The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) is a major source of natural gas supply for the North American market, with year 2000 basin productivity at more than 450 e(6)m(3)/d (16 Bcfd). Significant natural decline requires that in excess of 84 e(6)m(3)/d (3 Bcfd) of new supply must be added each year simply to maintain constant basin deliverability. In addition, the average rate added per well continues decreasing and the initial decline rate increasing. During the decade of the 1990s, over 700 e(6)m(3)/d (25 Bcfd) of new western Canadian gas deliverability was added, from over 42,000 new producing well events. Based on the year of pool discovery and the year that the area was first connected to the delivery system, there are four definable strategies. Each of the four strategies (Exploration, Connection, Development, and Renewal) contributed a significant amount of gas rate additions. What role will exploration and development strategies play in future gas supply? This paper provides an illustration of the trends in gas supply additions over the last decade, including a view of the geographic distribution, as well as other attributes. There is also a comparison of the portfolios of E&D strategies that operators employed. A brief synopsis of the methodology being followed to determine a consistent measurement of gas rate-additions is also presented. Careful analysis of the historical results has yielded useful insights for operators as they make their choices about future activities.