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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Exploratory and Development Wells
Period:
Data Series
Aug-08 Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Jan-09 View
History
Wells Drilled (Number)
             
Exploratory and Development
5,043 5,090 5,056 4,944 4,552 3,953 1973-2009
Crude Oil
1,499 1,606 1,621 1,636 1,511 1,273 1973-2009
Natural Gas
3,040 2,978 2,937 2,815 2,594 2,285 1973-2009
Dry Holes
504 506 498 493 447 395 1973-2009
Exploratory
506 511 506 486 452 396 1973-2009
Crude Oil
84 99 101 93 85 74 1973-2009
Natural Gas
265 256 251 241 228 200 1973-2009
Dry Holes
157 156 154 152 139 122 1973-2009
Development Wells Drilled
4,537 4,579 4,550 4,458 4,100 3,557 1973-2009
Crude Oil
1,415 1,507 1,520 1,543 1,426 1,199 1973-2009
Natural Gas
2,775 2,722 2,686 2,574 2,366 2,085 1973-2009
Dry Holes
347 350 344 341 308 273 1973-2009
Footage Drilled (Thousand Feet)
             
Total
31,870 32,012 31,768 31,050 28,692 24,873 1973-2009
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 3/3/2009
Next Release Date: 4/2/2009