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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Exploratory and Development Wells
Period:
Data Series
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History
Wells Drilled (Number)
             
Exploratory and Development
32,631 36,771 43,674 51,532 54,295 60,220 1949-2008
Crude Oil
8,055 8,710 10,639 13,248 13,416 17,918 1949-2008
Natural Gas
20,634 24,020 28,295 32,958 35,605 36,434 1949-2008
Dry Holes
3,942 4,041 4,740 5,326 5,274 5,868 1949-2008
Exploratory
2,642 3,418 4,185 4,821 5,820 5,860 1949-2008
Crude Oil
353 386 536 670 850 965 1949-2008
Natural Gas
997 1,683 2,159 2,567 3,295 2,969 1949-2008
Dry Holes
1,292 1,349 1,490 1,584 1,675 1,926 1949-2008
Development Wells Drilled
29,989 33,353 39,489 46,711 48,475 54,360 1949-2008
Crude Oil
7,702 8,324 10,103 12,578 12,566 16,953 1949-2008
Natural Gas
19,637 22,337 26,136 30,391 32,310 33,465 1949-2008
Dry Holes
2,650 2,692 3,250 3,742 3,599 3,942 1949-2008
Footage Drilled (Thousand Feet)
             
Total
177,037 203,832 240,193 286,526 326,112 355,038 1949-2008
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 10/8/2009
Next Release Date: 11/6/2009