How EIA Estimates Natural Gas Production

摘要

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) publishes estimates monthly and annually of the production of natural gas in the United States. The estimates are based on data EIA collects from gas producing States and data collected by the U. S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) in the Department of Interior. The States and MMS collect this information from producers of natural gas for various reasons, most often for revenue purposes. Because the information is not sufficiently complete or timely for inclusion in EIAs Natural Gas Monthly (NGM), EIA has developed estimation methodologies to generate monthly production estimates that are described in this document. Using the EIA-895 survey, Monthly and Annual Quantity and Value of Natural Gas Production Report, natural gas producing States submit monthly State-level production information to EIA on a voluntary basis. The States annual EIA-895 data submissions are appended to their December monthly submission; they also may contain revisions for the 11 previous months data. MMS collects monthly well-level oil and gas production data from operators on Federal lands, including the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Of the 32 producing States in the US, 15 States submit at least partial EIA-895 monthly data to EIA. The Natural Gas Division (NGD) in EIAs Office of Oil and Gas prepares monthly production estimates for 10 States that submit EIA-895 monthly surveys, retrieves Wyoming data from the Wyoming website and Colorado data from the Colorado website. NGD also estimates production for the 15 producing States not reporting on a monthly basis. Using MMS, State, EIA-895 and other data, the Reserves and Production Division (RPD) in the Office of Oil and Gas estimates monthly production in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and the Gulf of Mexico.