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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Exploratory and Development Wells
Period:
Data Series
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History
Wells Drilled (Number)
             
Exploratory and Development
36,975 43,967 51,337 51,579 56,238 35,102 1949-2009
Crude Oil
8,766 10,708 13,269 13,390 17,066 12,050 1949-2009
Natural Gas
24,143 28,594 32,885 33,093 33,544 19,194 1949-2009
Dry Holes
4,066 4,665 5,183 5,096 5,628 3,858 1949-2009
Exploratory
3,400 4,149 4,626 5,273 5,356 3,173 1949-2009
Crude Oil
385 538 643 822 930 632 1949-2009
Natural Gas
1,666 2,138 2,449 2,839 2,585 1,390 1949-2009
Dry Holes
1,349 1,473 1,534 1,612 1,841 1,151 1949-2009
Development Wells Drilled
33,575 39,818 46,711 46,306 50,882 31,929 1949-2009
Crude Oil
8,381 10,170 12,626 12,568 16,136 11,418 1949-2009
Natural Gas
22,477 26,456 30,436 30,254 30,959 17,804 1949-2009
Dry Holes
2,717 3,192 3,649 3,484 3,787 2,707 1949-2009
Footage Drilled (Thousand Feet)
             
Total
204,500 240,938 283,927 306,966 350,092 216,563 1949-2009
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 8/3/2010
Next Release Date: 9/3/2010