Natural Gas
Natural Gas Processing Plants in the United States: 2010 Update
Release Date:
Jun 17, 2011
| Table 1. Natural Gas Processing Plant Capacity by State | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Gas Processing Capacity | Number of Natural Gas Plants | Average Plant Capacity (Million Cubic Feet per Day) | Change Between 2004 and 2009 | ||||
State | 2009 | Percent of U.S. Total | 2009 | Percent of U.S. Total | 2004 | 2009 | Capacity (Percent) | Number of Plants |
Texas |
19,740 |
25.5 |
163 |
33.1 |
95 |
121 |
24.7 |
-3 |
Louisiana |
18,535 |
23.9 |
60 |
12.2 |
271 |
309 |
12.3 |
-1 |
Wyoming |
7,273 |
9.4 |
37 |
7.5 |
154 |
197 |
5.1 |
-8 |
Colorado |
3,791 |
4.9 |
44 |
8.9 |
49 |
86 |
81.1 |
1 |
Oklahoma |
3,740 |
4.8 |
58 |
11.8 |
58 |
64 |
8.8 |
-1 |
New Mexico |
3,022 |
3.9 |
24 |
4.9 |
137 |
126 |
-11.8 |
-1 |
Mississippi |
2,273 |
2.9 |
4 |
0.8 |
262 |
568 |
44.6 |
-2 |
Illinois |
2,102 |
2.7 |
2 |
0.4 |
1101 |
1,051 |
-4.6 |
0 |
Kansas |
1,250 |
1.6 |
6 |
1.2 |
353 |
208 |
-64.6 |
-4 |
Alabama |
1,248 |
1.6 |
12 |
2.4 |
87 |
104 |
-4.7 |
-3 |
Utah |
1,185 |
1.5 |
12 |
2.4 |
61 |
99 |
22.2 |
-4 |
Michigan |
977 |
1.3 |
10 |
2.0 |
30 |
98 |
102.2 |
-6 |
California |
876 |
1.1 |
20 |
4.1 |
43 |
44 |
-15.5 |
-4 |
Arkansas |
710 |
0.9 |
4 |
0.8 |
10 |
178 |
959.7 |
-3 |
West Virginia |
463 |
0.6 |
7 |
1.4 |
58 |
66 |
0.7 |
-1 |
Kentucky |
288 |
0.4 |
5 |
1.0 |
51 |
58 |
87.0 |
2 |
North Dakota |
196 |
0.3 |
7 |
1.4 |
28 |
28 |
-11.7 |
-1 |
Montana |
165 |
0.2 |
5 |
1.0 |
44 |
33 |
23.7 |
2 |
Florida |
90 |
0.1 |
1 |
0.2 |
90 |
90 |
0.0 |
0 |
Pennsylvania |
52 |
0.1 |
7 |
1.4 |
7 |
7 |
-16.1 |
-2 |
Tennessee |
25 |
0.0 |
1 |
0.2 |
N/A |
25 |
N/A |
N/A |
Ohio |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
8 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total Lower 48 |
68,000 |
87.8 |
489 |
99.2 |
114 |
139 |
28.0 |
-34 |
Alaska |
9,449 |
12.2 |
4 |
0.8 |
N/A |
2,362 |
N/A |
N/A |
TOTAL U.S. |
77,449 |
100.0 |
493 |
100 |
114 |
157 |
28.0 |
-34 |
Source: 2009 data: Energy Information Administration, Office of Oil and Gas, Form EIA-757, Natural Gas Processing Survey. 2004 data: Energy Information Administration, Office of Oil and Gas, GasTran Information System, Natural Gas Processing Plant Database, compiled from data collected on Form EIA-64A, Form EIA-816, PentaSul Inc’s LPG Almanac, and various other sources.