Natural Gas Production by County in Nebraska
Nebraska's production by county is visually represented by the map below. Historical numbers follow in the data table. Totals can be viewed in the report Natural Gas Production.
Natural gas production has been falling since 2008, which was the year that natural gas production peaked at 3,083,488 thousand cubic feet and the price of natural gas began decreasing. Starting in 2014, natural gas production has been relatively stable.
In 2013, Cheyenne County took over being the leader of all the counties in natural gas production. From 2008 to 2012, Chase County had been the leader.
Nebraska 2022 Natural Gas Production
by County
Nebraska Natural Gas Production by County 1984 – 2022
(Thousand Cubic Feet)
| Year | Banner | Chase | Cheyenne | Deuel | Dundy | Garden | Kimball | Morrill | Perkins | Scotts Bluff | Sioux | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,344 | 0 | 296,118 | 19,576 | 0 | 330 | 1,920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 320,288 |
| 2021 | 2,392 | 0 | 285,653 | 37,793 | 0 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 326,788 |
| 2020 | 3,150 | 0 | 289,801 | 38,775 | 0 | 2,110 | 14,276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348,112 |
| 2019 | 3,414 | 0 | 299,078 | 49,152 | 0 | 1,415 | 28,615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 381,674 |
| 2018 | 3,068 | 0 | 321,434 | 72,103 | 0 | 2,301 | 32,564 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 431,470 |
| 2017 | 3,691 | 0 | 308,560 | 99,002 | 0 | 650 | 42,818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 454,721 |
| 2016 | 3,849 | 0 | 351,456 | 106,854 | 0 | 21,477 | 42,784 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 526,420 |
| 2015 | 4,124 | 0 | 331,234 | 67,191 | 0 | 0 | 73,146 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 476,175 |
| 2014 | 5,973 | 0 | 335,853 | 2,890 | 0 | 2,053 | 54,407 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 401,576 |
| 2013 | 4,078 | 320,161 | 421,124 | 7,070 | 133,263 | 5,171 | 57,924 | 937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 949,694 |
| 2012 | 4,197 | 480,089 | 458,357 | 116,469 | 153,709 | 16,947 | 56,796 | 2,365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,288,929 |
| 2011 | 4,355 | 603,396 | 529,255 | 532,519 | 175,919 | 36,864 | 93,451 | 4,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,979,849 |
| 2010 | 4,397 | 812,464 | 520,755 | 553,904 | 199,067 | 43,698 | 118,886 | 385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,253,556 |
| 2009 | 5,805 | 1,142,226 | 618,828 | 628,746 | 271,835 | 96,389 | 128,413 | 2,458 | 21,687 | 0 | 0 | 2,916,387 |
| 2008 | 6,427 | 855,519 | 731,838 | 830,118 | 269,830 | 157,129 | 159,025 | 5,233 | 68,369 | 0 | 0 | 3,083,488 |
| 2007 | 7,395 | 257,894 | 659,191 | 383,265 | 13,834 | 19,824 | 172,894 | 3,563 | 41,704 | 0 | 0 | 1,559,564 |
| 2006 | 7,833 | 0 | 805,559 | 260,509 | 8,202 | 13,882 | 115,691 | 5,463 | 0 | 311 | 0 | 1,217,450 |
| 2005 | 10,675 | 0 | 689,384 | 320,028 | 10,152 | 24,013 | 137,498 | 7,815 | 0 | 1,360 | 0 | 1,200,925 |
| 2004 | 16,132 | 0 | 800,001 | 471,127 | 18,138 | 35,305 | 146,721 | 8,541 | 0 | 2,815 | 0 | 1,498,780 |
| 2003 | 16,448 | 0 | 813,386 | 437,076 | 9,833 | 27,603 | 155,505 | 8,167 | 0 | 2,770 | 0 | 1,470,788 |
| 2002 | 16,832 | 0 | 785,205 | 183,276 | 488 | 41,645 | 152,690 | 9,650 | 0 | 2,813 | 0 | 1,192,599 |
| 2001 | 19,064 | 0 | 790,591 | 194,837 | 427 | 18,384 | 172,769 | 10,100 | 0 | 2,858 | 0 | 1,209,030 |
| 2000 | 50,958 | 0 | 812,290 | 188,502 | 461 | 120 | 183,001 | 10,742 | 0 | 2,346 | 0 | 1,218,420 |
| 1999 | 19,845 | 0 | 1,004,568 | 191,807 | 415 | 0 | 167,695 | 10,644 | 0 | 1,870 | 0 | 1,396,844 |
| 1998 | 24,562 | 0 | 1,245,899 | 208,518 | 537 | 820 | 0 | 12,019 | 0 | 3,399 | 0 | 1,495,754 |
| 1997 | 27,825 | 0 | 1,329,949 | 56,702 | 516 | 1,920 | 234,651 | 13,401 | 0 | 4,721 | 0 | 1,669,685 |
| 1996 | 29,784 | 0 | 1,493,477 | 4,626 | 527 | 34,842 | 290,878 | 16,389 | 0 | 5,474 | 0 | 1,875,997 |
| 1995 | 31,747 | 0 | 1,762,869 | 0 | 542 | 39,346 | 381,865 | 18,825 | 0 | 4,703 | 0 | 2,239,897 |
| 1994 | 32,478 | 0 | 2,401,085 | 0 | 278 | 0 | 438,491 | 20,736 | 0 | 5,269 | 0 | 2,898,337 |
| 1993 | 33,539 | 0 | 1,642,768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 407,847 | 25,178 | 0 | 4,914 | 0 | 2,114,246 |
| 1992 | 37,919 | 0 | 800,134 | 0 | 316 | 0 | 302,677 | 24,797 | 0 | 6,444 | 4,214 | 1,176,501 |
| 1991 | 43,546 | 0 | 424,242 | 0 | 910 | 0 | 278,240 | 22,751 | 0 | 5,705 | 8,109 | 783,503 |
| 1990 | 43,922 | 0 | 443,997 | 0 | 868 | 0 | 266,329 | 24,902 | 0 | 4,207 | 8,917 | 793,142 |
| 1989 | 42,152 | 0 | 477,798 | 0 | 1,036 | 0 | 326,149 | 17,674 | 0 | 4,454 | 9,254 | 878,517 |
| 1988 | 57,074 | 0 | 531,539 | 282 | 933 | 0 | 290,461 | 17,735 | 0 | 3,889 | 8,555 | 910,468 |
| 1987 | 79,174 | 0 | 722,013 | 1,642 | 448 | 0 | 429,122 | 19,813 | 0 | 4,432 | 3,896 | 1,260,540 |
| 1986 | 91,632 | 0 | 941,395 | 8,569 | 106 | 0 | 334,349 | 20,881 | 0 | 4,382 | 2,171 | 1,403,485 |
| 1985 | 144,777 | 0 | 1,378,244 | 11,785 | 0 | 0 | 384,316 | 20,251 | 0 | 5,196 | 0 | 1,944,569 |
| 1984 | 160,551 | 0 | 1,605,710 | 15,767 | 0 | 0 | 481,755 | 27,588 | 0 | 6,243 | 784 | 2,298,398 |
Sources: "Nebraska Oil Activity Summary." Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Sidney, NE. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.
Notes: The production numbers include dry gas and casinghead production. Totals may not match annual production numbers. The annual production numbers are the final numbers.