Alaska Historical Data

Overview

• Alaska OCS Wells Drilled by Year - This chart shows the number of wells drilled each year (1975-present) in the Alaska OCS Region.
• Alaska OCS Wells by Planning Area - This table breaks down the number of wells drilled in each of Alaska's nine planning areas.

Detailed Breakdown of Wells by Planning Area

• Beaufort Sea
• Chukchi Sea
• Cook Inlet
• Gulf of Alaska
• Navarin Basin
• Norton Sound
• St. George Basin
• Deep Stratigraphic Test Wells (A DST Well is a well that is not intended to explore for or produce oil or gas. It is intended to gain a better understanding of the structure and composition of the sea floor and underlying layers of sediment.)