Supply, Disposition, and Prices

2015

2020

Refer- ence

Accelerated Depletion

Accelerated Depletion

Refer- ence

Accelerated Depletion

Accelerated Depletion

High Access

High Access

High Access

High Access

Improved Produc- tivity Tech- nology

Rapid Tech- nology

Improved Produc- tivity Tech- nology

Rapid Tech- nology

Lower 48 Average. Wellhead Price¹

(1998 dollars per thousand cubic feet)

2.68

3.13

3.01

2.57

2.24

2.79

4.12

3.90

2.81

2.22

Dry Gas Production²

   U.S. Total

25.19

23.94

24.32

25.97

27.22

26.54

23.03

23.69

26.93

29.78

      Lower 48 Onshore

17.97

17.42

17.84

18.97

20.24

19.36

17.58

18.31

21.09

23.86

         Associated-Dissolved³

1.30

1.29

1.28

1.35

1.35

1.32

1.31

1.31

1.38

1.37

         Non-Associated

16.67

16.13

16.56

17.62

18.89

18.03

16.26

17.00

19.71

22.49

            Conventional

10.19

10.26

10.25

10.09

9.69

10.65

10.26

10.38

10.86

10.52

            Unconventional

6.48

5.87

6.31

7.53

9.20

7.38

6.00

6.63

8.85

11.97

      Lower 48 Offshore

6.71

6.01

5.96

6.49

6.46

6.65

4.92

4.84

5.30

5.38

         Associated-Dissolved³

0.93

0.87

0.87

0.92

0.92

0.94

0.88

0.88

0.93

0.93

         Non-Associated

5.78

5.14

5.09

5.57

5.54

5.71

4.04

3.96

4.37

4.45

      Alaska

0.51

0.51

0.51

0.51

0.51

0.54

0.54

0.54

0.54

0.54

Supplemental Natural Gas⁴

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

Net Imports

4.55

4.87

4.80

4.30

3.90

4.88

5.52

5.44

4.69

3.57

Total Supply

29.80

28.87

29.17

30.33

31.17

31.48

28.62

29.18

31.68

33.41

Consumption by Sector

   Residential

5.49

5.40

5.43

5.53

5.60

5.71

5.45

5.50

5.72

5.85

   Commercial

3.61

3.53

3.55

3.63

3.68

3.65

3.45

3.48

3.66

3.75

   Industrial⁵

9.65

9.48

9.53

9.71

9.81

10.00

9.54

9.61

10.01

10.21

   Electric Generators⁶

8.22

7.72

7.91

8.57

9.09

9.14

7.47

7.83

9.28

10.35

   Lease and Plant Fuel⁷

1.56

1.50

1.52

1.59

1.65

1.66

1.49

1.53

1.68

1.81

   Pipeline Fuel

0.92

0.88

0.90

0.94

0.99

0.96

0.84

0.87

0.96

1.07

   Transportation⁸

0.28

0.28

0.28

0.28

0.28

0.32

0.31

0.31

0.32

0.33

     Total

29.74

28.80

29.11

30.26

31.11

31.43

28.56

29.13

31.63

33.36

Discrepancy⁹

0.06

0.07

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

Lower 48 End of Year Reserves

193.46

166.04

171.50

204.91

238.27

199.54

152.26

159.29

207.81

250.38