October 31, 1975 - Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum

Table 3--ESTmATE OF tll\TURAL GAS RESERVES*
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1974
Producing Reservoirs Nonproducing
Total Reserves Percent of Reservoir
State Reserves Universe** Reserves
(MMCF) (MMCF) (MMCF)
Alabama 470,644 270,981 68 199,663
Alaska 31,562,606 *** 100 ***
Arkansas 1,921,392 1,827,644 98 93,748
California 5,434,182 5,194,223 96 239,959
Colorado 2,282,947 2,132,573 95 150,374
Florida 306,918 *** 100
***
Illinois 31,002 23,702 41 7,300
Indiana 5,308 2,308 88
3,000
Kansas 12,672 ,451 12,596,175 95 76,276
Kentucky 535,235 503,499 96 31 ,736
Louisiana 64,716,007 54,188,654 99 10,527,353
Michigan 1,041,149 996,121 90 45,028
Mississippi 1,132,746 935,027 80 197,719
Montana 733,146 713,487 87 19,659
Nebraska 19,917 19,361 95 556
New Mexico 16,383,957 16,153,986 92 229,971
New York 87,102 63,555 100
23,547
North Dakota 486,371 486,296 92 75
Ohio 1,238,684 1,186,737 68 51,947
Oklahoma 14,478,092 14,054,504 92 423,588
Pennsylvania 878,539 850,392 65 28,147
Texas 75,668,273 70,785,870 94 4,882,403
Utah 1,660,157 1,545,557 61 114,600
West Virginia 2,134,096 1,988,047 66 146,049
Wyomi ng 4,296,781 4,112,453 94 184,328
Misc.**** 53,301 50,783 98 2,518
Total, U.S. 240,231,003 198,633,128
95 41,597,875
* See definition in Appendix B of the Initial Report.
** Percentage of benchmark production reported by operators.
Reserves were expanded to the totals shown based upon the
methodology described in this report.
*** Reserves are included in totals but not shown as they would
disclose proprietary information.
**** Includes data for the States of Arizona, Maryland,
Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Virginia.
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