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U.S. Natural Gas Exploratory Wells Drilled (Number of Elements) | ||||||||
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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1973 | 60 | 61 | 69 | 82 | 96 | 85 | 112 | 93 | 103 | 110 | 94 | 102 |
1974 | 84 | 87 | 98 | 110 | 120 | 97 | 105 | 81 | 108 | 119 | 94 | 87 |
1975 | 96 | 81 | 91 | 95 | 113 | 104 | 128 | 133 | 94 | 113 | 109 | 91 |
1976 | 127 | 110 | 124 | 116 | 104 | 133 | 108 | 112 | 108 | 107 | 111 | 86 |
1977 | 81 | 99 | 137 | 127 | 117 | 154 | 130 | 147 | 139 | 136 | 150 | 131 |
1978 | 142 | 118 | 144 | 160 | 155 | 149 | 144 | 151 | 141 | 190 | 131 | 146 |
1979 | 131 | 120 | 164 | 149 | 153 | 177 | 151 | 156 | 159 | 214 | 162 | 171 |
1980 | 163 | 174 | 151 | 175 | 127 | 190 | 185 | 155 | 206 | 217 | 185 | 171 |
1981 | 211 | 179 | 191 | 215 | 225 | 209 | 206 | 236 | 238 | 210 | 191 | 211 |
1982 | 221 | 176 | 221 | 168 | 177 | 187 | 184 | 168 | 157 | 157 | 161 | 156 |
1983 | 155 | 148 | 146 | 126 | 146 | 125 | 126 | 133 | 129 | 135 | 111 | 123 |
1984 | 138 | 144 | 151 | 99 | 128 | 131 | 152 | 121 | 126 | 132 | 108 | 98 |
1985 | 129 | 118 | 105 | 110 | 114 | 110 | 88 | 90 | 69 | 83 | 88 | 96 |
1986 | 117 | 86 | 79 | 62 | 50 | 52 | 67 | 60 | 67 | 51 | 58 | 48 |
1987 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 63 | 59 | 54 | 53 | 80 | 58 | 76 | 62 | 57 |
1988 | 62 | 56 | 66 | 59 | 67 | 60 | 70 | 53 | 55 | 72 | 66 | 61 |
1989 | 67 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 66 | 68 |
1990 | 59 | 45 | 61 | 53 | 47 | 58 | 64 | 78 | 49 | 69 | 47 | 63 |
1991 | 48 | 57 | 39 | 46 | 41 | 47 | 38 | 45 | 39 | 48 | 43 | 53 |
1992 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 49 | 34 | 44 | 24 | 34 | 42 | 37 |
1993 | 41 | 51 | 33 | 35 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 45 | 45 | 66 | 54 | 41 |
1994 | 57 | 44 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 62 | 78 | 61 | 69 | 62 | 66 | 71 |
1995 | 66 | 62 | 59 | 34 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 46 | 57 | 37 | 51 | 46 |
1996 | 64 | 48 | 33 | 41 | 64 | 51 | 67 | 45 | 38 | 45 | 43 | 52 |
1997 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 47 | 42 | 34 | 46 | 33 | 54 | 44 | 61 | 51 |
1998 | 42 | 31 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 44 |
1999 | 42 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 36 | 25 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 57 | 66 |
2000 | 49 | 57 | 60 | 41 | 46 | 49 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 65 |
2001 | 81 | 75 | 60 | 80 | 89 | 109 | 101 | 106 | 93 | 109 | 89 | 60 |
2002 | 84 | 87 | 71 | 45 | 66 | 62 | 56 | 76 | 71 | 93 | 70 | 63 |
2003 | 48 | 41 | 58 | 72 | 68 | 71 | 105 | 86 | 118 | 114 | 105 | 111 |
2004 | 103 | 140 | 126 | 122 | 125 | 133 | 169 | 130 | 162 | 162 | 151 | 148 |
2005 | 122 | 152 | 186 | 170 | 221 | 195 | 158 | 200 | 161 | 182 | 195 | 199 |
2006 | 178 | 179 | 201 | 173 | 211 | 214 | 202 | 246 | 202 | 216 | 236 | 198 |
2007 | 216 | 180 | 236 | 229 | 253 | 245 | 232 | 234 | 225 | 277 | 246 | 221 |
2008 | 208 | 230 | 216 | 189 | 206 | 195 | 163 | 165 | 166 | 243 | 192 | 172 |
2009 | 171 | 125 | 146 | 68 | 90 | 91 | 100 | 84 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 98 |
2010 | 91 | 71 | 85 | 78 | 107 | 100 | 103 | 104 | 73 | 87 | 114 | 92 |
2011 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
2012 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
- = No Data Reported; -- = Not Applicable; NA = Not Available; W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. |
Release Date: 7/31/2024 |
Next Release Date: 8/30/2024 |
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