The United States had 483,326 wells producing natural gas and gas condensate in 2020. This was the sixth consecutive year that the figures had decreased.
Number of natural gas and condensate producing wells in the United States from 2005 to 2020
Characteristic
Number of wells
2020
483,326
2019
498,072
2018
512,675
2017
539,875
2016
571,659
2015
574,530
2014
586,213
2013
572,742
2012
577,916
2011
574,593
2010
487,627
2009
493,100
2008
476,652
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EIA. (September 29, 2023). Number of natural gas and condensate producing wells in the United States from 2005 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187302/number-of-natural-gas-wells-in-the-us-since-2005/
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EIA. (2023). Number of natural gas and condensate producing wells in the United States from 2005 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187302/number-of-natural-gas-wells-in-the-us-since-2005/
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