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U.S. Dry Exploratory and Developmental Wells Drilled (Number of Elements) | ||||||||
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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1973 | 868 | 747 | 811 | 658 | 809 | 821 | 895 | 1,022 | 861 | 948 | 906 | 974 |
1974 | 867 | 796 | 895 | 955 | 1,028 | 947 | 1,115 | 1,061 | 1,074 | 1,149 | 1,098 | 1,131 |
1975 | 1,139 | 861 | 1,028 | 1,033 | 1,043 | 1,081 | 1,149 | 1,194 | 1,260 | 1,374 | 1,237 | 1,247 |
1976 | 1,316 | 1,045 | 1,170 | 1,129 | 1,064 | 1,123 | 1,075 | 1,102 | 1,154 | 1,238 | 1,164 | 1,178 |
1977 | 1,089 | 997 | 1,208 | 1,147 | 1,246 | 1,200 | 1,248 | 1,337 | 1,322 | 1,426 | 1,386 | 1,379 |
1978 | 1,346 | 1,031 | 1,274 | 1,304 | 1,342 | 1,408 | 1,405 | 1,522 | 1,491 | 1,570 | 1,446 | 1,412 |
1979 | 1,227 | 997 | 1,192 | 1,102 | 1,250 | 1,278 | 1,280 | 1,514 | 1,450 | 1,668 | 1,558 | 1,583 |
1980 | 1,604 | 1,334 | 1,389 | 1,458 | 1,637 | 1,753 | 1,807 | 1,966 | 1,941 | 2,001 | 1,919 | 1,976 |
1981 | 2,305 | 1,833 | 2,102 | 2,091 | 2,257 | 2,343 | 2,427 | 2,596 | 2,467 | 2,575 | 2,419 | 2,538 |
1982 | 2,655 | 2,095 | 2,341 | 2,225 | 2,013 | 2,058 | 2,208 | 2,255 | 2,110 | 2,155 | 2,070 | 2,175 |
1983 | 2,251 | 1,812 | 1,953 | 1,624 | 1,803 | 1,958 | 2,042 | 2,194 | 2,112 | 2,323 | 2,243 | 2,028 |
1984 | 2,339 | 1,866 | 1,845 | 1,732 | 2,009 | 2,452 | 2,370 | 2,614 | 2,185 | 2,180 | 2,137 | 2,155 |
1985 | 2,044 | 1,555 | 1,892 | 1,860 | 1,729 | 1,733 | 1,904 | 1,964 | 1,726 | 1,728 | 1,370 | 1,706 |
1986 | 1,815 | 1,311 | 1,384 | 1,116 | 949 | 834 | 929 | 894 | 826 | 857 | 871 | 1,013 |
1987 | 895 | 706 | 779 | 849 | 852 | 844 | 964 | 998 | 1,066 | 1,175 | 983 | 1,056 |
1988 | 897 | 756 | 805 | 819 | 894 | 866 | 873 | 895 | 849 | 938 | 740 | 787 |
1989 | 656 | 466 | 607 | 680 | 649 | 680 | 689 | 731 | 752 | 830 | 757 | 739 |
1990 | 696 | 551 | 582 | 622 | 629 | 692 | 750 | 785 | 729 | 862 | 836 | 762 |
1991 | 609 | 660 | 669 | 669 | 622 | 668 | 742 | 673 | 614 | 709 | 636 | 611 |
1992 | 513 | 435 | 520 | 501 | 577 | 493 | 552 | 582 | 557 | 558 | 509 | 487 |
1993 | 449 | 449 | 446 | 526 | 559 | 549 | 675 | 561 | 623 | 573 | 563 | 540 |
1994 | 449 | 337 | 418 | 420 | 416 | 481 | 471 | 553 | 481 | 509 | 483 | 497 |
1995 | 420 | 424 | 374 | 396 | 426 | 469 | 476 | 471 | 485 | 477 | 449 | 452 |
1996 | 475 | 374 | 404 | 404 | 474 | 452 | 494 | 530 | 476 | 564 | 494 | 446 |
1997 | 454 | 449 | 411 | 472 | 463 | 511 | 515 | 542 | 547 | 574 | 517 | 500 |
1998 | 420 | 455 | 387 | 394 | 488 | 460 | 419 | 395 | 328 | 391 | 335 | 333 |
1999 | 275 | 216 | 186 | 220 | 261 | 299 | 287 | 346 | 349 | 354 | 360 | 351 |
2000 | 325 | 296 | 311 | 339 | 368 | 350 | 366 | 456 | 307 | 363 | 325 | 340 |
2001 | 374 | 326 | 316 | 377 | 428 | 419 | 413 | 448 | 378 | 429 | 361 | 329 |
2002 | 314 | 266 | 283 | 300 | 308 | 308 | 317 | 366 | 329 | 351 | 291 | 321 |
2003 | 306 | 259 | 272 | 330 | 318 | 322 | 361 | 368 | 366 | 417 | 324 | 339 |
2004 | 308 | 232 | 340 | 317 | 352 | 314 | 336 | 375 | 388 | 418 | 345 | 357 |
2005 | 349 | 310 | 363 | 371 | 387 | 435 | 387 | 450 | 385 | 402 | 428 | 386 |
2006 | 401 | 382 | 412 | 443 | 423 | 490 | 448 | 452 | 420 | 449 | 464 | 422 |
2007 | 400 | 334 | 397 | 384 | 439 | 382 | 437 | 463 | 418 | 470 | 482 | 375 |
2008 | 416 | 354 | 398 | 411 | 364 | 438 | 515 | 523 | 519 | 546 | 494 | 445 |
2009 | 349 | 283 | 298 | 298 | 236 | 264 | 318 | 295 | 303 | 300 | 284 | 297 |
2010 | 250 | 211 | 304 | 326 | 341 | 392 | 495 | 408 | 356 | 400 | 366 | 313 |
2011 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
2012 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
- = No Data Reported; -- = Not Applicable; NA = Not Available; W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. |
Release Date: 7/31/2024 |
Next Release Date: 8/30/2024 |
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