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Summary 2005 Travel Statistics for Arkansas and the United States 2005 Average Gallons Used Per Registered Vehicle 1970-2004 Arkansas Transportation Fuel Consumption 1970-2005 Arkansas Highway Use of Gasoline per Vehicle 2004 Arkansas Transportation Sector Petroleum Consumption by Fuel Type 2005 Arkansas Distillate Fuel Sales by End-Use 1985-2005 Arkansas Farm Diesel Consumption 1970-2004 Arkansas Residential Sector End-Use Energy Consumption 2004 Arkansas Residential Sector End-Use Energy Consumption 2001 Energy Consumption per Household, West South Central Census Division 1970-2004 Arkansas Commercial Sector End-Use Energy Consumption 2004 Arkansas Commercial Sector End-Use Energy Consumption 1970-2004 Arkansas Industrial Sector End-Use Consumption 2004 Arkansas Industrial Sector End-Use Consumption 2005 Arkansas Utility Electric Power Generation Capacity 2005 Arkansas Non-Utility Electric Power Generation Capacity 2005 Arkansas Generator Nameplate Capacity by Primary Energy Source 2004 Arkansas Electric Power Sector Consumption by Fuel Type 1970-2004 Arkansas Electric Power Consumption by Sector 2004 Arkansas Electric Power Consumption by Sector 2004 Arkansas Electric Power Consumption 1970-2004 Arkansas Natural Gas Consumption 2004 Arkansas Natural Gas Consumption by Economic Sector 2001-2006 Arkansas Natural Gas Deliveries to Consumers 1970-2004 Arkansas Petroleum Consumption 2004 Arkansas Petroleum Consumption by Economic Sector 2004 Arkansas Petroleum Consumption by Fuel Type

2001-2005 Proved Reserves of Natural Gas

05 Rank State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
1 Texas 43,527 44,297 45,730 49,955 56,507
2 Wyoming 18,398 20,527 21,744 22,632 23,774
3 New Mexico 17,414 17,320 17,020 18,512 18,201
4 Oklahoma 13,558 14,886 15,401 16,238 17,123
5 Colorado 12,527 13,888 15,436 14,743 16,596
6 Louisiana 9,811 8,960 9,325 9,588 10,447
7 Alaska 8,800 8,468 8,285 8,407 8,171
8 West Virginia 2,678 3,360 3,306 3,397 4,459
9 Kansas 5,101 4,983 4,819 4,652 4,314
10 Utah 4,579 4,135 3,516 3,866 4,295
11 Alabama 3,915 3,884 4,301 4,120 3,965
12 California 2,681 2,591 2,450 2,634 3,228
13 Michigan 2,976 3,254 3,428 3,091 2,910
14 Pennsylvania 1,775 2,216 2,487 2,361 2,782
15 Kentucky 1,860 1,907 1,889 1,880 2,151
16 Virginia 1,752 1,673 1,717 1,742 2,018
17 Arkansas 1,616 1,650 1,663 1,835 1,964
18 Montana 898 906 1,059 995 986
19 Ohio 970 1,117 1,126 974 898
20 Mississippi 661 744 746 691 755
21 North Dakota 443 471 448 417 453
22 New York 318 315 365 324 349
23 Florida 84 91 79 78 77
Miscellaneous 82 99 134 110 131
Federal Offshore 27,036 25,204 22,570 19,271 17,831
U.S. 183,460 186,946 189,044 192,513 204,385

Notes:

-Numbers are in billions of MCF

-Miscellaneous includes Arizona, Missouri, Nevada, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee and Virginia.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Generator Report 2005

The table above documents the proved reserves of natural gas in each state. Arkansas had the 17th largest proved reserves of natural gas as of 2005. In the coming years, marketed production in Arkansas as well as proved reserves will increase substantially as companies begin exploration and extraction in the Fayetteville Shale Play.

 

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