Last year was an extraordinary year for natural gas in the USA, and Pennsylvania was a main reason. America set a new record for annual gas production and the gas price collapsed to about $2.73. Neither would have happened without a stunning jump in Pennsylvania gas production.
Pennsylvania's gas production jumped 69% and averaged 6.1 billion cubic feet per day during 2012. That was an increase of 2.5 Bcf/d over the 3.6 Bcf/d average during 2011 and helped to shape 2012.
www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=10471.
As big as Pennsylvania's production was in 2012, its daily production today is even higher in Pennsylvania, probably more than 7 Bcf/d. And production in the whole Marcellus region is now at 9 Bcf/d and on its way to 10 Bcf/d.
Though Pennsylvania's gas production soared in 2012, the number of gas wells drilled plunged by 33% when compared to 2011. A gas price below $3 will do that. But that 2012 low, low price is already gone, at least for now and likely the remainder of 2013.
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