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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Exploratory and Development Wells
Period:
Data Series
Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09 Aug-09 View
History
Wells Drilled (Number)
             
Exploratory and Development
3,082 2,674 2,522 2,339 2,620 2,780 1973-2009
Crude Oil
955 861 775 761 986 1,110 1973-2009
Natural Gas
1,826 1,552 1,500 1,335 1,381 1,409 1973-2009
Dry Holes
301 261 247 243 253 261 1973-2009
Exploratory
291 251 236 227 236 256 1973-2009
Crude Oil
51 44 38 45 53 60 1973-2009
Natural Gas
147 123 121 107 106 115 1973-2009
Dry Holes
93 84 77 75 77 81 1973-2009
Development Wells Drilled
2,791 2,423 2,286 2,112 2,384 2,524 1973-2009
Crude Oil
904 817 737 716 933 1,050 1973-2009
Natural Gas
1,679 1,429 1,379 1,228 1,275 1,294 1973-2009
Dry Holes
208 177 170 168 176 180 1973-2009
Footage Drilled (Thousand Feet)
             
Total
18,111 15,668 14,819 13,696 15,163 15,493 1973-2009
- = 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