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U.S. Average Depth of Crude Oil 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
3,684
1950's
3,861
4,061
4,167
3,972
3,974
3,915
3,865
3,944
3,831
3,852
1960's
3,809
3,931
4,008
4,006
3,947
3,970
3,884
3,692
4,027
4,142
1970's
4,269
4,049
4,231
4,242
3,675
3,821
3,756
3,901
3,883
3,827
1980's
3,691
3,799
3,681
3,577
3,695
3,808
3,875
3,972
4,171
4,116
1990's
4,316
4,496
4,884
4,929
5,226
4,881
4,669
4,797
4,779
4,276
2000's
4,350
4,620
4,384
4,611
4,701
5,630
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