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 Category:   Natural Gas Production
 Topic:   Number of Producing Wells

  Definitions

Key Terms Definition
Gas Condensate Well A gas well that produces from a gas reservoir containing considerable quantities of liquid hydrocarbons in the pentane and heavier range generally described as "condensate."
Gas Well A well completed for the production of natural gas from one or more gas zones or reservoirs. Such wells contain no completions for the production of crude oil.

For definitions of related energy terms, refer to the EIA Energy Glossary.

  Sources

Form EIA-895A, "Annual Quantity and Value of Natural Gas Production Report" , EIA estimates based on U.S. Minerals Management Service data, and World Oil Magazine.

  • Background on "Natural Gas Annual" data
  • Natural Gas Survey Forms and Instructions

    •   Explanatory Notes

  		• Beginning in 2001, the number of Federal offshore Gulf of Mexico producing gas and gas condensate wells is reported separately. For previous years the well counts for the Federal offshore Gulf of Mexico were included in the well counts for the States of Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.