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Energy Information Administration (EIA) Monthly Energy Review (MER) Energy Overview Energy Consumption by Sector Petroleum Nat Gas Crude Oil & Nat Gas Res Dev Coal Electricity Nuclear Energy Energy Prices Renewable Energy International Petroleum Environment Appendices (heat rates, conversion factors, & more) 20130417 Crude Oil and Natural Gas Resource Development - EIA 5.   M     Q     Y   5.1 .. Drilling Activity Measurements . 2231   M     Q     Y   5.2 .. Exploratory and Development Wells . 4732 Frequency : Month year 5.2 .. Exploratory and Development Wells. http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/ http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/query/mer_data_csv.asp?table=T05.02 Grp: 36. 5.2 .. Exploratory and Development Wells Column ( 1) Wells Drilled, Exploratory, Crude Oil. . Var:7. Obs for freq: 28. LeastFreq: monthly Column ( 2) Wells Drilled, Exploratory, Natural Gas. . Var:8. Obs for freq: 28. LeastFreq: monthly Column ( 3) Wells Drilled, Exploratory, Dry. . Var:9. Obs for freq: 28. LeastFreq: monthly Column ( 4) Wells Drilled, Exploratory, Total. . Var:10. Obs for freq: 28. LeastFreq: monthly Column ( 5) Wells Drilled, Development, Crude Oil. . Var:11. Obs for freq: 28. LeastFreq: monthly Column ( 6) Wells Drilled, Development, Natural Gas. . Var:12. Obs for freq: 28. LeastFreq: monthly Column ( 7) Wells Drilled, Development, Dry. . Var:13. Obs for freq: 28. LeastFreq: monthly Column ( 8) Wells Drilled, Development, Total. . Var:14. Obs for freq: 28. LeastFreq: monthly Column ( 9) Wells Drilled, Total, Crude Oil. . Var:15. Obs for freq: 28. LeastFreq: monthly Column ( 10) Wells Drilled, Total, Natural Gas. . Var:16. Obs for freq: 28. LeastFreq: monthly Column ( 11) Wells Drilled, Total, Dry. . Var:17. Obs for freq: 28. LeastFreq: monthly Column ( 12) Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Dry Wells Drilled, Total. . Var:18. Obs for freq: 28. LeastFreq: monthly Column ( 13) Total Footage Drilled. . Var:19. Obs for freq: 28. LeastFreq: monthly EconStats does not guarantee the accuracy of this data. Copyright 2013 by EconStats. 2013 apr 17, 3:00 am http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/pdf/mer.pdf 5.2 .. Exploratory and Development Wells . .

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                    , Number of Wells        ,, Number of Wells        ,, Number of Wells        ,, Number of Wells        ,, Number of Wells        ,, Number of Wells        ,, Number of Wells        ,, Number of Wells        ,, Number of Wells        ,, Number of Wells        ,, Number of Wells        ,, Number of Wells        ,, Thousand Feet          ,
                    ,  Dec.1983 to Dec.1.2010,,  Dec.1983 to Dec.1.2010,,  Dec.1983 to Dec.1.2010,,  Dec.1983 to Dec.1.2010,,  Dec.1983 to Dec.1.2010,,  Dec.1983 to Dec.1.2010,,  Dec.1983 to Dec.1.2010,,  Dec.1983 to Dec.1.2010,,  Dec.1983 to Dec.1.2010,,  Dec.1983 to Dec.1.2010,,  Dec.1983 to Dec.1.2010,,  Dec.1983 to Dec.1.2010,,  Dec.1983 to Dec.1.2010,
                    ,        Number of Wells ,,        Number of Wells ,,        Number of Wells ,,        Number of Wells ,,        Number of Wells ,,        Number of Wells ,,        Number of Wells ,,        Number of Wells ,,        Number of Wells ,,        Number of Wells ,,        Number of Wells ,,        Number of Wells ,,          Thousand Feet ,
2010                ,              669,       ,             1105,       ,             1066,       ,             2840,       ,            15084,       ,            15591,       ,             3096,       ,            33771,       ,            15753,       ,            16696,       ,             4162,       ,            36611,       ,           239247,       
2009                ,              605,       ,             1206,       ,             1055,       ,             2866,       ,            10585,       ,            16882,       ,             2470,       ,            29937,       ,            11190,       ,            18088,       ,             3525,       ,            32803,       ,           231562,       
2008                ,              897,       ,             2345,       ,             1715,       ,             4957,       ,            15736,       ,            29901,       ,             3708,       ,            49345,       ,            16633,       ,            32246,       ,             5423,       ,            54302,       ,           334141,       
2007                ,              808,       ,             2794,       ,             1582,       ,             5184,       ,            12563,       ,            29925,       ,             3399,       ,            45887,       ,            13371,       ,            32719,       ,             4981,       ,            51071,       ,           301515,       
2006                ,              646,       ,             2456,       ,             1547,       ,             4649,       ,            12739,       ,            30382,       ,             3659,       ,            46780,       ,            13385,       ,            32838,       ,             5206,       ,            51429,       ,           282675,       
2005                ,              539,       ,             2141,       ,             1462,       ,             4142,       ,            10240,       ,            26449,       ,             3191,       ,            39880,       ,            10779,       ,            28590,       ,             4653,       ,            44022,       ,           240307,       
2004                ,              383,       ,             1671,       ,             1350,       ,             3404,       ,             8406,       ,            22515,       ,             2732,       ,            33653,       ,             8789,       ,            24186,       ,             4082,       ,            37057,       ,           204279,       
2003                ,              350,       ,              997,       ,             1297,       ,             2644,       ,             7779,       ,            19725,       ,             2685,       ,            30189,       ,             8129,       ,            20722,       ,             3982,       ,            32833,       ,           177239,       
2002                ,              258,       ,              844,       ,             1282,       ,             2384,       ,             6517,       ,            16498,       ,             2472,       ,            25487,       ,             6775,       ,            17342,       ,             3754,       ,            27871,       ,           145159,       
2001                ,              357,       ,             1052,       ,             1733,       ,             3142,       ,             8531,       ,            21020,       ,             2865,       ,            32416,       ,             8888,       ,            22072,       ,             4598,       ,            35558,       ,           180141,       
2000                ,              288,       ,              657,       ,             1341,       ,             2286,       ,             7802,       ,            16394,       ,             2805,       ,            27001,       ,             8090,       ,            17051,       ,             4146,       ,            29287,       ,           144425,       
1999                ,              197,       ,              570,       ,             1157,       ,             1924,       ,             4608,       ,            11457,       ,             2393,       ,            18458,       ,             4805,       ,            12027,       ,             3550,       ,            20382,       ,           102861,       
1998                ,              327,       ,              566,       ,             1590,       ,             2483,       ,             7355,       ,            11073,       ,             3171,       ,            21599,       ,             7682,       ,            11639,       ,             4761,       ,            24082,       ,           137202,       
1997                ,              491,       ,              562,       ,             2113,       ,             3166,       ,            10715,       ,            10936,       ,             3761,       ,            25412,       ,            11206,       ,            11498,       ,             5874,       ,            28578,       ,           161249,       
1996                ,              489,       ,              576,       ,             1956,       ,             3021,       ,             8347,       ,             8451,       ,             2934,       ,            19732,       ,             8836,       ,             9027,       ,             4890,       ,            22753,       ,           126365,       
1995                ,              570,       ,              558,       ,             2024,       ,             3152,       ,             7678,       ,             7524,       ,             2790,       ,            17992,       ,             8248,       ,             8082,       ,             4814,       ,            21144,       ,           117156,       
1994                ,              595,       ,              782,       ,             2247,       ,             3624,       ,             6753,       ,             8593,       ,             2849,       ,            18195,       ,             7348,       ,             9375,       ,             5096,       ,            21819,       ,           124732,       
1993                ,              539,       ,              610,       ,             2334,       ,             3483,       ,             8317,       ,             9229,       ,             3762,       ,            21308,       ,             8856,       ,             9839,       ,             6096,       ,            24791,       ,           133473,       
1992                ,              571,       ,              513,       ,             2384,       ,             3468,       ,             8831,       ,             7650,       ,             3478,       ,            19959,       ,             9402,       ,             8163,       ,             5862,       ,            23427,       ,           119897,       
1991                ,              673,       ,              649,       ,             3191,       ,             4513,       ,            11915,       ,             9144,       ,             4290,       ,            25349,       ,            12588,       ,             9793,       ,             7481,       ,            29862,       ,           144961,       
1990                ,              778,       ,              811,       ,             3652,       ,             5241,       ,            12061,       ,            10435,       ,             4593,       ,            27089,       ,            12839,       ,            11246,       ,             8245,       ,            32330,       ,           156044,       
1989                ,              607,       ,              706,       ,             3934,       ,             5247,       ,             9623,       ,             8816,       ,             4302,       ,            22741,       ,            10230,       ,             9522,       ,             8236,       ,            27988,       ,           134446,       
1988                ,              855,       ,              747,       ,             4711,       ,             6313,       ,            12791,       ,             7831,       ,             5408,       ,            26030,       ,            13646,       ,             8578,       ,            10119,       ,            32343,       ,           156519,       
1987                ,              926,       ,              756,       ,             5052,       ,             6734,       ,            15284,       ,             7340,       ,             6115,       ,            28739,       ,            16210,       ,             8096,       ,            11167,       ,            35473,       ,           162530,       
1986                ,             1084,       ,              797,       ,             5567,       ,             7448,       ,            18129,       ,             7802,       ,             7232,       ,            33163,       ,            19213,       ,             8599,       ,            12799,       ,            40611,       ,           182825,       
1985                ,             1680,       ,             1200,       ,             8954,       ,            11834,       ,            33581,       ,            13124,       ,            12257,       ,            58962,       ,            35261,       ,            14324,       ,            21211,       ,            70796,       ,           314409,       
1984                ,             2209,       ,             1528,       ,            11321,       ,            15058,       ,            40697,       ,            15810,       ,            14563,       ,            71070,       ,            42906,       ,            17338,       ,            25884,       ,            86128,       ,           373993,       
1983                ,             2030,       ,             1605,       ,            10206,       ,            13841,       ,            35336,       ,            13079,       ,            14149,       ,            62564,       ,            37366,       ,            14684,       ,            24355,       ,            76405,       ,           320179,