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Monthly
Annual
West Virginia Crude Oil Wellhead Acquisition Price by First Purchasers (Dollars per Barrel)
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1977
W
14.33
W
14.35
14.37
14.44
1978
14.60
14.24
14.40
14.48
14.47
14.41
14.51
14.57
14.47
14.47
14.52
14.53
1979
14.61
15.18
15.24
15.18
17.43
19.58
21.05
27.31
28.78
31.71
32.58
37.04
1980
37.88
37.32
35.93
37.22
37.60
37.80
37.72
37.82
36.17
35.85
35.80
36.99
1981
37.89
38.02
38.23
38.04
36.98
35.56
35.05
35.10
35.06
32.54
34.27
34.17
1982
34.44
32.25
30.20
29.31
29.02
28.94
28.95
29.10
28.97
29.90
30.04
29.04
1983
28.61
27.62
27.08
26.99
27.07
27.18
27.05
27.09
27.16
27.23
27.13
27.11
1984
27.15
27.20
27.16
27.18
27.21
27.23
27.13
27.23
27.16
26.79
25.91
25.46
1985
24.04
23.67
24.31
24.23
24.29
24.16
24.24
24.15
24.17
24.27
25.20
25.46
1986
23.80
19.21
15.35
12.80
12.82
12.77
12.07
11.85
13.17
13.33
13.68
14.21
1987
15.45
15.61
15.62
15.66
16.19
16.90
17.83
17.83
17.14
17.13
17.10
16.36
1988
15.02
15.08
15.01
15.43
15.21
15.07
14.12
14.05
13.24
13.08
13.03
13.05
1989
15.28
15.14
16.63
18.06
18.04
18.09
18.02
17.44
17.26
17.38
17.33
W
1990
19.91
20.13
19.21
17.34
16.97
16.18
15.90
22.72
29.74
32.64
29.52
24.81
1991
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
1992
16.22
16.27
16.09
17.43
18.28
19.87
18.77
18.66
19.17
19.68
19.22
18.10
1993
17.44
17.45
18.02
18.20
17.86
17.57
16.41
16.22
15.91
16.92
15.28
13.74
1994
13.56
13.75
13.56
14.31
15.56
17.09
18.06
17.16
16.10
15.81
16.21
15.90
1995
16.04
16.39
16.74
17.35
17.60
17.30
15.86
15.81
15.98
16.24
16.20
16.49
1996
17.02
16.91
18.23
20.38
19.52
18.85
18.69
18.99
21.17
22.18
20.92
22.05
1997
22.31
19.63
18.39
17.35
17.99
16.25
16.49
16.52
16.22
17.45
16.70
15.12
1998
14.06
13.22
12.42
12.94
12.44
11.29
11.49
10.96
12.21
11.93
10.89
9.00
1999
9.84
9.49
11.63
14.44
15.28
15.20
17.34
18.46
20.76
19.93
21.87
23.15
2000
24.02
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2001
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2002
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2003
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2004
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2005
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2006
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2007
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2008
W
W
W
W
Updated on 6/30/2008
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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