U.S. oil and gas rigs in use has been increasing from a coronavirus pandemic-induced low and climbed over 700 units from early 2022 onward.
There were 832 drilled but uncompleted oil and gas wells in the Permian basin in October 2023. Permian had the highest figures in the period under consideration, although there has been a notable decline in such wells since 2021. Meanwhile, the number of Number of drilled but uncompleted oil and gas wells in the United States from January 2021 to October 2023, by region
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Oil industry in the U.S.EIA. (December 7, 2023). Number of drilled but uncompleted oil and gas wells in the United States from January 2021 to October 2023, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/607725/number-of-drilled-but-uncompleted-oil-and-gas-wells-in-the-united-states-by-oil-play/
EIA. "Number of drilled but uncompleted oil and gas wells in the United States from January 2021 to October 2023, by region." Chart. December 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/607725/number-of-drilled-but-uncompleted-oil-and-gas-wells-in-the-united-states-by-oil-play/
EIA. (2023). Number of drilled but uncompleted oil and gas wells in the United States from January 2021 to October 2023, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/607725/number-of-drilled-but-uncompleted-oil-and-gas-wells-in-the-united-states-by-oil-play/
EIA. "Number of Drilled but Uncompleted Oil and Gas Wells in The United States from January 2021 to October 2023, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/607725/number-of-drilled-but-uncompleted-oil-and-gas-wells-in-the-united-states-by-oil-play/
EIA, Number of drilled but uncompleted oil and gas wells in the United States from January 2021 to October 2023, by region Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/607725/number-of-drilled-but-uncompleted-oil-and-gas-wells-in-the-united-states-by-oil-play/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Number of drilled but uncompleted oil and gas wells in the United States from January 2021 to October 2023, by region [Graph], EIA, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/607725/number-of-drilled-but-uncompleted-oil-and-gas-wells-in-the-united-states-by-oil-play/