T-23. U.S. Net Wells Completed and Net in-Progress Wells at Year End: FRS and Industry
	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Number of Net Wells Completed During Year
for FRS Companies
Onshore
Net Exploratory Wells
Dry Holes	92.5	86	65	63.5	68.8	75.2	61.1
Oil Wells	18.9	26.7	28.6	11.6	57.3	84.4	83.4
Natural Gas Wells	163.5	225.7	294.1	360.3	508.6	427.1	378.9
Total Exploratory Wells	274.9	338.4	387.7	435.4	634.7	586.7	523.4
Net Development Wells
Dry Holes	224.9	197.2	222.2	183.9	138.8	132.4	77
Oil Wells	1566.8	2004.9	2005.9	2273.6	1875.2	2387.1	1547.3
Natural Gas Wells	5538.8	6246.1	7248	8736.7	8990.5	9929.2	5777
Total Development Wells	7330.5	8448.1	9476.1	11194.2	11004.5	12448.2	7401.3
Offshore
Net Exploratory Wells
Dry Holes	42.5	38.7	32.7	30.4	24.6	12.3	18.7
Oil Wells	19.5	10.5	10.7	10	5.1	16.5	9
Natural Gas Wells	35.7	28.6	24	22.3	14.6	4.9	5.8
Total Exploratory Wells	97.7	77.8	67.4	62.7	44.3	33.7	33.5
Net Development Wells
Dry Holes	13	14	16.4	15	12.1	25.7	10.3
Oil Wells	95.2	85.2	98.9	101.8	90.2	83.4	76.9
Natural Gas Wells	74.8	72.7	56.2	61.5	48.6	39.3	19.8
Total Development Wells	183	171.9	171.5	178.3	150.9	148.4	107
Total United States
Net Exploratory Wells
Dry Holes	135	124.7	97.7	93.9	93.4	87.5	79.8
Oil Wells	38.4	37.2	39.3	21.6	62.4	100.9	92.4
Natural Gas Wells	199.2	254.3	318.1	382.6	523.2	432	384.7
Total Exploratory Wells	372.6	416.2	455.1	498.1	679	620.4	556.9
Net Development Wells
Dry Holes	237.9	211.2	238.6	198.9	150.9	157.6	87.3
Oil Wells	1662	2090.1	2104.8	2375.4	1965.4	2470.5	1624.2
Gas Wells	5613.6	6318.8	7304.2	8798.2	9039.1	9968.5	5796.8
Total Development Wells	7513.5	8620	9647.6	11372.5	11155.4	12596.6	7508.3
Number of Net Wells Completed During Year
for Total Industry
Net Exploratory Wells
Dry Holes	1266	1200	1577	1870	1455	1926	0
Oil Wells	326	353	429	576	747	965	0
Natural Gas Wells	892	1323	1452	1559	3307	2969	0
Total Exploratory Wells	2484	2876	3458	4005	5509	5860	0
Net Development Wells
Dry Holes	2422	2274	3067	3711	3200	3942	0
Oil Wells	7139	7350	9404	11763	11796	16953	0
Natural Gas Wells	18630	20493	25945	30028	27996	33465	0
Total Development Wells	28191	30117	38418	45502	42992	54360	0
Number of Net In-Progress Wells At Year End
for FRS Companies
Onshore
Exploratory Wells	84	126	134	184	190	187	145
Development Wells	1209	1785	2162	2133	2373	3642	2438
Total In-Progress Wells	1293	1911	2295	2317	2563	3829	2584
Offshore
Exploratory Wells	46	52	58	25	25	33	31
Development Wells	78	108	87	73	84	85	54
Total In-Progress Wells	124	159	145	98	109	118	84
Total United States
Exploratory Wells	130	177	192	209	215	220	176
Development Wells	1286	1893	2249	2206	2457	3727	2492
Total In-Progress Wells	1416	2071	2441	2415	2672	3947	2668
Note: Sum of components may not equal total due to independent rounding.
Sources: Industry data - Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, Table 5.2.
FRS companies' data - Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-28 (Financial Reporting System).