February 1999
Industry At A Glance
99-02_us_drilling_table2.html (Feb-1999)
A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
U.S. drilling 18591997 | ||||||||||||
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Year(s) | Wells | Footage* | Wells | Footage* | Wells | Footage* | Wells | Footage* | Wells | Footage* | ||
18591870 | 7,486 | N.A. | ... | ... | 3,175 | N.A. | ... | ... | 10,661 | N.A. | ||
18711880 | 20,943 | N.A. | ... | ... | 3,618 | N.A. | ... | ... | 24,561 | N.A. | ||
18811890 | 33,621 | N.A. | 317 | N.A. | 5,811 | N.A. | ... | ... | 39,749 | N.A. | ||
18911900 | 78,857 | N.A. | 157 | N.A. | 19,405 | N.A. | ... | ... | 98,419 | N.A. | ||
19011910 | 136,846 | N.A. | 5,524 | N.A. | 34,480 | N.A. | ... | ... | 176,850 | N.A. | ||
19111921 | 165,928 | N.A. | 20,937 | N.A. | 44,512 | N.A. | ... | ... | 231,377 | N.A. | ||
19221925 | 80,423 | N.A. | 10,855 | N.A. | 28,865 | N.A. | ... | ... | 120,143 | N.A. | ||
19261930 | 73,404 | N.A. | 13,828 | N.A. | 36,468 | N.A. | 8,684 | N.A. | 132,384 | N.A. | ||
19311935 | 54,054 | N.A. | 7,634 | N.A. | 20,652 | N.A. | 5,681 | N.A. | 88,021 | N.A. | ||
19361940 | 98,502 | N.A. | 11,545 | N.A. | 32,872 | N.A. | 9,544 | N.A. | 152,463 | 458,386,862 | ||
1941 | 19,590 | N.A. | 3,279 | N.A. | 7,280 | N.A. | 2,361 | N.A. | 32,510 | 99,347,714 | ||
1942 | 10,977 | N.A. | 2,790 | N.A. | 5,962 | N.A. | 2,261 | N.A. | 21,990 | 67,903,053 | ||
1943 | 9,887 | 31,403,856 | 2,390 | 6,722,529 | 6,364 | 21,196,372 | 1,708 | 2,669,100 | 20,349 | 61,991,857 | ||
1944 | 13,502 | 47,013,685 | 3,078 | 8,808,681 | 7,153 | 25,293,694 | 2,053 | 3,262,397 | 25,786 | 84,378,457 | ||
1945 | 13,944 | 51,326,513 | 3,192 | 10,567,612 | 7,346 | 27,633,205 | 2,167 | 3,424,783 | 26,649 | 92,982,113 | ||
1946 | 16,087 | 56,622,477 | 3,562 | 12,235,594 | 8,496 | 29,021,562 | 2,085 | 3,245,180 | 30,230 | 101,124,813 | ||
1947 | 17,613 | 62,567,638 | 3,720 | 13,248,959 | 9,751 | 33,898,943 | 2,063 | 3,100,584 | 33,147 | 112,816,124 | ||
1948 | 22,197 | 78,461,094 | 3,312 | 12,500,367 | 11,939 | 42,521,976 | 2,029 | 3,225,716 | 39,477 | 136,709,153 | ||
1949 | 21,415 | 79,462,544 | 3,499 | 12,860,524 | 12,898 | 44,408,405 | 1,150 | 1,885,468 | 38,962 | 138,616,941 | ||
1950 | 23,775 | 92,445,871 | 3,480 | 14,002,468 | 14,918 | 51,362,163 | 1,134 | 1,951,230 | 43,307 | 159,761,732 | ||
1951 | 23,532 | 95,474,565 | 3,542 | 14,508,384 | 17,497 | 64,299,301 | 1,425 | 2,474,971 | 45,996 | 176,757,221 | ||
1952 | 23,371 | 98,263,046 | 3,693 | 16,070,060 | 18,211 | 71,943,349 | 1,234 | 2,116,240 | 46,509 | 188,392,695 | ||
1953 | 25,251 | 102,055,495 | 4,232 | 19,473,259 | 18,759 | 74,850,087 | 1,238 | 2,102,762 | 49,480 | 198,431,603 | ||
1954 | 28,063 | 113,392,112 | 4,219 | 19,886,630 | 19,137 | 76,595,700 | 778 | 1,421,716 | 52,197 | 211,296,158 | ||
1955 | 30,474 | 122,087,959 | 4,169 | 19,588,923 | 20,564 | 85,576,146 | 672 | 1,276,660 | 55,879 | 227,529,688 | ||
1956 | 30,641 | 120,429,185 | 4,495 | 22,592,694 | 22,254 | 90,440,348 | 1,028 | 1,924,214 | 58,418 | 235,386,441 | ||
1957 | 27,519 | 110,548,436 | 4,622 | 24,225,753 | 20,250 | 83,383,826 | 1,392 | 2,705,561 | 53,783 | 220,863,576 | ||
1958 | 24,311 | 93,548,518 | 5,029 | 25,385,401 | 18,421 | 74,983,087 | 1,340 | 2,590,182 | 49,101 | 196,507,188 | ||
1959 | 25,532 | 97,188,133 | 4,870 | 26,538,041 | 18,669 | 79,744,166 | 1,108 | 2,728,825 | 50,179 | 206,199,165 | ||
1960 | 22,258 | 86,568,388 | 5,149 | 28,246,169 | 18,212 | 77,360,794 | 1,212 | 2,467,966 | 46,831 | 194,643,317 | ||
1961 | 21,437 | 85,625,677 | 5,486 | 29,291,780 | 17,331 | 74,715,968 | 1,390 | 2,817,675 | 45,644 | 192,451,100 | ||
1962 | 21,727 | 88,431,757 | 5,353 | 28,949,750 | 17,078 | 77,252,512 | 1,839 | 3,584,557 | 45,997 | 198,218,576 | ||
1963 | 20,135 | 81,809,432 | 4,570 | 24,532,890 | 16,762 | 76,306,764 | 1,659 | 3,314,248 | 43,126 | 185,963,334 | ||
1964 | 19,905 | 80,463,338 | 4,694 | 25,597,346 | 17,694 | 81,359,311 | 1,856 | 3,547,250 | 44,149 | 190,967,245 | ||
1965 | 18,065 | 73,322,134 | 4,482 | 24,930,859 | 16,226 | 76,629,066 | 1,601 | 3,370,819 | 40,374 | 178,252,878 | ||
1966 | 16,216 | 67,430,165 | 4,321 | 25,635,979 | 15,193 | 72,353,461 | 1,153 | 2,673,531 | 36,883 | 168,093,136 | ||
1967 | 15,073 | 59,800,120 | 3,602 | 21,481,984 | 12,958 | 63,440,482 | 840 | 2,257,531 | 32,473 | 146,980,117 | ||
1968 | 13,982 | 59,330,239 | 3,329 | 20,151,701 | 12,954 | 68,239,219 | 674 | 2,291,260 | 30,939 | 150,012,419 | ||
1969 | 13,213 | 59,980,115 | 3,656 | 21,828,810 | 13,076 | 70,097,967 | 870 | 2,391,478 | 30,815 | 154,298,370 | ||
1970 | 13,043 | 56,830,743 | 4,031 | 23,616,865 | 11,099 | 58,111,919 | 1,369 | 3,406,966 | 29,542 | 141,966,493 | ||
1971 | 11,903 | 49,057,720 | 3,983 | 23,419,852 | 10,382 | 54,778,380 | 1,414 | 3,411,173 | 27,682 | 130,667,125 | ||
1972 | 11,437 | 49,483,964 | 5,484 | 30,256,715 | 11,013 | 59,055,883 | 1,486 | 3,713,052 | 29,420 | 142,509,614 | ||
1973 | 10,251 | 44,759,192 | 6,975 | 38,211,608 | 10,466 | 56,453,938 | 970 | 2,449,638 | 28,662 | 141,874,376 | ||
1974 | 13,664 | 52,070,312 | 7,168 | 38,481,537 | 12,205 | 63,224,550 | 1,378 | 2,873,471 | 34,415 | 156,649,870 | ||
1975 | 16,979 | 66,925,867 | 8,169 | 44,480,714 | 13,736 | 69,633,412 | 1,920 | 3,846,248 | 40,804 | 184,886,241 | ||
1976 | 17,697 | 68,827,696 | 9,438 | 49,197,689 | 13,805 | 69,264,201 | 1,674 | 3,574,970 | 42,614 | 190,864,556 | ||
1977 | 18,700 | 75,191,080 | 12,119 | 63,499,875 | 15,036 | 77,004,923 | 1,453 | 3,878,447 | 47,308 | 219,574,325 | ||
1978 | 19,065 | 76,621,339 | 14,405 | 75,589,964 | 16,591 | 86,174,945 | 1,610 | 4,127,271 | 51,671 | 242,513,519 | ||
1979 | 20,689 | 82,142,574 | 15,166 | 79,874,886 | 16,035 | 81,667,970 | 1,472 | 3,665,320 | 53,362 | 247,350,750 | ||
1980 | 32,219 | 123,453,930 | 17,185 | 90,554,744 | 20,309 | 97,997,528 | 2,082 | 4,943,101 | 71,795 | 316,949,303 | ||
1981 | 42,819 | 169,345,774 | 19,887 | 106,396,975 | 27,246 | 132,779,054 | 2,381 | 5,851,487 | 92,333 | 414,373,290 | ||
1982 | 40,182 | 152,851,601 | 17,167 | 99,160,005 | 25,844 | 122,108,105 | 2,233 | 5,281,402 | 85,426 | 379,401,133 | ||
1983 | 38,286 | 140,912,314 | 12,727 | 69,898,233 | 23,764 | 103,577,767 | 2,034 | 4,775,147 | 76,811 | 319,163,461 | ||
1984 | 43,824 | 166,630,406 | 14,818 | 81,222,074 | 25,130 | 118,459,103 | 2,228 | 5,798,103 | 86,000 | 372,109,686 | ||
1985 | 35,882 | 140,858,269 | 12,600 | 69,529,518 | 20,946 | 102,215,818 | 1,680 | 5,204,095 | 71,108 | 317,807,700 | ||
1986 | 18,196 | 73,521,031 | 7,815 | 42,073,772 | 12,075 | 59,265,274 | 723 | 2,367,486 | 38,809 | 177,227,563 | ||
1987 | 15,759 | 64,395,803 | 7,603 | 40,360,972 | 10,963 | 53,783,526 | 870 | 2,638,528 | 35,195 | 161,178,829 | ||
1988 | 13,240 | 56,934,139 | 8,227 | 43,652,835 | 9,965 | 51,974,308 | 948 | 2,935,733 | 32,380 | 155,497,015 | ||
1989 | 10,189 | 42,862,761 | 8,973 | 46,480,038 | 8,212 | 41,984,308 | 672 | 2,220,889 | 28,046 | 133,547,996 | ||
1990 | 12,014 | 53,696,362 | 10,242 | 52,716,377 | 8,359 | 43,106,274 | 834 | 2,246,372 | 31,449 | 151,765,385 | ||
1991 | 11,733 | 54,259,040 | 9,020 | 47,652,347 | 7,664 | 39,480,310 | 1,182 | 2,936,524 | 29,599 | 144,328,221 | ||
1992 | 8,821 | 44,829,333 | 7,854 | 44,083,501 | 6,394 | 32,420,449 | 996 | 2,329,997 | 24,065 | 123,663,280 | ||
1993 | 8,672 | 47,122,491 | 9,581 | 57,919,225 | 6,615 | 34,308,901 | 763 | 2,836,143 | 25,631 | 142,186,760 | ||
1994 | 7,099 | 40,891,170 | 9,032 | 58,291,949 | 5,318 | 29,641,504 | 671 | 1,840,077 | 22,120 | 130,664,700 | ||
1995 | 7,824 | 40,692,060 | 7,777 | 49,986,150 | 4,933 | 27,248,400 | 786 | 2,265,704 | 21,320 | 120,189,314 | ||
1996 | 8,917 | 41,053,246 | 9,259 | 56,526,025 | 5,329 | 29,422,393 | 886 | 2,401,849 | 24,391 | 129,403,513 | ||
1997 | 10,369 | 49,827,641 | 10,646 | 65,351,012 | 5,512 | 30,704,568 | 942 | 2,378,580 | 27,469 | 148,261,801 | ||
1 Includes stratigraphic and core tests. | ||||||||||||
* Total records not available prior to 1943. | ||||||||||||
Source: Prior to 1970 Petroleum Information Corp., World Oil, Bureau of Mines, Petroleum in the United States and Possessions, by Arnold and Kemnitzer, and other authoritative sources. After 1970 API. Note: API figures will continue to be revised as wells, previously not counted, are finally reported. | ||||||||||||
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