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U.S. Footage Drilled for Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Dry Developmental Wells (Thousand Feet)
U.S. Footage Drilled for Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Dry Developmental Wells (Thousand Feet)
Decade Year-0 Year-1 Year-2 Year-3 Year-4 Year-5 Year-6 Year-7 Year-8 Year-9
  1940's 100,821
  1950's 117,183 122,802 128,518 133,581 148,408 156,976 158,943 147,864 131,820 137,441
  1960's 136,345 135,191 141,018 129,164 131,923 125,678 107,215 93,518 94,012 99,642
  1970's 95,026 85,358 92,875 92,605 102,059 125,817 133,365 157,917 173,472 181,702
  1980's 242,655 313,646 291,713 250,489 293,140 248,807 140,520 125,068 119,162 104,176
  1990's 125,233 119,425 103,312 117,415 106,079 100,450 112,004 133,760 114,095 82,566
  2000's 121,118 151,703 124,763 152,687 172,903 215,400 NA

Release Date: 9/2/2008
Next Release Date: 10/2/2008

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