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Footage Drilled for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Wells
(Thousand Feet)
Period:
 Annual 
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 View
History
Exploratory and Development Wells
139,973 169,178 184,701 227,584 284,531 342,807 1949-2007
Crude Oil
27,869 35,220 36,691 46,011 60,494 80,086 1949-2007
Natural Gas
91,788 112,990 127,953 159,778 194,504 227,968 1949-2007
Dry Holes
20,316 20,968 20,056 21,795 29,533 34,753 1949-2007
Exploratory Wells
15,210 16,491 19,127 21,442 25,404 29,280 1949-2007
Crude Oil
1,609 2,280 2,957 3,700 4,452 5,236 1949-2007
Natural Gas
5,042 5,920 8,036 9,191 9,845 10,990 1949-2007
Dry Holes
8,559 8,291 8,134 8,551 11,107 13,054 1949-2007
Development Wells
124,763 152,687 165,573 206,142 259,127 313,527 1949-2007
Crude Oil
26,260 32,940 33,734 42,312 56,042 74,850 1949-2007
Natural Gas
86,746 107,070 119,917 150,587 184,659 216,978 1949-2007
Dry Holes
11,757 12,677 11,922 13,243 18,425 21,699 1949-2007
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 10/31/2008
Next Release Date: 11/28/2008