Reflecting declines from a number of onshore plays, total natural gas production from seven key U.S. regions will ease 100 MMcf/d to just under 98 Bcf/d from July to August, according to updated modeling from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Production EIA

EIA’s latest Drilling Productivity Report (DPR), published Monday, modeled sequential natural gas production declines from the Anadarko Basin (down 64 MMcf/d), the Haynesville Shale (down 50 MMcf/d), the Eagle Ford Shale (down 42 MMcf/d) and the Appalachian Basin (down 16 MMcf/d) from July to August.

The oil-focused Permian Basin, meanwhile, will grow natural gas production by 36 MMcf/d, with the Bakken (up 25 MMcf/d) and Niobrara (up 11 MMcf/d) shales also to post gains for the period, the DPR data show.

The easing domestic...