Natural Gas in West Virginia

~3.1 Tcf
Marketed Gas Production
2023
3rd
National Rank
2023

Historical data

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Compared to the United States

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Side-by-side comparison of West Virginia vs. the U.S. average.

National ranking

How states rank by natural gas share of electricity.

#1Rhode Island89%
#2Delaware88%
#3Illinois81%
#4Florida74%
#5Massachusetts68%
#6Louisiana68%
#7Virginia61%
#8Montana55
#9Nevada55%
#10Ohio50%
#11Vermont50
#12New Jersey48%
#13Georgia40%
#14Arizona39%
#15Michigan36%
#16North Carolina35%
#17Indiana34%
#18Colorado30%
#19New Mexico28%
#20Utah27%
#21Oregon25%
#22Wisconsin24%
#23Washington24%
#24Kentucky22%
#25Minnesota22%
#26Tennessee22%
#27New Hampshire20%
#28Alaska20%
#29Texas11.6
#30South Dakota10%
#31Missouri9%
#32Pennsylvania7.6
#33Wyoming7
#34Maine5%

Overview

West Virginia's Marcellus and Utica shale plays make it one of the country's top natural gas producers, with output around 3.1 trillion cubic feet in 2023, ranking third nationally behind Texas and Pennsylvania.

Did you know?

  • West Virginia's natural gas output has more than quadrupled since 2010 thanks to Marcellus Shale drilling.

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