Table 5.2  Crude Oil Production and Crude Oil Well Productivity, 1954-2007




Year		 Geographic Location Site Type
Total
Production		 Crude Oil Well 1 Productivity
48 States 2 Alaska Onshore Offshore Crude Oil Lease Condensate Producing Wells 3 Average Productivity 4
Thousand Barrels per Day Thousands Barrels per Day per Well
1954
 6,342 0 6,209 133 6,342 [5] 6,342 511 12.4
1955
 6,807 0 6,645 162 6,807 [5] 6,807 524 13.0
1956
 7,151 0 6,951 201 7,151 [5] 7,151 551 13.0
1957
 7,170 0 6,940 229 7,170 [5] 7,170 569 12.6
1958
 6,710 0 6,473 236 6,710 [5] 6,710 575 11.7
1959
 7,053 1 6,779 274 7,054 [5] 7,054 583 12.1
1960
 7,034 2 6,716 319 7,035 [5] 7,035 591 11.9
1961
 7,166 17 6,817 365 7,183 [5] 7,183 595 12.1
1962
 7,304 28 6,888 444 7,332 [5] 7,332 596 12.3
1963
 7,512 29 7,026 515 7,542 [5] 7,542 589 12.8
1964
 7,584 30 7,027 587 7,614 [5] 7,614 588 12.9
1965
 7,774 30 7,140 665 7,804 [5] 7,804 589 13.2
1966
 8,256 39 7,473 823 8,295 [5] 8,295 583 14.2
1967
 8,730 80 7,802 1,009 8,810 [5] 8,810 565 15.6
1968
 8,915 181 7,808 1,287 8,660 436 9,096 554 16.4
1969
 9,035 203 7,797 1,441 8,778 460 9,238 542 17.0
1970
 9,408 229 8,060 1,577 9,180 457 9,637 531 18.1
1971
 9,245 218 7,779 1,684 9,032 431 9,463 517 18.3
1972
 9,242 199 7,780 1,660 8,998 443 9,441 508 18.6
1973
 9,010 198 7,592 1,616 8,784 424 9,208 497 18.5
1974
 8,581 193 7,285 1,489 8,375 399 8,774 498 17.6
1975
 8,183 191 7,012 1,362 8,007 367 8,375 500 16.8
1976
 7,958 173 6,868 1,264 7,776 356 8,132 499 16.3
1977
 7,781 464 7,069 1,176 7,875 370 8,245 507 16.3
1978
 7,478 1,229 7,571 1,136 8,353 355 8,707 517 16.8
1979
 7,151 1,401 7,485 1,067 8,181 371 8,552 531 16.1
1980
 6,980 1,617 7,562 1,034 8,210 386 8,597 548 15.7
1981
 6,962 1,609 7,537 1,034 8,176 395 8,572 557 15.4
1982
 6,953 1,696 7,538 1,110 8,261 387 8,649 580 14.9
1983
 6,974 1,714 7,492 1,196 8,688 [5] 8,688 603 14.4
1984
 7,157 1,722 7,596 1,283 8,879 [5] 8,879 621 14.3
1985
 7,146 1,825 7,722 1,250 8,971 [5] 8,971 647 13.9
1986
 6,814 1,867 7,426 1,254 8,680 [5] 8,680 623 13.9
1987
 6,387 1,962 7,153 1,196 8,349 [5] 8,349 620 13.5
1988
 6,123 2,017 6,949 1,191 8,140 [5] 8,140 612 13.3
1989
 5,739 1,874 6,486 1,127 7,613 [5] 7,613 603 12.6
1990
 5,582 1,773 6,273 1,082 7,355 [5] 7,355 602 12.2
1991
 5,618 1,798 6,245 1,172 7,417 [5] 7,417 614 12.1
1992
 5,457 1,714 5,953 1,218 7,171 [5] 7,171 594 12.1
1993
 5,264 1,582 5,606 1,241 6,847 [5] 6,847 584 11.7
1994
 5,103 1,559 5,291 1,370 6,662 [5] 6,662 582 11.4
1995
 5,076 1,484 5,035 1,525 6,560 [5] 6,560 574 11.4
1996
 5,071 1,393 4,902 1,562 6,465 [5] 6,465 574 11.3
1997
 5,156 1,296 4,803 1,648 6,452 [5] 6,452 573 11.3
1998
 5,077 1,175 4,560 1,692 6,252 [5] 6,252 562 11.1
1999
 4,832 1,050 4,132 1,750 5,881 [5] 5,881 546 10.8
2000
 4,851 970 4,049 1,773 5,822 [5] 5,822 534 10.9
2001
 4,839 963 3,879 1,923 5,801 [5] 5,801 530 10.9
2002
 4,761 984 3,743 2,003 5,746 [5] 5,746 529 10.9
2003
 4,706 974 3,668 2,012 5,681 [5] 5,681 513 11.1
2004
 4,510 908 3,536 1,883 5,419 [5] 5,419 510 10.6
2005
 4,314 864 3,466 1,712 5,178 [5] 5,178 498 10.4
2006
 R 4,361 741 R 3,401 R 1,701 R 5,102 [5] R 5,102 R 497 10.3
2007
 P 4,384 P 719 E 3,379 E 1,724 P 5,103 [5] P 5,103 P 500 P 10.2
1See "Crude Oil Well" in Glossary. R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  E=Estimate.  
2United States excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Note:  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
3As of December 31. Web Page:  See http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/info_glance/petroleum.html for related
infomation.
4Through 1976, average productivity is based on the average number of producing wells.  Beginning in
1977, average productivity is based on the number of wells producing at end of year.		 Sources:  Onshore:  ·  1954-1975—Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, Petroleum Statement
(PS), Annual, annual reports.  ·  1976-1980—Energy Information Administration (EIA), Energy Data Reports,
PS, Annual, annual reports.  ·  1981-2006—EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA), annual reports.  · 
2007—EIA estimate.  Offshore:  ·  1954-1969—U.S. Geological Survey, Outer Continental Shelf Statistics
(June 1979).  ·  1970-1975—Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, PS, Annual, annual reports.  · 
1976-1980—EIA, Energy Data Reports, PS, Annual, annual reports.  ·  1981-2006—EIA, PSA, annual reports. 
·  2007—EIA estimate.   Producing Wells:  ·  1954-1975—Bureau of Mines, Minerals Yearbook, "Crude
Petroleum and Petroleum Products" chapter.  ·  1976-1980—EIA, Energy Data Reports, PS, Annual, annual
reports.  ·  1981-1994—Independent Petroleum Association of America, The Oil Producing Industry in Your
State.  ·  1995 forward—Gulf Publishing Co., World Oil, February issues.  All Other Data:  · 
1954-1975—Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, PS, Annual, annual reports.
·  1976-1980—EIA, Energy Data Reports, PS, Annual, annual reports.  ·  1981-2006—EIA, PSA, annual
reports.  ·  2007—EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly (February 2008).
5Included in "Crude Oil."