This statistic shows the estimated number of oil and gas wells drilled in the United States from 2014 to 2017, with forecasted figures for 2018 to 2022. In 2017, there were an estimated 16,900 oil and gas wells drilled in the U.S., and it is forecasted that in 2022 there will be 22,600 wells drilled.
Number of oil and gas wells drilled in the United States from 2014 to 2022*
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Statista. (February 5, 2019). Number of oil and gas wells drilled in the United States from 2014 to 2022* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/965763/number-of-oil-and-gas-wells-drilled-in-the-united-states/
Statista. "Number of oil and gas wells drilled in the United States from 2014 to 2022*." Chart. February 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/965763/number-of-oil-and-gas-wells-drilled-in-the-united-states/
Statista. (2019). Number of oil and gas wells drilled in the United States from 2014 to 2022*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/965763/number-of-oil-and-gas-wells-drilled-in-the-united-states/
Statista. "Number of Oil and Gas Wells Drilled in The United States from 2014 to 2022*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/965763/number-of-oil-and-gas-wells-drilled-in-the-united-states/
Statista, Number of oil and gas wells drilled in the United States from 2014 to 2022* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/965763/number-of-oil-and-gas-wells-drilled-in-the-united-states/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Number of oil and gas wells drilled in the United States from 2014 to 2022* [Graph], Statista, February 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/965763/number-of-oil-and-gas-wells-drilled-in-the-united-states/