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U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Dry Exploratory Wells Drilled (Number of Elements) | ||||||||
Decade | Year-0 | Year-1 | Year-2 | Year-3 | Year-4 | Year-5 | Year-6 | Year-7 | Year-8 | Year-9 |
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1940's | 9,058 | |||||||||
1950's | 10,306 | 11,756 | 12,425 | 13,313 | 13,100 | 14,942 | 16,207 | 14,714 | 13,199 | 13,191 |
1960's | 11,704 | 10,992 | 10,797 | 10,664 | 10,727 | 9,466 | 10,313 | 8,878 | 8,879 | 9,701 |
1970's | 7,396 | 7,081 | 7,475 | 7,661 | 8,882 | 9,359 | 9,204 | 9,995 | 10,907 | 10,665 |
1980's | 12,957 | 17,573 | 15,877 | 13,841 | 15,058 | 11,834 | 7,448 | 6,734 | 6,313 | 5,247 |
1990's | 5,150 | 4,535 | 3,475 | 3,559 | 3,784 | 3,411 | 3,333 | 3,155 | 2,445 | 1,842 |
2000's | 2,286 | 3,142 | 2,384 | 2,644 | 3,404 | 4,142 | 4,649 | 5,184 | 4,957 | 2,866 |
2010's | 2,840 | NA | NA |
- = No Data Reported; -- = Not Applicable; NA = Not Available; W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. |
Release Date: 3/31/2025 |
Next Release Date: 4/30/2025 |
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