04-02_Outlook_USReserves_T2.htm (Feb-2004)

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Estimated US dry gas reserves, 2002 vs. 2001, Bcf at 14.73 psia and 60 ° F
State & subdivision	Proved 12/31/01	Adjust- ments	Revision increases	Revision decreases	Net, sales + acquisitions	Exten- sions	New field discoveries	New reservoirs in old fields	Product- ion³	Proved 12/31/02	'01 vs. '02 % diff.

Alaska	8,800	35	141	118	0	62	0	8	460	8,468	–3.8
Alabama	3,915	72	130	155	–6	289	0	4	365	3,884	–0.8
Arkansas	1,616	27	114	107	14	111	24	8	157	1,650	2.1
California	2,681	29	202	127	–1	93	0	5	291	2,591	–3.4
Coastal Region Onshore	177	2	21	4	2	3	0	0	11	190	7.3
Los Angeles Basin Onshore	187	0	24	6	0	11	0	0	9	207	10.7
San Joaquin Basin Onshore	2,232	29	146	114	–11	79	0	5	264	2,102	–5.8
State Offshore	85	–2	11	3	8	0	0	0	7	92	8.2
Colorado	12,527	202	2,029	962	–168	1,222	1	1	964	13,888	10.9
Florida	84	9	5	3	0	0	0	0	4	91	8.3
Kansas	5,101	210	436	350	–21	71	5	2	471	4,983	–2.3
Kentucky	1,860	–24	377	383	64	92	0	0	79	1,907	2.5
Louisiana	9,811	72	1,206	1,853	92	647	68	255	1,338	8,960	–8.7
North	3,881	90	587	293	25	317	9	24	395	4,245	9.4
South Onshore	5,185	1	558	1,278	54	288	49	188	821	4,224	–18.5
State Offshore	745	–19	61	282	13	42	10	43	122	491	–34.1
Michigan	2,976	82	383	276	36	287	8	0	242	3,254	9.3
Mississippi	661	81	89	75	4	54	1	27	98	744	12.6
Montana	898	58	40	109	–4	96	4	0	77	906	0.9
New Mexico	17,414	199	2,262	2,239	23	1,161	6	18	1,524	17,320	–0.5
South/East	3,518	98	1,271	1,047	15	279	6	18	526	3,632	3.2
North/West	13,896	101	991	1,192	8	882	0	0	998	13,688	–1.5
New York	318	–23	63	22	–2	13	3	0	35	315	–0.9
North Dakota	443	18	79	20	–4	8	0	0	53	471	6.3
Ohio	970	148	186	139	–17	53	2	1	87	1,117	15.2
Oklahoma	13,558	904	2,159	1,513	78	1,186	14	18	1,518	14,886	9.8
Pennsylvania	1,775	206	330	151	1	170	0	18	133	2,216	24.8
Texas	43,527	765	4,734	4,904	360	4,404	84	365	5,038	44,297	1.8
District 1	1,018	28	91	47	22	31	0	0	98	1,045	2.7
District 2 onshore	1,801	21	222	245	15	203	2	51	288	1,782	–1.1
District 3 onshore	3,770	43	460	567	–44	462	6	42	588	3,584	–4.9
District 4 onshore	9,956	91	1,218	1,655	–70	1,159	53	115	1,398	9,469	–4.9
District 5	4,231	57	539	785	93	800	5	39	377	4,602	8.8
District 6	6,128	148	342	342	0	566	0	38	624	6,256	2.1
District 7B	252	147	54	42	–93	0	0	1	59	260	3.2
District 7C	3,320	–25	391	224	160	399	0	8	327	3,702	11.5
District 8	5,255	86	745	548	–3	326	2	22	524	5,361	2.0
District 8A	1,085	46	99	77	9	15	0	0	93	1,084	–0.1
District 9	2,289	231	167	43	178	312	1	0	258	2,877	25.7
District 10	3,955	–106	365	262	91	129	2	1	337	3,838	–3.0
State Offshore	467	–2	41	67	2	2	13	48	67	437	–6.4
Utah	4,579	13	207	490	–258	368	0	2	286	4,135	–9.7
Virginia	1,752	1	127	166	0	34	0	0	75	1,673	–4.5
West Virginia	2,678	423	445	250	–1	255	0	4	194	3,360	25.5
Wyoming	18,398	164	1,295	1,161	78	3,069	15	57	1,388	20,527	11.6
Federal Offshore	27,036	53	3,210	3,744	108	1,012	1,097	901	4,469	25,204	–6.8
Pacific (California)	540	–1	35	23	0	10	0	0	46	515	–4.6
Gulf of Mexico (La.)1	19,721	26	1,843	2,343	128	864	889	799	3,427	18,500	–6.2
Gulf of Mexico (Texas)	6,775	28	1,332	1,378	–20	138	208	102	996	6,189	–8.6
Miscellaneous2	82	3	6	1	4	12	0	0	7	99	20.7
Lower 48 States	174,660	3,692	20,114	19,200	380	14,707	1,332	1,686	18,893	178,478	2.2

US total	183,460	3,727	20,255	19,318	380	14,769	1,332	1,694	19,353	186,946	1.9
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 US production section due to use of some API data therein Source: US Energy Information Administration, Office of Oil and Gas

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