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Release Date: December 2008
Next Release Date: December 2009
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Foreign Net Wells Completed, In-Progress Wells, and Producing Wells by Region for FRS Companies
  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Canada

Net Wells Completed During Year

Exploratory Wells

Dry Holes

54.8 36.4 126.3 106.4 156.6 146.4 106.1 174.2 37.9 35.0

Oil Wells

10.0 25.8 23.3 63.1 74.0 51.0 46.7 23.6 23.9 40.7

Natural Gas Wells

66.3 127.5 194.2 165.9 329.4 454.6 263.6 536.4 202.2 111.5

Total Exploratory Wells

131.1 189.7 343.8 335.4 560.0 652.0 416.4 734.2 264.0 187.2

Development Wells

Dry Holes

58.8 58.3 138.2 228.8 151.2 161.4 160.3 85.4 173.5 45.5

Oil Wells

198.9 352.1 373.3 818.1 794.1 586.4 547.0 493.5 734.3 711.9

Natural Gas Wells

422.4 758.7 891.5 2,025.1 2,381.1 2,651.9 3,657.6 3,319.8 3,206.4 1,496.0

Total Development Wells

680.1 1,169.1 1,403.0 3,072.1 3,326.4 3,399.7 4,364.9 3,898.7 4,114.2 2,253.4

Net In-Progress Wells at Year End

24.3 76.3 116.8 307.2 190.0 275.8 274.3 459.2 336.5 249.7

Net Producing Wells

Oil Wells

10,532.3 10,155.9 12,094.8 17,640.5 14,203.0 13,167.6 12,287.0 10,637.6 10,028.2 9,825.8

Natural Gas Wells

8,872.7 10,038.7 15,242.7 25,230.5 26,434.9 28,418.4 31,906.3 33,387.3 32,287.4 31,847.4

Total Producing Wells

19,405.0 20,194.6 27,337.5 42,870.9 40,637.9 41,586.0 44,193.2 44,024.9 42,315.6 41,673.2

Europe and Former Soviet Union1

Net Wells Completed During Year

Exploratory Wells

Dry Holes

36.3 15.4 15.7 15.6 11.2 12.7 17.0 19.4 8.6 7.5

Oil Wells

11.8 9.2 5.2 25.9 5.3 6.1 W W 19.3 W

Natural Gas Wells

12.0 4.0 6.4 8.6 3.1 3.5 W W 2.2 W

Total Exploratory Wells

60.1 28.6 27.3 50.1 19.6 22.3 26.5 29.3 30.1 16.8

Development Wells

Dry Holes

7.8 2.6 10.3 5.4 W W W 5.9 3.6 W

Oil Wells

118.5 75.4 67.7 91.8 63.0 98.6 97.4 138.6 106.7 59.4

Natural Gas Wells

60.5 30.4 30.4 31.8 W W W 17.8 13.4 W

Total Development Wells

186.8 108.4 108.4 129.0 108.8 127.6 128.3 162.3 123.7 83.1

Net In-Progress Wells at Year End

54.5 31.6 63.7 69.3 38.7 49.1 39.1 65.6 44.2 43.3

Net Producing Wells

Oil Wells

1,294.4 1,218.8 1,431.3 1,478.2 1,225.7 1,325.3 1,376.1 1,352.9 1,118.4 1,227.0

Natural Gas Wells

805.3 626.6 737.7 717.2 788.7 639.1 616.0 612.0 545.2 647.0

Total Producing Wells

2,099.7 1,845.4 2,169.0 2,195.4 2,014.4 1,964.4 1,992.1 1,964.9 1,663.6 1,874.0

Africa and Middle East

Net Wells Completed During Year

Exploratory Wells

Dry Holes

33.1 14.9 37.2 21.9 26.8 25.2 23.7 22.9 20.1 28.3

Oil Wells

W 9.9 W W W 29.1 27.6 W 22.4 W

Natural Gas Wells

W 10.0 W W W 5.6 3.3 W 6.7 W

Total Exploratory Wells

65.0 34.8 50.7 50.9 67.5 59.9 54.6 59.0 49.2 53.8

Development Wells

Dry Holes

W 5.8 W W 11.3 13.2 8.5 14.3 17.9 17.8

Oil Wells

218.4 206.3 239.3 159.8 209.4 293.7 307.6 341.7 354.4 412.0

Natural Gas Wells

W 8.6 W W 13.5 8.7 19.3 12.3 16.3 19.8

Total Development Wells

225.6 220.7 252.0 186.9 234.2 315.6 335.4 368.3 388.6 449.6

Net In-Progress Wells at Year End

18.0 36.8 35.2 35.4 57.0 64.6 64.0 67.1 84.3 89.9

Net Producing Wells

Oil Wells

1,924.2 1,969.8 1,954.1 2,063.8 2,209.2 2,357.1 2,780.1 3,150.4 3,394.4 3,673.1

Natural Gas Wells

62.7 83.2 79.0 121.2 140.2 152.0 140.6 150.1 139.1 220.6

Total Producing Wells

1,986.9 2,053.0 2,033.1 2,185.0 2,349.4 2,509.1 2,920.7 3,300.5 3,533.5 3,893.7

Other Eastern Hemisphere

Net Wells Completed During Year

Exploratory Wells

Dry Holes

47.1 35.4 40.7 39.1 36.8 37.2 26.9 21.9 22.7 21.0

Oil Wells

36.6 41.6 31.3 19.9 11.0 8.9 14.9 18.2 12.1 9.0

Natural Gas Wells

13.8 16.0 20.7 42.3 26.6 13.4 21.9 4.8 19.9 17.4

Total Exploratory Wells

97.5 93.0 92.7 101.3 74.4 59.5 63.7 44.9 54.7 47.4

Development Wells

Dry Holes

11.5 1.9 4.4 7.1 3.0 2.5 3.6 7.7 2.7 0.5

Oil Wells

149.5 82.4 140.6 595.3 554.8 649.6 341.5 250.0 356.0 497.3

Natural Gas Wells

101.2 104.5 113.5 117.0 201.7 147.9 103.4 123.8 193.6 141.2

Total Development Wells

262.2 188.8 258.5 719.4 759.5 800.0 448.5 381.5 552.3 639.0

Net In-Progress Wells at Year End

64.5 56.2 80.5 67.1 30.9 50.5 41.9 26.0 84.3 97.6

Net Producing Wells

Oil Wells

1,707.2 1,654.2 1,950.2 7,852.9 7,458.6 7,794.1 7,900.2 7,774.9 8,190.8 8,535.8

Natural Gas Wells

862.2 882.2 927.4 1,090.3 1,288.8 1,275.4 1,146.4 594.4 1,059.3 1,526.1

Total Producing Wells

2,569.4 2,536.4 2,877.6 8,943.2 8,747.4 9,069.5 9,046.6 8,369.3 9,250.1 10,061.9

Other Western Hemisphere

Net Wells Completed During Year

Exploratory Wells

Dry Holes

W W 14.5 31.9 13.2 10.7 11.2 12.4 12.7 5.3

Oil Wells

10.4 3.2 W W W 3.8 W 13.2 18.4 12.0

Natural Gas Wells

W W W W W 0 W 5.5 9.1 5.0

Total Exploratory Wells

29.5 14.9 23.4 40.0 21.3 14.5 16.3 31.1 40.2 22.3

Development Wells

Dry Holes

W W W W W W W 5.4 8.2 W

Oil Wells

212.8 81.4 205.8 240.5 217.0 218.0 216.9 225.9 359.3 424.9

Natural Gas Wells

W W W W W W W 23.1 35.5 W

Total Development Wells

224.5 91.7 245.0 262.9 245.1 236.2 237.9 254.4 403.0 487.2

Net In-Progress Wells at Year End

28.9 27.2 31.3 47.4 31.6 8.6 19.5 18.0 25.6 55.5

Net Producing Wells

Oil Wells

2,045.6 2,426.5 2,597.2 2,580.2 2,439.6 2,721.4 2,880.2 2,715.6 5,175.7 5,655.0

Natural Gas Wells

190.9 161.4 253.1 262.7 274.0 288.5 311.0 308.7 740.6 804.2

Total Producing Wells

2,236.5 2,587.9 2,850.3 2,842.9 2,713.6 3,009.9 3,191.2 3,024.3 5,916.3 6,459.2

Total Foreign

Net Wells Completed During Year

Exploratory Wells

Dry Holes

185.9 110.0 234.4 214.9 244.6 232.2 184.9 250.8 102.0 97.1

Oil Wells

97.6 89.7 74.1 136.0 134.3 98.9 98.8 96.8 96.1 86.1

Natural Gas Wells

99.7 161.3 229.4 226.8 363.9 477.1 293.9 550.9 240.1 144.3

Total Exploratory Wells

383.2 361.0 537.9 577.7 742.8 808.2 577.5 898.5 438.2 327.5

Development Wells

Dry Holes

83.7 70.1 156.7 252.5 171.2 184.3 183.8 118.7 205.9 76.9

Oil Wells

898.1 797.6 1,026.7 1,905.5 1,838.3 1,846.3 1,510.4 1,449.7 1,910.7 2,105.5

Natural Gas Wells

597.4 911.0 1,083.5 2,212.2 2,664.5 2,848.5 3,820.7 3,496.8 3,465.2 1,729.9

Total Development Wells

1,579.2 1,778.7 2,266.9 4,370.3 4,674.0 4,879.1 5,514.9 5,065.2 5,581.8 3,912.3

Net In-Progress Wells at Year End

190.2 228.1 327.5 526.4 348.2 448.6 438.8 635.9 574.9 536.0

Net Producing Wells

Oil Wells

17,503.7 17,425.2 20,027.6 31,615.6 27,536.1 27,365.5 27,223.6 25,631.4 27,907.5 28,916.7

Natural Gas Wells

10,793.8 11,792.1 17,239.9 27,421.9 28,926.6 30,773.4 34,120.2 35,052.5 34,771.6 35,045.3

Total Producing Wells

28,297.5 29,217.3 37,267.5 59,037.4 56,462.7 58,138.9 61,343.8 60,683.9 62,679.1 63,962.0
1  Europe combined with the former Soviet Union to avoid disclosure.
W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-28 (Financial Reporting System).