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Costs of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Wells Drilled
Period:
 Annual 
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 View
History
Thousand Dollars per Well
             
All (Real*)
874.8 754.6 921.1 1011.9 1128.4 1533.6 1960-2004
All (Nominal)
856.1 754.6 943.2 1054.2 1199.5 1673.1 1960-2004
Crude Oil (Nominal)
783.0 593.4 729.1 882.8 1037.3 1441.8 1960-2004
Natural Gas (Nominal)
798.4 756.9 896.5 991.9 1106.0 1716.4 1960-2004
Dry Holes (Nominal)
1115.5 1075.4 1620.4 1673.4 2065.1 1977.3 1960-2004
Dollars per Foot
             
All (Real*)
155.33 142.16 177.68 187.46 203.44 268.17 1960-2004
All (Nominal)
152.02 142.16 181.94 195.31 216.27 292.57 1960-2004
Crude Oil (Nominal)
156.45 125.96 153.72 194.55 221.13 298.45 1960-2004
Natural Gas (Nominal)
138.42 138.39 172.05 175.78 189.95 284.78 1960-2004
Dry Holes (Nominal)
182.99 181.83 271.63 284.17 345.94 327.91 1960-2004
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: *In chained (2000) dollars, calculated by using gross domestic product price deflators.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 10/31/2008
Next Release Date: 11/28/2008