Natural Gas - Statistics

2007 Statistics

Ultimate potential: 223 trillion cubic feet
Remaining ultimate potential:  87 trillion cubic feet
Remaining established reserves:  39 trillion cubic feet
Yet to be established:  48 trillion cubic feet
Successful conventional gas wells drilled: 9,220
Total number of CBM wells in Alberta 9,339
Conventional gas production:  4.721 trillion cubic feet
Unconventional (CBM) gas production:  240 billion cubic feet
Total gas production:  4.961 trillion cubic feet
Royalties (fiscal 2006/07):  $5.988 billion (natural gas and by products)
Alberta Exports (to the rest of Canada): 1,151 billion cubic feet
Alberta Exports (to the U.S.) 2,482 billion cubic feet
 

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Last reviewed/revised: 2008-06-24