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U.S. Average Depth of Dry Holes Exploratory Wells Drilled (Feet per Well)
U.S. Average Depth of Dry Holes Exploratory 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 3,658
  1950's 3,733 4,059 4,334 4,447 4,408 4,498 4,425 4,488 4,449 4,602
  1960's 4,575 4,799 4,790 4,933 4,980 5,007 5,117 5,188 5,589 5,739
  1970's 5,700 5,796 5,882 5,808 5,649 5,674 5,607 5,605 5,812 5,716
  1980's 5,533 5,582 5,367 4,800 5,178 5,317 5,447 5,294 5,748 5,579
  1990's 5,741 5,702 5,484 5,781 5,936 5,943 6,146 6,476 6,708 6,554
  2000's 6,689 6,506 6,671 6,549 6,843 5,750 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

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