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U.S. Average Depth of Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Dry Developmental Wells Drilled  (Feet per Well)
U.S. Average Depth of Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Dry 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 3,568
  1950's 3,691 3,851 3,999 3,880 3,905 3,904 3,880 3,966 3,907 3,999
  1960's 4,020 4,064 4,227 4,193 4,179 4,288 4,112 4,004 4,328 4,431
  1970's 4,610 4,480 4,590 4,687 4,249 4,285 4,214 4,404 4,421 4,374
  1980's 4,166 4,209 4,225 4,004 4,125 4,220 4,237 4,352 4,578 4,581
  1990's 4,645 4,720 5,072 5,344 5,714 5,546 5,476 5,553 5,598 4,909
  2000's 4,782 4,917 5,085 5,309 5,442 5,428 5,554 6,040 5,923


- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Release Date: 1/31/2024
Next Release Date: 2/29/2024

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