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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Exploratory and Development Wells
Period:
Data Series
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 View
History
Wells Drilled (Number)
             
Exploratory and Development
51,429 51,027 54,163 33,139 38,322 45,529 1949-2011
Crude Oil
13,385 13,330 16,633 11,310 16,579 23,503 1949-2011
Natural Gas
32,838 32,719 32,246 18,318 17,357 17,265 1949-2011
Dry Holes
5,206 4,978 5,284 3,511 4,386 4,761 1949-2011
Exploratory
4,649 5,184 4,957 2,890 2,947 3,211 1949-2011
Crude Oil
646 808 897 607 679 1,084 1949-2011
Natural Gas
2,456 2,794 2,345 1,216 1,142 1,020 1949-2011
Dry Holes
1,547 1,582 1,715 1,067 1,126 1,107 1949-2011
Development Wells Drilled
46,780 45,843 49,206 30,249 35,375 42,318 1949-2011
Crude Oil
12,739 12,522 15,736 10,703 15,900 22,419 1949-2011
Natural Gas
30,382 29,925 29,901 17,102 16,215 16,245 1949-2011
Dry Holes
3,659 3,396 3,569 2,444 3,260 3,654 1949-2011
Footage Drilled (Thousand Feet)
             
Total
282,921 301,564 334,008 218,693 271,912 314,840 1949-2011
- = 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: 2/3/2012
Next Release Date: 3/2/2012