Monthly Natural Gas Production Report

Appendix 1
EIA-914 Monthly Natural Gas Production Report

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

Washington, DC 20585

Form Approved
OMB No. 1905-0205
Form Expires: XX-XX-

FORM EIA-914
MONTHLY NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION REPORT
INSTRUCTIONS

PURPOSE
The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Form EIA914 “Monthly Natural Gas Production Report” collects
information on natural gas production by operators in the
United States. Data are collected pursuant to the Federal
Energy Administration (FEA) Act of 1974, Public Law 93275. This report is mandatory under the FEA Act. The
aggregated data will appear in EIA publications Natural
Gas Annual, Monthly Energy Review, and Natural Gas
Monthly, and on EIA’s website http://www.eia.doe.gov.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Form EIA-14 must be completed by selected operators of
oil and gas wells in the United States that produce natural
gas, including federal and state offshore well operators. The
operator is the person, company, or entity recognized by
State or Federal regulatory agencies as the operator.
Generally the operator is a working interest owner
operating wells that produce natural gas from natural gas
wells, gas condensate wells, or oil wells.
Production is to be reported for operated wells only and for
the following areas: Gulf of Mexico Federal Offshore,
Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming,
and Other States. Other States include all remaining
States except Alaska, and includes other Federal Offshore
(i.e., California) production not specifically asked for in the
other six areas.

WHEN TO REPORT
Information requested must be provided within 40 days
after the end of the production report month, i.e., June
production is to be reported by August 10. Twelve reports
are required per calendar year.

HOW TO REPORT
You may submit your EIA-914 data to EIA via Secure File
Transfer, email, fax, or mail.
Secure File Transfer – For submitting spreadsheet format
(XLS) electronic form. The Secure hypertext transfer
protocol (HTTPS) is an industry standard method to send

information over the web using a secure, encrypted process.
All information is protected by 128-bit encryption to
maintain the privacy and confidentiality of transmitted data.
Website: https://idc.eia.doe.gov/upload/noticeoog.jsp

Email, Fax, or Mail – Refer to Form EIA-914 for
information on filing in this manor.

ELECTRONIC FORMS / INSTRUCTIONS
You may access these materials by following these steps:
1. Go to EIA's website http://www.eia.doe.gov
2. Click on Survey Forms on the left side of the page
3. Scroll down and click on EIA-914
4. Click on XLS or PFD version of the materials
5. Form must be saved to your personal computer.

DEFINITIONS
Gross Withdrawals: Full well stream volume from both
oil and gas wells, including all natural gas plant liquids and
nonhydrocarbon gases after oil, lease condensate, and water
have been removed. Also includes production delivered as
royalty payments and production used as fuel on the lease.
See item 1 on Figure 1.
Lease Condensate: A mixture consisting primarily of
hydrocarbons heavier than pentanes that is recovered as a
liquid from natural gas in lease separation facilities. This
category excludes natural gas plant liquids, such as butane
and propane, which are recovered at downstream natural
gas processing plants or facilities.
Lease Separator: A facility installed at the surface for the
purpose of separating the full well stream volume into three
parts at the temperature and pressure conditions set by the
separator. For oil wells, these parts include produced crude
oil, natural gas, and water. For gas wells, these parts
include produced natural gas, lease condensate, and water.
Natural Gas Lease Production: Gross Withdrawals of
natural gas minus gas production injected on the lease into
producing reservoirs, vented, flared, used as fuel on the
lease, and nonhydrocarbon gases removed in treating or
processing operations on the lease. See item 2 on Figure 1.

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Nonhydrocarbon Gases: Typical nonhydrocarbon gases
that may be present in reservoir natural gas, such as carbon
dioxide, helium, hydrogen sulfide, and nitrogen.

such as changes to respondent identification information,
revisions to production data, significant changes from prior
month, change of operatorship, and effective date, etc.

Vented/Flared: Gas that is disposed of by releasing
(venting) or burning (flaring).

SANCTIONS

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Report all production volumes on a total operated basis.
This includes all gas production associated with oil and gas
wells operated by an individual operator within a State.
This is also called the “Gross Operated” or “8/8ths Basis”.
Report all production in million cubic feet (MMCF)
rounded to the nearest million.

The timely and factual submission of Form EIA-914 by
those required to report is mandatory under Section 13(b)
of the Federal Energy Administration (FEA) Act of 1974,
(Public Law 93-275), as amended. Failure to respond may
result in a civil penalty of not more than $2,750 a day for
each violation, or a fine of not more than $5,000 for each
criminal violation. The government may bring a civil action
to prohibit reporting violations, which may result in a
temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent
injunction without bond. In such civil action, the court may
also issue mandatory injunctions commanding any person
to comply with these reporting requirements.

Report all production at a pressure base of 14.73 psia at 60
degrees Fahrenheit.
Negative values should not be filed on any part of the Form
EIA-914. If operated properties in any area produce no gas,
a value of zero (0) should be reported for that area. If there
are no operated properties in an area, leave the cell blank
for that area.
Reporting of reasonable estimates is encouraged if
necessary to meet the due date.
A report is required to be resubmitted if actual or corrected
data vary more than plus or minus one percent (1%) from
the data previously reported and the corrected volume
varies by more than 100 million cubic feet per month
(MMCF/m) from the previously reported volume.
Resubmitting data that vary by less than one percent (1%)
from the data previously reported is not required, but is
encouraged. Indicate a resubmission by checking the box
provided in Part I of Form EIA-914. When reporting
revisions, report for all areas again: the original data for
areas with no corrections and revised data for areas with
corrections. A revised report should be resubmitted as soon
as changes become known.

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
PART I: RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION DATA
EIA ID Number: If you do not presently have identification
number, EIA will assign you one. However, prior to
assignment, please submit this form leaving the
identification number blank.

PROVISIONS FOR CONFIDENTIALITY
The information you provide will be used for statistical
purposes only. All the information the Energy Information
Administration (EIA) collects for this survey about your
company is confidential by law. In accordance with the
Confidential Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA) (Title 5 of Public Law
107-347) and other applicable Federal laws, your responses
will not be disclosed in identifiable form without your
consent. By law, every EIA employee, as well as every
agent, is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both if he or she
makes public ANY identifiable information you reported.

FILING FORMS WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND
ESTIMATED REPORTING BURDEN
The public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 3 hours per response,
including time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. Send comments regarding this estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden, to Energy Information
Administration, Statistics and Methods Group EI-70, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; and to
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

PART II: MONTHLY NATURAL GAS
PRODUCTION
All information requested in this part of the form must be
reported each time the form is submitted. Line 1 and 2
values should correspond to the boxes numbered 1and 2
seen in Figure 1 of these instructions.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Please use this space to explain any unusual data values,
revisions, or changes to data reported on Form EIA-914,

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