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U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and 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 | 2,166 | 1,896 | 2,151 | 1,883 | 2,298 | 2,279 | 2,367 | 2,690 | 2,333 | 2,538 | 2,433 | 2,386 |
1974 | 2,462 | 2,224 | 2,629 | 2,716 | 2,823 | 2,771 | 2,972 | 2,825 | 2,726 | 3,063 | 2,729 | 2,961 |
1975 | 3,067 | 2,467 | 2,876 | 2,953 | 3,029 | 3,188 | 3,330 | 3,577 | 3,544 | 3,936 | 3,340 | 3,414 |
1976 | 3,891 | 3,024 | 3,373 | 3,256 | 3,157 | 3,447 | 3,213 | 3,647 | 3,502 | 3,588 | 3,406 | 3,351 |
1977 | 3,324 | 3,124 | 3,875 | 3,565 | 3,788 | 3,968 | 3,799 | 4,222 | 4,021 | 4,222 | 3,976 | 3,968 |
1978 | 3,852 | 3,074 | 3,800 | 4,231 | 4,228 | 4,424 | 4,182 | 4,583 | 4,370 | 4,861 | 4,380 | 4,160 |
1979 | 3,906 | 3,065 | 3,681 | 3,606 | 4,178 | 4,352 | 4,431 | 4,886 | 4,666 | 5,563 | 4,901 | 4,969 |
1980 | 5,694 | 4,781 | 5,060 | 5,207 | 5,543 | 6,173 | 6,248 | 6,525 | 6,551 | 6,864 | 6,219 | 6,340 |
1981 | 8,146 | 6,266 | 7,164 | 7,148 | 7,599 | 7,792 | 7,913 | 8,341 | 8,075 | 8,059 | 7,558 | 8,029 |
1982 | 8,556 | 6,806 | 7,999 | 7,392 | 6,883 | 6,672 | 6,843 | 7,125 | 6,559 | 6,655 | 6,491 | 6,865 |
1983 | 7,268 | 5,565 | 6,003 | 5,150 | 5,519 | 6,012 | 6,328 | 7,062 | 6,740 | 7,229 | 6,966 | 6,519 |
1984 | 7,225 | 6,536 | 6,398 | 5,953 | 7,040 | 7,811 | 7,694 | 8,051 | 7,259 | 7,449 | 7,459 | 7,253 |
1985 | 6,631 | 5,566 | 6,360 | 5,935 | 5,613 | 5,862 | 6,225 | 6,496 | 5,774 | 6,063 | 4,835 | 5,436 |
1986 | 6,331 | 4,569 | 4,577 | 3,689 | 2,788 | 2,528 | 2,619 | 2,555 | 2,513 | 2,769 | 2,723 | 2,950 |
1987 | 2,906 | 2,542 | 2,498 | 2,451 | 2,588 | 2,703 | 3,054 | 3,295 | 3,309 | 3,683 | 3,229 | 3,215 |
1988 | 2,944 | 2,721 | 2,750 | 2,625 | 2,798 | 2,833 | 2,669 | 2,760 | 2,653 | 2,789 | 2,363 | 2,438 |
1989 | 2,266 | 1,703 | 1,986 | 2,194 | 2,181 | 2,243 | 2,385 | 2,632 | 2,496 | 2,702 | 2,607 | 2,593 |
1990 | 2,633 | 2,169 | 2,260 | 2,202 | 2,388 | 2,579 | 2,794 | 2,977 | 2,832 | 3,330 | 2,990 | 2,913 |
1991 | 2,767 | 2,593 | 2,672 | 2,581 | 2,438 | 2,427 | 2,591 | 2,522 | 2,251 | 2,499 | 2,091 | 2,096 |
1992 | 1,948 | 1,633 | 1,814 | 1,697 | 1,764 | 1,779 | 1,911 | 2,002 | 2,112 | 2,381 | 2,202 | 2,365 |
1993 | 2,165 | 2,088 | 2,138 | 1,867 | 1,983 | 2,036 | 2,120 | 2,145 | 2,228 | 2,341 | 2,199 | 2,141 |
1994 | 1,911 | 1,564 | 1,745 | 1,706 | 1,690 | 1,799 | 1,785 | 2,053 | 2,041 | 2,093 | 1,963 | 1,905 |
1995 | 1,846 | 1,775 | 1,764 | 1,604 | 1,744 | 1,764 | 1,790 | 1,882 | 1,934 | 1,949 | 1,737 | 1,811 |
1996 | 1,850 | 1,744 | 1,751 | 1,765 | 2,040 | 1,851 | 2,075 | 2,216 | 2,028 | 2,387 | 2,155 | 2,024 |
1997 | 2,030 | 2,050 | 2,058 | 2,093 | 2,236 | 2,398 | 2,405 | 2,442 | 2,576 | 2,647 | 2,381 | 2,270 |
1998 | 2,167 | 2,014 | 1,966 | 1,953 | 1,933 | 2,002 | 2,026 | 1,943 | 1,866 | 1,911 | 1,605 | 1,525 |
1999 | 1,355 | 1,140 | 1,051 | 1,082 | 1,372 | 1,432 | 1,546 | 1,841 | 1,916 | 2,093 | 2,194 | 1,917 |
2000 | 2,080 | 2,033 | 2,201 | 2,037 | 2,331 | 2,462 | 2,588 | 3,046 | 2,679 | 2,915 | 2,466 | 2,449 |
2001 | 2,732 | 2,426 | 2,730 | 2,768 | 3,120 | 3,343 | 3,253 | 3,511 | 3,055 | 3,396 | 2,803 | 2,421 |
2002 | 2,446 | 2,135 | 2,116 | 2,119 | 2,291 | 2,462 | 2,464 | 2,629 | 2,238 | 2,521 | 2,297 | 2,153 |
2003 | 2,266 | 1,987 | 2,287 | 2,597 | 2,687 | 2,803 | 2,962 | 3,169 | 3,123 | 3,311 | 2,729 | 2,912 |
2004 | 2,566 | 2,514 | 2,911 | 2,849 | 3,063 | 3,179 | 3,220 | 3,485 | 3,585 | 3,462 | 3,081 | 3,142 |
2005 | 3,109 | 3,084 | 3,407 | 3,549 | 3,692 | 3,897 | 3,750 | 4,204 | 3,990 | 3,925 | 3,833 | 3,582 |
2006 | 3,992 | 3,736 | 4,227 | 3,950 | 4,305 | 4,647 | 4,291 | 4,839 | 4,352 | 4,535 | 4,446 | 4,109 |
2007 | 4,028 | 3,658 | 4,106 | 3,855 | 4,297 | 4,430 | 4,426 | 4,759 | 4,325 | 4,843 | 4,413 | 3,931 |
2008 | 4,144 | 4,007 | 4,175 | 4,260 | 4,424 | 4,664 | 4,891 | 4,938 | 4,892 | 5,259 | 4,562 | 4,086 |
2009 | 4,045 | 3,386 | 3,141 | 2,553 | 2,093 | 2,500 | 2,435 | 2,667 | 2,550 | 2,567 | 2,469 | 2,397 |
2010 | 2,558 | 2,293 | 2,734 | 2,778 | 2,986 | 3,188 | 3,473 | 3,404 | 3,218 | 3,527 | 3,294 | 3,158 |
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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