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U.S. Crude Oil Exploratory Wells Drilled (Number of Elements) | ||||||||
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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1973 | 58 | 52 | 53 | 28 | 51 | 63 | 45 | 73 | 55 | 49 | 61 | 54 |
1974 | 56 | 54 | 70 | 61 | 77 | 88 | 80 | 81 | 63 | 85 | 65 | 79 |
1975 | 84 | 81 | 94 | 83 | 85 | 80 | 81 | 93 | 69 | 90 | 69 | 73 |
1976 | 92 | 100 | 90 | 79 | 84 | 90 | 84 | 105 | 92 | 78 | 104 | 88 |
1977 | 110 | 95 | 92 | 97 | 103 | 106 | 77 | 100 | 94 | 102 | 107 | 81 |
1978 | 81 | 93 | 88 | 106 | 115 | 110 | 99 | 95 | 95 | 103 | 96 | 90 |
1979 | 83 | 84 | 113 | 95 | 78 | 113 | 118 | 103 | 127 | 140 | 131 | 136 |
1980 | 140 | 137 | 143 | 137 | 130 | 141 | 137 | 163 | 169 | 148 | 149 | 183 |
1981 | 221 | 179 | 210 | 184 | 225 | 223 | 236 | 235 | 222 | 236 | 226 | 254 |
1982 | 248 | 184 | 267 | 228 | 182 | 213 | 171 | 202 | 184 | 202 | 176 | 179 |
1983 | 186 | 170 | 168 | 173 | 153 | 157 | 173 | 172 | 172 | 198 | 165 | 142 |
1984 | 214 | 195 | 215 | 150 | 197 | 188 | 184 | 184 | 210 | 150 | 180 | 142 |
1985 | 166 | 164 | 175 | 125 | 149 | 119 | 137 | 166 | 116 | 132 | 93 | 138 |
1986 | 203 | 142 | 113 | 108 | 77 | 68 | 81 | 58 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 76 |
1987 | 92 | 62 | 60 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 84 | 75 | 87 | 81 | 94 | 82 |
1988 | 88 | 74 | 67 | 92 | 53 | 79 | 71 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 54 | 56 |
1989 | 57 | 48 | 46 | 64 | 38 | 40 | 50 | 56 | 66 | 43 | 53 | 46 |
1990 | 45 | 38 | 53 | 62 | 46 | 57 | 60 | 78 | 55 | 68 | 51 | 51 |
1991 | 65 | 51 | 62 | 57 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 49 | 35 | 40 | 37 | 42 |
1992 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 48 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 45 | 41 | 44 | 38 | 28 |
1993 | 44 | 28 | 33 | 52 | 42 | 48 | 44 | 33 | 48 | 41 | 49 | 47 |
1994 | 53 | 27 | 37 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 43 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 58 | 58 |
1995 | 55 | 45 | 51 | 46 | 39 | 50 | 45 | 42 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 42 |
1996 | 55 | 46 | 43 | 32 | 47 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 35 | 47 | 35 | 33 |
1997 | 37 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 31 | 38 | 27 | 36 | 38 |
1998 | 48 | 27 | 37 | 30 | 19 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 6 |
1999 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
2000 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 22 |
2001 | 22 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 37 | 23 | 26 |
2002 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 25 | 22 |
2003 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 18 | 23 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 36 | 26 |
2004 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 38 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 40 | 31 | 27 |
2005 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 36 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 47 | 38 |
2006 | 61 | 51 | 46 | 41 | 65 | 72 | 37 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 61 | 40 |
2007 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 86 | 80 | 63 | 71 | 86 | 66 | 60 |
2008 | 88 | 82 | 66 | 68 | 88 | 63 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 80 | 97 | 67 |
2009 | 80 | 62 | 59 | 36 | 47 | 44 | 40 | 49 | 61 | 55 | 38 | 34 |
2010 | 55 | 44 | 59 | 49 | 48 | 61 | 46 | 56 | 57 | 75 | 62 | 57 |
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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