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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Activity
Period:
Data Series
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 View
History
Rotary Rigs in Operation
1,649 1,768 1,879 1,089 1,546 1,879 1949-2011
By Site
             
Onshore
1,559 1,695 1,814 1,046 1,514 1,846 1949-2011
Offshore
90 72 65 44 31 32 1949-2011
By Type
             
Crude Oil
274 297 379 278 591 984 1973-2011
Natural Gas
1,372 1,466 1,491 801 943 887 1973-2011
Active Well Service Rig Count
2,364 2,388 2,515 1,722 1,854 2,075 1973-2011
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Rotary rigs in operation are reported weekly. Monthly data are averages of 4- or 5-week reporting periods, not calendar months. Annual data are averages over 52 or 53 weeks, not calendar year. Published data are rounded to the nearest whole number. 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: 9/7/2012
Next Release Date: 10/5/2012