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| U.S. Crude Oil 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 | 1,406 | |||||||||
| 1950's | 1,583 | 1,763 | 1,776 | 1,981 | 1,985 | 2,236 | 2,267 | 1,945 | 1,745 | 1,702 |
| 1960's | 1,321 | 1,157 | 1,211 | 1,314 | 1,219 | 946 | 1,196 | 986 | 954 | 1,084 |
| 1970's | 757 | 659 | 685 | 642 | 859 | 982 | 1,086 | 1,164 | 1,171 | 1,321 |
| 1980's | 1,777 | 2,651 | 2,437 | 2,030 | 2,209 | 1,680 | 1,084 | 926 | 855 | 607 |
| 1990's | 664 | 601 | 498 | 509 | 579 | 549 | 496 | 434 | 286 | 156 |
| 2000's | 288 | 357 | 258 | 350 | 383 | 539 | 646 | 808 | 897 | 605 |
| 2010's | 669 | NA | NA |
| - = No Data Reported; -- = Not Applicable; NA = Not Available; W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. |
| Release Date: 10/31/2025 |
| Next Release Date: 11/28/2025 |
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