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Number of Producing Gas Wells
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U.S.
387,772
393,327
406,147
425,887
440,516
452,768
1989-2007
Alabama
4,803
5,157
5,526
5,523
6,227
6,591
1989-2007
Alaska
165
195
224
227
231
239
1989-2007
Arizona
7
9
6
6
7
7
1989-2007
Arkansas
6,755
7,606
3,460
3,462
3,814
4,773
1989-2007
California
1,232
1,249
1,272
1,356
1,451
1,540
1989-2007
Colorado
23,554
18,774
16,718
22,691
20,568
22,949
1989-2007
Gulf of Mexico
3,245
3,039
2,781
2,123
2,419
2,552
1998-2007
Illinois
225
240
251
316
316
316
1989-2007
Indiana
1,545
2,291
2,386
2,321
2,336
2,350
1989-2007
Kansas
16,957
17,387
18,120
18,946
19,713
19,713
1989-2007
Kentucky
14,367
12,900
13,920
14,175
15,892
16,563
1989-2007
Louisiana
17,100
16,939
20,734
18,838
17,459
18,145
1989-2007
Maryland
5
7
7
7
7
7
1989-2007
Michigan
7,700
8,600
8,500
8,900
9,200
9,712
1989-2007
Mississippi
979
427
1,536
1,676
1,836
2,315
1989-2007
Missouri
0
0
0
0
0
0
1989-2007
Montana
4,544
4,539
4,971
5,751
6,578
6,925
1989-2007
Nebraska
106
109
111
114
114
186
1989-2007
Nevada
4
4
4
4
4
4
1996-2007
New Mexico
35,873
37,100
38,574
40,157
41,634
42,644
1989-2007
New York
6,496
5,878
5,781
5,449
5,985
6,680
1989-2007
North Dakota
100
117
117
148
200
200
1989-2007
Ohio
34,593
33,828
33,828
33,735
33,945
34,416
1989-2007
Oklahoma
33,279
34,334
35,612
36,704
38,060
38,364
1989-2007
Oregon
18
15
15
15
14
18
1989-2007
Pennsylvania
40,830
42,437
44,227
46,654
49,750
52,700
1989-2007
South Dakota
69
61
61
69
69
71
1989-2007
Tennessee
400
430
280
400
330
305
1989-2007
Texas
65,779
68,572
72,237
74,827
74,265
76,436
1989-2007
Utah
3,005
3,220
3,657
4,092
4,858
5,197
1989-2007
Virginia
3,429
3,506
3,870
4,132
5,179
5,735
1989-2007
West Virginia
45,000
46,203
47,117
49,335
53,003
48,215
1989-2007
Wyoming
15,608
18,154
20,244
23,734
25,052
26,900
1989-2007
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= No Data Reported;
--
= Not Applicable;
NA
= Not Available;
W
= Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes:
Prior to 2001, the well counts for Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico were included in the well counts for Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas. See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 2/26/2009
Next Release Date: 3/31/2009