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U.S. Crude Oil Rotary Rigs in Operation (Number of Elements)
U.S. Crude Oil Rotary Rigs in Operation (Number of Elements)
Decade Year-0 Year-1 Year-2 Year-3 Year-4 Year-5 Year-6 Year-7 Year-8 Year-9
  1970's NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
  1980's NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 554 453
  1990's 532 482 373 373 335 323 306 376 264 128
  2000's 197 217 137 157 165 194 274 297 379 278
  2010's 591 984 1,359 1,373 1,526 736 408 703 841 774
  2020's 345 380 574 549


- = 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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