Table 4. Discovery table showing recoverable gas in gas fields based on the NRG Associates Fields (1982 through 1998) dataset. "Gas in gas fields in BCFG: conventional, Lower 48 States, onshore, greater than or equal to 1 MMBOE, created 12/4/00. Fields were classified as gas if the field gas-to-oil ratio is" "20,000 cubic feet per barrel or more." Report Year Commodity Discovery Year 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 No. Fields gas 1898 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 1 gas 1899 177 177 178 178 178 179 180 182 182 185 188 196 200 199 204 203 206 3 gas 1900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gas 1901 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gas 1902 29 30 30 29 30 36 38 39 42 41 41 41 43 52 65 65 63 1 gas 1903 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gas 1904 1876 1951 1981 2026 2071 2431 2476 2446 2491 2536 2746 2821 2791 2791 2821 2971 3061 2 gas 1905 120 120 120 120 120 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 1 gas 1906 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gas 1907 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gas 1908 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gas 1909 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gas 1910 76 75 76 76 75 76 77 76 77 77 76 77 77 78 78 78 78 2 gas 1911 37 38 38 38 38 48 54 54 57 57 59 60 58 58 58 58 57 1 gas 1912 1091 1091 1152 1155 1155 1433 1616 1625 1631 1707 1823 1948 2173 2145 2096 2177 2276 2 gas 1913 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 2 gas 1914 301 301 301 300 301 301 304 304 305 317 329 344 358 368 368 372 395 4 gas 1915 336 336 333 345 345 345 345 348 348 351 351 351 354 354 356 356 358 1 gas 1916 11917 11917 12002 12071 12149 12306 12611 12687 12809 12907 12908 13000 13087 13234 13223 13303 13429 6 gas 1917 277 275 278 281 291 296 299 308 309 312 315 314 315 315 315 318 320 4 gas 1918 78417 78491 79196 79961 80825 80576 80562 80991 81065 81763 82512 82679 83358 83746 84267 83636 83675 7 gas 1919 73 73 73 75 78 81 99 108 113 114 119 121 129 134 134 136 172 3 gas 1920 175 172 175 170 171 173 176 177 178 183 186 184 182 182 184 183 185 5 gas 1921 599 596 597 596 601 603 612 617 627 639 661 658 653 658 645 653 646 8 gas 1922 4540 4543 4564 4574 4586 4586 4676 4760 4784 4820 4838 4896 4985 5031 5072 5086 5041 7 gas 1923 638 652 658 670 671 684 700 702 692 686 697 698 686 689 692 700 710 5 gas 1924 5262 5388 5412 5457 5502 5636 6069 6265 6322 6397 6755 6623 6336 6788 6863 7013 7059 8 gas 1925 70 61 65 65 68 68 74 75 75 77 78 82 87 98 127 154 187 2 gas 1926 920 920 919 926 936 950 967 993 996 1000 1014 1010 1020 986 1036 1048 1036 7 gas 1927 968 972 978 981 999 1013 1024 1028 1054 1056 1048 1048 1057 1043 1060 1066 1066 9 gas 1928 6051 6090 6092 5778 5797 5814 5839 5861 5928 5972 5973 5968 5981 6009 6036 6058 6061 5 gas 1929 1920 2007 2009 2111 2141 2244 2514 2889 3126 2993 2893 2869 2809 2875 2911 2947 3041 10 gas 1930 5855 5795 6051 6260 6252 6278 6326 6495 6568 6840 6893 6969 6998 7047 7113 7181 7292 7 gas 1931 494 488 487 487 487 487 492 492 498 501 499 499 501 489 496 500 501 6 gas 1932 2044 2044 2044 2045 2045 2054 2060 2057 2058 2058 2055 2057 2058 2059 2058 2060 2059 3 gas 1933 811 816 818 872 911 942 953 953 950 932 962 974 984 973 999 988 999 4 gas 1934 6859 6859 6859 6859 6863 6900 7071 7161 7141 7199 7186 7117 7112 7130 7212 7298 7427 12 gas 1935 8967 9065 9066 9025 8984 8995 8853 8895 8747 8659 8695 8672 8689 8698 8707 8714 8787 13 gas 1936 16498 16805 16861 17037 17198 17397 17572 18455 18824 18739 18984 19119 19281 19873 20591 21159 21630 23 gas 1937 11690 11715 11782 11895 11985 12154 12259 12322 12397 12380 12315 12361 12386 12395 12444 12475 12552 18 gas 1938 7003 7032 7168 7239 7226 7216 7291 7453 7539 7545 7606 7751 7840 7918 8069 8160 8132 25 gas 1939 6619 6627 6643 6630 6637 6662 6690 6702 6724 6766 6788 6784 6852 6906 6969 6954 6874 20 gas 1940 3609 3623 3644 3657 3657 3678 3668 3684 3692 3681 3703 3717 3724 3741 3761 3789 3820 15 gas 1941 7150 7188 7316 7335 7338 7385 7419 7406 7385 7415 7413 7430 7494 7577 7684 7725 7811 26 gas 1942 3136 3209 3200 3203 3211 3231 3323 3376 3472 3524 3533 3510 3569 3872 4014 4042 4110 32 gas 1943 5554 5569 5640 5684 5761 5840 5928 5967 5999 5984 6011 6034 5986 6080 6142 6242 6473 39 gas 1944 5503 5550 5567 5583 5631 5672 5746 5773 5847 5813 5848 5872 5889 5913 5958 5974 6013 54 gas 1945 7031 7063 7130 7226 7235 7371 7451 7487 7507 7558 7628 7727 7857 7792 7896 7999 8114 46 gas 1946 4156 4194 4257 4287 4290 4322 4264 4381 4194 4219 4259 4215 4213 4253 4350 4405 4397 39 gas 1947 4384 4404 4420 4463 4491 4495 4555 4527 4604 4649 4681 4663 4748 4848 4938 4951 5037 41 gas 1948 7872 7983 8052 8261 8473 8560 8490 8630 8659 8684 8703 8868 8898 9107 9322 9588 9673 50 gas 1949 9403 9443 9393 9310 9316 9255 9329 9448 9524 9483 9501 9632 9689 9795 9923 10086 10202 57 gas 1950 4558 4625 4700 4786 4858 4918 4986 5000 5101 5109 5110 5185 5199 5234 5285 5343 5385 43 gas 1951 5987 6047 6190 6341 6468 6553 6743 7026 7322 7294 7423 7659 7925 7788 7987 8130 8259 59 gas 1952 10308 10477 10595 10589 10650 10632 10690 10805 10922 11041 11310 11706 11785 11800 12039 12360 13057 81 gas 1953 6481 6753 7224 7436 7614 7706 7749 7658 7566 7642 7653 7654 7737 7815 7884 7929 8018 86 gas 1954 7327 7403 7740 7961 8082 8240 8422 8519 8717 8875 9017 9075 9165 9247 9322 9345 9494 96 gas 1955 3532 3603 3682 3815 4064 4332 4677 4882 4972 5096 5275 5300 5329 5379 5531 5695 5855 88 gas 1956 9663 9805 9964 10081 10213 10614 10675 10858 10855 10916 11056 11095 11239 11388 11438 11581 11551 91 gas 1957 10897 10918 11073 11285 11499 11659 11932 12354 12607 12680 12728 12788 12934 13183 13471 13731 14560 108 gas 1958 9365 9564 9653 9822 9877 9934 10042 10271 10447 10584 10686 10851 10993 11032 11043 11073 11147 99 gas 1959 5006 5101 5325 5475 5583 5691 5852 6018 6098 6159 6202 6307 6363 6546 6824 7325 7509 100 gas 1960 4720 4751 4911 5054 5146 5364 5555 5664 5822 6075 6236 6403 6520 6692 6846 7069 7378 90 gas 1961 5010 5176 5574 5671 5751 5819 5996 6260 6347 6565 6659 6832 6976 7121 7314 7389 7431 90 gas 1962 6038 6161 6270 6381 6383 6465 6624 6879 7016 7143 7392 7676 7990 8152 8216 8327 8507 71 gas 1963 7284 7321 7397 7524 7511 7527 7570 7404 7555 7676 7827 7912 8100 8133 8431 8499 8627 52 gas 1964 3600 3658 3741 3856 4056 4146 4380 4887 4954 5084 5210 5404 5521 5759 5934 6084 6302 59 gas 1965 2881 2924 2938 2932 2934 3233 3002 3059 3144 3165 3210 3265 3296 3384 3506 3592 3705 70 gas 1966 3034 3140 3283 3369 3452 3611 3813 4010 4159 4290 4377 4620 4701 4829 4990 5110 5310 66 gas 1967 2582 2595 2653 2835 2849 2908 2972 3067 3178 3208 3296 3379 3445 3494 3555 3541 3588 63 gas 1968 2835 2843 2856 2900 2989 3065 3110 3092 3076 3154 3202 3268 3322 3358 3425 3468 3517 46 gas 1969 2568 2590 2624 2662 2714 2815 2942 2960 3032 3053 3071 3115 3103 3154 3172 3228 3236 42 gas 1970 1662 1694 1739 1792 2037 2067 2083 2119 2193 2116 2109 2151 2158 2168 2206 2228 2306 50 gas 1971 3013 3132 3252 3309 3626 3695 3915 4115 4316 4406 4418 4603 4778 4861 4948 5117 5365 56 gas 1972 3226 3261 3376 3418 3521 3511 3583 3640 3667 3704 3764 3741 3800 3814 3885 3947 3962 73 gas 1973 3388 3383 3452 3503 3553 3631 3767 3795 3798 3833 3881 3989 3983 3997 4058 4116 4169 95 gas 1974 2648 2793 3118 3325 3398 3460 3448 3567 3522 3586 3708 3781 3869 3934 3967 4011 4230 89 gas 1975 1882 1938 2041 2184 2282 2344 2448 2457 2536 2557 2620 2671 2776 2877 3075 3377 3479 86 gas 1976 1997 2065 2143 2179 2277 2311 2443 2549 2782 2885 2933 2941 2999 3149 3172 3212 3316 85 gas 1977 3499 4053 4334 4585 4748 4873 5215 5498 5760 5742 5882 6017 6177 6310 6513 6869 7374 89 gas 1978 1906 1993 2169 2293 2531 2763 2830 2757 2837 2952 3060 3130 3222 3171 3206 3362 3753 86 gas 1979 3467 3939 4154 4816 5045 5259 4989 5353 5338 5622 5629 6039 6237 6746 6925 7152 7528 102 gas 1980 1951 2237 2502 2648 2892 3077 3311 3692 3659 3846 4029 4097 4121 4233 4527 4648 4896 76 gas 1981 760 1181 1389 1538 1590 1631 1728 1801 1824 1960 2091 2189 2211 2249 2466 2622 2703 81 gas 1982 124 512 986 1374 1549 1659 1822 1832 1883 1902 1987 2075 2125 2127 2151 2241 2420 69 gas 1983 0 94 408 638 713 845 884 994 1014 989 1030 1038 1079 1102 1188 1262 1346 45 gas 1984 0 0 271 549 858 1079 1110 1086 1070 958 982 977 993 1009 1064 1125 1126 50 gas 1985 0 0 0 111 324 421 403 438 498 495 550 571 627 703 844 881 1013 36 gas 1986 0 0 0 0 47 152 294 386 386 407 442 429 402 400 390 425 490 18 gas 1987 0 0 0 0 0 74 167 257 303 327 328 310 302 315 377 384 387 25 gas 1988 0 0 0 0 0 0 501 928 975 909 875 815 776 758 789 798 818 28 gas 1989 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 237 514 819 1038 1177 1197 1246 1316 1225 1280 34 gas 1990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 469 657 786 1044 1219 1485 1526 1570 22 gas 1991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 280 376 353 375 398 373 396 19 gas 1992 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 265 358 383 399 342 345 20 gas 1993 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 191 282 353 354 365 17 gas 1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 228 358 517 773 18 gas 1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 786 957 982 20 gas 1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 324 300 22 gas 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114 426 18 gas 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 14 Total Gas 383741 389512 397386 404413 410838 417013 423881 432529 437511 442395 448342 453838 459166 465711 474591 481356 490949 "Source of data: NRG Associates, 1999 [includes data current as of December, 1998], The Significant Oil and Gas Fields of the United States"