulf of Mexico 2	Onshore 3	Offshore 4
1960	6,965	3,313	1,133	3,677	[2]	14,815	273	15,088	10,853	91	326.7
1961	7,020	3,571	1,160	3,710	[2]	15,142	318	15,460	11,195	97	316.8
1962	7,199	3,854	1,222	3,764	[2]	15,587	452	16,039	11,702	100	319.8
1963	7,452	4,250	1,347	3,924	[2]	16,409	564	16,973	12,606	103	335.4
1964	7,622	4,515	1,423	3,975	[2]	16,914	622	17,536	13,106	103	347.4
1965	7,741	4,764	1,414	4,044	[2]	17,318	646	17,963	13,524	112	331.8
1966	7,935	5,365	1,502	4,232	[2]	18,026	1,007	19,034	13,894	112	338.4
1967	8,292	6,087	1,621	4,252	[2]	19,065	1,187	20,252	15,345	112	374.3
1968	8,566	6,778	1,607	4,375	[2]	19,801	1,524	21,325	16,540	114	395.1
1969	8,915	7,561	1,742	4,462	[2]	20,725	1,954	22,679	17,489	114	418.6
1970	9,399	8,076	1,811	4,501	[2]	21,368	2,419	23,786	18,595	117	433.6
1971	9,519	8,319	1,809	4,442	[2]	21,311	2,777	24,088	18,925	119	434.8
1972	9,550	8,160	1,928	4,378	[2]	20,978	3,039	24,016	19,043	121	429.4
1973	9,290	8,491	1,890	4,396	[2]	20,856	3,212	24,067	19,372	124	427.4
1974	8,859	7,920	1,757	4,314	[2]	19,335	3,515	22,850	18,669	126	404.9
1975	7,989	7,242	1,721	4,152	[2]	17,555	3,549	21,104	17,380	130	365.3
1976	7,666	7,143	1,842	4,293	[2]	17,348	3,596	20,944	17,191	138	341.5
1977	7,496	7,351	1,888	4,362	[2]	17,165	3,932	21,097	17,416	148	323.1
1978	6,988	7,639	1,892	4,790	[2]	16,953	4,356	21,309	17,394	157	302.7
1979	7,594	7,359	1,958	4,973	[2]	17,061	4,822	21,883	18,034	170	290.8
1980	7,656	7,008	2,019	5,187	[2]	16,967	4,902	21,870	17,573	182	263.8
1981	7,452	6,830	2,019	5,287	[2]	16,597	4,991	21,587	17,337	199	238.9
1982	6,976	6,217	1,985	5,094	[2]	15,499	4,773	20,272	15,809	211	205.5
1983	6,429	5,379	1,780	5,071	[2]	14,477	4,182	18,659	14,153	222	174.7
1984	6,712	5,888	2,046	5,620	[2]	15,560	4,707	20,267	15,513	234	181.2
1985	6,577	5,218	1,993	5,818	[2]	15,421	4,186	19,607	14,535	243	163.6
1986	6,656	4,965	1,972	5,538	[2]	14,945	4,186	19,131	14,154	242	160.6
1987	6,688	5,205	2,073	6,174	[2]	15,468	4,672	20,140	14,807	249	162.8
1988	6,919	5,248	2,167	6,665	[2]	16,253	4,747	20,999	15,467	257	164.3
1989	6,881	5,143	2,237	6,813	[2]	16,303	4,771	21,074	15,709	262	164.0
1990	6,907	5,303	2,258	7,054	[2]	16,476	5,047	21,523	16,054	269	163.4
1991	6,846	5,100	2,154	7,651	[2]	16,900	4,850	21,750	16,018	276	158.8
1992	6,708	4,977	2,017	8,429	[2]	17,361	4,772	22,132	16,165	275	160.4
1993	6,817	5,047	2,050	8,812	[2]	17,960	4,766	22,726	16,691	282	162.1
1994	6,912	5,226	1,935	9,508	[2]	18,585	4,996	23,581	17,351	292	162.9
1995	6,873	5,163	1,812	9,896	[2]	18,802	4,942	23,744	17,282	299	158.6
1996	7,028	5,351	1,735	9,999	[2]	18,867	5,246	24,114	17,737	302	160.6
1997	1 5,730	1 1,538	1,704	1 9,999	5,242	18,897	5,316	24,213	17,844	311	157.2
1998	5,799	1,579	1,669	9,950	5,110	18,923	5,185	24,108	17,729	317	153.3
1999	5,575	1,599	1,594	10,002	5,053	18,692	5,131	23,823	17,590	302	159.4
2000	5,723	1,485	1,613	10,386	4,968	19,130	5,044	24,174	17,726	342	141.7
2001	5,752	1,525	1,615	10,542	5,066	19,364	5,137	24,501	18,129	373	133.1
2002	5,661	1,382	1,582	10,769	4,548	19,326	4,615	23,941	17,795	388	125.7
2003	5,791	1,378	1,558	10,944	4,447	19,614	4,505	24,119	17,882	393	124.6
2004	5,734	1,377	1,656	11,202	4,001	19,914	4,055	23,970	17,885	406	120.3
2005	R 6,007	1,310	R 1,639	R 11,350	R 3,151	R 20,252	R 3,205	R 23,457	R 17,472	R 426	R 112.4
2006	R 6,292	R 1,378	R 1,689	R 11,234	R 2,914	R 20,553	R 2,955	R 23,507	R 17,942	R 449	R 109.6
2007	E 6,238	E 1,406	E 1,724	E 11,687	E 3,482	E 21,003	E 3,533	P 24,536	E 18,437	E 427	E 118.3
1Through 1996, includes gross withdrawals in Federal offshore areas of the Gulf of Mexico; beginning in 1997, these are included in "Federal Gulf of Mexico." 5As of December 31 each year. 2Gross withdrawals from Federal offshore areas of the Gulf of Mexico.  Through 1996, these gross withdrawals are included in "Texas," "Louisiana," and "Other States." R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  E=Estimate.   3Includes State offshore gross withdrawals. Web Page:  See http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/info_glance/natural_gas.html for related information. 4Excludes State offshore gross withdrawals; includes Federal offshore (Outer Continental Shelf) gross withdrawals. Sources:  Offshore:  ·  1960-1981—U.S. Geological Survey.  ·  1982-1985—U.S. Minerals Management Service, Mineral Revenues—The 1989 Report on Receipts from Federal and Indian Leases, and predecessor annual reports.  ·  1986-2006—Energy Information Administration (EIA), Natural Gas Annual (NGA), annual reports.  ·  2007—EIA estimate.  Total (Gross Withdrawals):  ·  1960-2002—EIA, NGA, annual reports.  ·  2003 forward—EIA, Natural Gas Monthly (March 2008), Table 1.  Average Productivity:  Calculated as gross withdrawals from natural gas wells divided by the number of producing wells, and then divided by the number of days in the year.  All Other Data:  · 1960-1966—Bureau of Mines, Natural Gas Production and Consumption.  ·  1967-2006—EIA, NGA, annual reports and unpublished revisions. ·  2007—EIA estimates.