Texas Natural Gas Industry - Data Breakdown

Texas by the numbers:

• The amount of U.S. natural gas production that comes from Texas - 30%
• The amount of U.S. natural gas reserves held by the Lone Star State - 23%
• The average cubic feet of natural gas produced per day in Texas, the largest amount in the nation - 19.7 billion.
• The amount of value-added economic output from Texas natural gas industry - $133 billion.
• 75% of natural gas pipeline shipments (exports) from the U.S. to Mexico come from Texas.
• The largest natural gas producing county in Texas - Tarrant.
• The largest natural gas producer in Texas - XTO Energy located in Fort Worth.
• Number of natural gas jobs in Texas - 1.3 million.
• Average salary of a natural gas and oil worker - $107,000.
• Area of the Eagle Ford shale formation - 11 million acres.