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Footage Drilled for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Wells
(Thousand Feet)
Period:
 Annual 
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 View
History
Exploratory and Development Wells
204,344 240,479 284,883 311,506 359,755 221,312 1949-2009
Crude Oil
36,691 46,011 60,494 80,086     1949-2007
Natural Gas
127,953 159,778 194,504 227,968     1949-2007
Dry Holes
20,056 21,795 29,533 34,753     1949-2007
Exploratory Wells
19,127 21,442 25,404 29,280     1949-2007
Crude Oil
2,957 3,700 4,452 5,236     1949-2007
Natural Gas
8,036 9,191 9,845 10,990     1949-2007
Dry Holes
8,134 8,551 11,107 13,054     1949-2007
Development Wells
165,573 206,142 259,127 313,527     1949-2007
Crude Oil
33,734 42,312 56,042 74,850     1949-2007
Natural Gas
119,917 150,587 184,659 216,978     1949-2007
Dry Holes
11,922 13,243 18,425 21,699     1949-2007
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 3/3/2010
Next Release Date: 4/2/2010