API MONTHLY U.S. WELL COMPLETIONS*

Aug. 14, 1995
Oil Gas Dry Total # wells Footage wells Footage holes Footage wells Footage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 1995 606 2,919,995 779 4,814,814 393 2,074,481 1,778 9,809,290 Apr. 1995 664 3,041,063 839 4,877,496 404 2,063,583 1,907 9,982,142 May 1994 498 2,698,008 619 3,937,478 399 2,179,265 1,536 8,886,869

Oil Gas Dry Total

# wells Footage wells Footage holes Footage wells Footage

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May 1995 606 2,919,995 779 4,814,814 393 2,074,481 1,778 9,809,290

Apr. 1995 664 3,041,063 839 4,877,496 404 2,063,583 1,907 9,982,142

May 1994 498 2,698,008 619 3,937,478 399 2,179,265 1,536 8,886,869

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*Total wells reported to API during May 1995. Includes oil, gas, and dry holes plus service wells and stratigraphic and core tests.

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