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U.S. Natural Gas 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 | 2,939 | |||||||||
1950's | 3,008 | 2,984 | 2,955 | 3,269 | 3,312 | 3,392 | 3,709 | 3,610 | 4,183 | 4,019 |
1960's | 4,281 | 4,673 | 4,582 | 3,906 | 4,137 | 3,967 | 3,679 | 3,127 | 2,970 | 3,467 |
1970's | 3,534 | 3,501 | 4,784 | 5,866 | 5,948 | 6,879 | 8,063 | 10,574 | 12,642 | 13,347 |
1980's | 15,362 | 17,728 | 16,943 | 13,079 | 15,810 | 13,124 | 7,802 | 7,340 | 7,831 | 8,816 |
1990's | 10,433 | 9,067 | 7,878 | 9,633 | 8,999 | 7,871 | 8,948 | 10,643 | 10,617 | 10,602 |
2000's | 16,394 | 21,020 | 16,498 | 19,725 | 22,515 | 26,449 | 30,382 | 29,925 | 29,901 | 16,882 |
2010's | 15,591 | 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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