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U.S. Average Depth of Crude Oil Exploratory and Developmental Wells Drilled (Feet per Well)
U.S. Average Depth of Crude Oil Exploratory and 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 3,720
  1950's 3,893 4,103 4,214 4,033 4,028 3,981 3,942 4,021 3,916 3,935
  1960's 3,889 3,994 4,070 4,063 4,042 4,059 4,013 3,825 4,153 4,286
  1970's 4,385 4,126 4,330 4,369 3,812 3,943 3,895 4,025 4,017 3,966
  1980's 3,801 3,923 3,793 3,662 3,791 3,906 3,999 4,094 4,297 4,229
  1990's 4,441 4,592 4,973 5,012 5,324 4,999 4,817 4,927 4,920 4,372
  2000's 4,453 4,730 4,476 4,718 4,865 5,645 NA

- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Release Date: 3/3/2010
Next Release Date: 4/2/2010

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