U.S. County-Level Oil and Gas Production 2000-2011

Annual county-level data from 2000 through 2011 details oil and natural gas production across onshore states in the lower 48 U.S. The dataset identifies counties with production value changes exceeding $20 million during this period and was compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.

Use Cases

• Analyze annual trends in county-level oil and natural gas production from 2000 to 2011.
• Identify counties with production value increases or decreases exceeding $20 million during the study period.
• Compare state-by-state compilation of production statistics, including gross withdrawals for natural gas and oil data that includes natural gas liquids.
• Estimate natural gas withdrawals for Illinois and Indiana using geocoded wells and state total production data.

Strengths

• Provides a 12-year time series from 2000 through 2011 for longitudinal analysis.
• Focuses on county-level granularity for onshore production in the lower 48 states.
• Includes a specific indicator for counties with large ($20+ million) production value changes.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, covering only up to 2011 with no planned updates.
• Natural gas data for Illinois and Indiana are estimates, not direct state-provided statistics.
• Limited to onshore production in the lower 48 states, excluding offshore and Alaskan data.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

Collection Method

Compiled on a state-by-state basis from state-provided production statistics, with estimates for Illinois and Indiana using geocoded wells and DOE/EIA state totals.

Time Range

2000 through 2011.

Freshness

Data covers 2000-2011; last metadata update was 2025-04-21 but no content update is planned.

Geography

Onshore counties in oil and/or natural gas producing states within the lower 48 United States.