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U.S. Average Depth of Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Dry Developmental Wells Drilled (Feet per Well)
Decade
Year-0
Year-1
Year-2
Year-3
Year-4
Year-5
Year-6
Year-7
Year-8
Year-9
1940's
3,568
1950's
3,691
3,851
3,999
3,880
3,905
3,904
3,880
3,966
3,907
3,999
1960's
4,020
4,064
4,227
4,193
4,179
4,288
4,112
4,004
4,328
4,431
1970's
4,610
4,480
4,590
4,687
4,249
4,285
4,214
4,404
4,421
4,374
1980's
4,166
4,209
4,225
4,004
4,125
4,220
4,237
4,352
4,578
4,581
1990's
4,653
4,778
5,131
5,363
5,743
5,523
5,450
5,475
5,575
4,829
2000's
4,723
4,893
5,125
5,408
5,733
5,706
NA
-
= No Data Reported;
--
= Not Applicable;
NA
= Not Available;
W
= Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Release Date: 10/8/2009
Next Release Date: 11/6/2009
Referring Pages:
Average Depth of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Wells