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| U.S. Dry Exploratory and Developmental 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 | 12,597 | |||||||||
| 1950's | 14,799 | 17,026 | 17,759 | 18,449 | 18,930 | 20,452 | 22,111 | 20,156 | 18,162 | 18,589 |
| 1960's | 18,212 | 17,331 | 17,078 | 16,762 | 17,694 | 16,226 | 15,227 | 13,246 | 12,812 | 13,736 |
| 1970's | 11,031 | 10,309 | 10,891 | 10,320 | 12,116 | 13,646 | 13,758 | 14,985 | 16,551 | 16,099 |
| 1980's | 20,785 | 27,953 | 26,379 | 24,355 | 25,884 | 21,211 | 12,799 | 11,167 | 10,119 | 8,236 |
| 1990's | 8,496 | 7,882 | 6,284 | 6,513 | 5,515 | 5,319 | 5,587 | 5,955 | 4,805 | 3,504 |
| 2000's | 4,146 | 4,598 | 3,754 | 3,982 | 4,082 | 4,653 | 5,206 | 4,981 | 5,423 | 3,525 |
| 2010's | 4,162 | NA | NA |
| - = No Data Reported; -- = Not Applicable; NA = Not Available; W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. |
| Release Date: 5/30/2025 |
| Next Release Date: 6/30/2025 |
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