02-02_Outlook_USReserves_T2.htm (Feb-2002)

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Estimated U.S. dry gas reserves, 2000 vs. 1999, Bcf at 14.73 psia and 60°F
State & subdivision		Proved 12/31/1999	Adjust- ments	Revision increases	Revision decreases	Net, sales + acquisitions	Extensions	New field discoveries	New reservoirs in old fields	Production³	Proved 12/31/2000	’00 vs. ’99 % diff.
Alaska		9,734	23	300	2,093	– 183	1,949	0	13	506	9,237	– 5.1
Alabama		4,287	– 56	74	69	97	175	0	0	359	4,149	– 3.2
Arkansas		1,542	– 3	207	48	7	14	0	16	154	1,581	2.5
California		2,387	– 72	733	121	80	112	7	5	282	2,849	19.4
	Coastal region	192	30	14	14	22	0	0	0	10	234	21.9
	Los Angeles basin	168	– 7	51	16	0	5	0	0	8	193	14.9
	San Joaquin basin	1,951	– 79	629	91	58	107	7	5	256	2,331	19.5
	State offshore	76	– 16	39	0	0	0	0	0	8	91	19.7
Colorado		8,987	– 88	1,825	360	549	274	0	0	759	10,428	16.0
Florida		84	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	82	– 2.4
Kansas		5,753	84	262	350	– 20	58	3	0	491	5,299	– 7.9
Kentucky		1,435	– 4	363	77	76	2	5	27	67	1,760	22.6
Louisiana		9,242	– 107	1,645	1,277	161	596	45	377	1,443	9,239	0.0
	North	3,079	– 20	459	298	139	301	6	16	384	3,298	7.1
	South onshore	5,535	– 154	1,079	852	9	228	21	311	932	5,245	– 5.2
	State offshore	628	67	107	127	13	67	18	50	127	696	10.8
Michigan		2,255	217	422	176	186	143	15	0	333	2,729	21.0
Mississippi		677	– 20	84	39	-61	53	1	1	78	618	– 8.7
Montana		841	13	130	133	3	57	0	41	67	885	5.2
New Mexico		15,449	18	1,748	684	438	1,836	11	14	1,508	17,322	12.1
	South/East	3,037	– 221	641	322	200	625	11	13	447	3,537	16.5
	North/West	12,412	239	1,107	362	238	1,211	0	1	1,061	13,785	11.1
New York		221	59	29	12	5	20	10	5	15	322	45.7
North Dakota		416	21	43	15	2	3	0	5	42	433	4.1
Ohio		1,179	1	243	156	– 9	4	0	2	79	1,185	0.5
Oklahoma		12,543	424	2,498	1,331	82	894	20	42	1,473	13,699	9.2
Pennsylvania		1,772	– 194	417	184	36	11	0	0	117	1,741	– 1.7
Texas		40,157	– 1,036	5,797	4,054	1,471	3,782	303	734	5,072	42,082	4.8
	District 1	1,008	34	107	62	– 35	32	33	1	86	1,032	2.4
	District 2 onshore	1,881	262	411	533	78	176	14	52	361	1,980	5.3
	District 3 onshore	3,913	– 102	659	437	170	388	88	77	883	3,873	– 1.0
	District 4 onshore	8,915	122	1,039	1,095	448	1,032	95	378	1,289	9,645	8.2
	District 5	2,319	– 138	293	222	442	738	10	29	303	3,168	36.6
	District 6	5,857	– 251	817	367	151	319	5	20	575	5,976	2.0
	District 7B	416	– 160	74	21	42	2	13	1	55	312	– 25.0
	District 7C	3,178	– 437	498	150	485	225	0	1	296	3,504	10.3
	District 8	5,434	– 168	864	561	33	169	4	160	547	5,388	– 0.8
	District 8A	1,257	122	197	47	– 343	2	0	0	87	1,101	– 12.4
	District 9	1,137	– 53	142	21	73	492	0	0	144	1,626	43.0
	District 10	4,424	– 273	597	467	-52	191	41	4	386	4,079	– 7.8
	State offshore	418	6	99	71	– 21	16	0	11	60	398	– 4.8
Utah		3,213	4	177	110	896	266	0	15	226	4,235	31.8
Virginia		2,017	– 10	65	295	– 11	0	0	9	71	1,704	– 15.5
West Virginia		2,936	– 99	668	390	– 77	5	0	33	176	2,900	– 1.2
Wyoming		14,226	– 20	1,339	753	– 60	2,486	8	2	1,070	16,158	13.6
Federal Offshore¹		25,987	– 28	4,112	3,495	364	2,045	1,555	1,027	4,819	26,748	2.9
	Pacific (California)	536	15	86	16	1	0	0	0	46	576	7.5
	Gulf of Mexico (La.)¹	19,598	– 232	3,211	2,746	129	1,393	1,234	827	3,626	19,788	1.0
	Gulf of Mexico (Texas)	5,853	189	815	733	234	652	321	200	1,147	6,384	9.1
Miscellaneous²		66	– 22	7	4	– 1	2	0	0	6	42	– 36.4

Lower 48 States		157,672	– 914	22,888	14,133	4,214	12,838	1,983	2,355	18,713	168,190	6.7
U.S. total		167,406	– 891	23,188	16,226	4,031	14,787	1,983	2,368	19,219	177,427	6.0
¹ Includes federal offshore Alabama ² Includes Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland,Missouri, Nevada, New York, Oregon, South Dakota and Tennessee. ³ Differs from total in U.S. production section due to use of some API data therein. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Oil and Gas.

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