Table 5.2  Crude Oil Production and Crude Oil Well Productivity, 1954-2007




Year
Geographic Location Site Type
Total
Production
Crude Oil Well 1 Productivity
48 States 2 Alaska Onshore Offshore Crude Oil Lease Condensate Producing Wells 3 Average Productivity 4
Thousand Barrels Thousands Barrels per Well
1954
2,314,988   0   2,266,387   48,601   2,314,988     [5] 2,314,988   511   4,530  
1955
2,484,428   0   2,425,289   59,139   2,484,428     [5] 2,484,428   524   4,741  
1956
2,617,283   0   2,543,889   73,394   2,617,283     [5] 2,617,283   551   4,750  
1957
2,616,901   0   2,533,249   83,652   2,616,901     [5] 2,616,901   569   4,599  
1958
2,448,987   0   2,362,773   86,214   2,448,987     [5] 2,448,987   575   4,259  
1959
2,574,403   187   2,474,511   100,079   2,574,590     [5] 2,574,590   583   4,416  
1960
2,574,374   559   2,458,170   116,763   2,574,933     [5] 2,574,933   591   4,357  
1961
2,615,431   6,327   2,488,382   133,376   2,621,758     [5] 2,621,758   595   4,406  
1962
2,665,930   10,259   2,513,972   162,217   2,676,189     [5] 2,676,189   596   4,490  
1963
2,741,983   10,740   2,564,621   188,102   2,752,723     [5] 2,752,723   589   4,674  
1964
2,775,763   11,059   2,572,003   214,819   2,786,822     [5] 2,786,822   588   4,739  
1965
2,837,386   11,128   2,605,952   242,562   2,848,514     [5] 2,848,514   589   4,836  
1966
3,013,405   14,358   2,727,493   300,270   3,027,763     [5] 3,027,763   583   5,193  
1967
3,186,616   29,126   2,847,565   368,177   3,215,742     [5] 3,215,742   565   5,692  
1968
3,262,838   66,204   2,857,851   471,191   3,169,586   159,456   3,329,042   554   6,009  
1969
3,297,798   73,953   2,845,919   525,832   3,203,996   167,755   3,371,751   542   6,221  
1970
3,433,834   83,616   2,941,736   575,714   3,350,666   166,784   3,517,450   531   6,624  
1971
3,374,420   79,494   2,839,160   614,754   3,296,612   157,302   3,453,914   517   6,681  
1972
3,382,475   72,893   2,847,646   607,722   3,293,399   161,969   3,455,368   508   6,802  
1973
3,288,580   72,323   2,771,216   589,687   3,206,012   154,891   3,360,903   497   6,762  
1974
3,131,982   70,603   2,658,949   543,636   3,056,936   145,649   3,202,585   498   6,431  
1975
2,986,945   69,834   2,559,513   497,266   2,922,654   134,125   3,056,779   500   6,114  
1976
2,912,782   63,398   2,513,710   462,470   2,845,955   130,225   2,976,180   499   5,964  
1977
2,840,064   169,201   2,580,190   429,075   2,874,367   134,898   3,009,265   507   5,935  
1978
2,729,596   448,620   2,763,471   414,745   3,048,729   129,487   3,178,216   517   6,147  
1979
2,609,975   511,335   2,731,902   389,408   2,986,051   135,259   3,121,310   531   5,878  
1980
2,554,719   591,646   2,767,840   378,525   3,005,031   141,334   3,146,365   548   5,742  
1981
2,541,287   587,337   2,751,125   377,499   2,984,394   144,230   3,128,624   557   5,617  
1982
2,537,805   618,910   2,751,434   405,281   3,015,291   141,424   3,156,715   580   5,443  
1983
2,545,472   625,527   2,734,512   436,487   3,170,999     [5] 3,170,999   603   5,259  
1984
2,619,295   630,401   2,780,219   469,477   3,249,696     [5] 3,249,696   621   5,233  
1985
2,608,320   666,233   2,818,450   456,103   3,274,553     [5] 3,274,553   647   5,061  
1986
2,486,942   681,310   2,710,628   457,624   3,168,252     [5] 3,168,252   623   5,085  
1987
2,331,423   715,955   2,610,699   436,679   3,047,378     [5] 3,047,378   620   4,915  
1988
2,240,980   738,143   2,543,168   435,955   2,979,123     [5] 2,979,123   612   4,868  
1989
2,094,793   683,980   2,367,552   411,221   2,778,773     [5] 2,778,773   603   4,608  
1990
2,037,377   647,310   2,289,757   394,930   2,684,687     [5] 2,684,687   602   4,460  
1991
2,050,690   656,349   2,279,285   427,754   2,707,039     [5] 2,707,039   614   4,409  
1992
1,997,310   627,322   2,178,736   445,896   2,624,632     [5] 2,624,632   594   4,419  
1993
1,921,539   577,494   2,046,026   453,007   2,499,033     [5] 2,499,033   584   4,279  
1994
1,862,528   568,948   1,931,383   500,093   2,431,476     [5] 2,431,476   582   4,178  
1995
1,852,614   541,654   1,837,768   556,500   2,394,268     [5] 2,394,268   574   4,171  
1996
1,856,018   509,999   1,794,291   571,726   2,366,017     [5] 2,366,017   574   4,122  
1997
1,881,882   472,949   1,753,138   601,693   2,354,831     [5] 2,354,831   573   4,110  
1998
1,853,068   428,851   1,664,278   617,641   2,281,919     [5] 2,281,919   562   4,060  
1999
1,763,534   383,198   1,508,011   638,721   2,146,732     [5] 2,146,732   546   3,932  
2000
1,775,509   355,198   1,481,850   648,857   2,130,707     [5] 2,130,707   534   3,990  
2001
1,766,099   351,412   1,415,789   701,722   2,117,511     [5] 2,117,511   530   3,995  
2002
1,737,789   359,335   1,366,123   731,001   2,097,124     [5] 2,097,124   529   3,964  
2003
1,717,871   355,582   1,338,899   734,554   2,073,453     [5] 2,073,453   513   4,042  
2004
1,650,837   332,465   1,294,170   689,132   1,983,302     [5] 1,983,302   510   3,889  
2005
1,574,686   315,420   1,265,165   624,941   1,890,106     [5] 1,890,106   498   3,795  
2006
1,591,773 [R] 270,486 [R] 1,241,224 [R] 621,035 [R] 1,862,259 [R]   [5] 1,862,259 [R] 497 [R] 3,747  
2007
1,600,007 [P] 262,434 [P] 1,233,212 [E] 629,229 [E] 1,862,441 [P]   [5] 1,862,441 [P] 500 [P] 3,725 [P]
1See "Crude Oil Well" in Glossary. R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  E=Estimate.  
2United States excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Note:  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
3As of December 31. Web Page:  See http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/info_glance/petroleum.html for related
infomation.
4Through 1976, average productivity is based on the average number of producing wells.  Beginning in
1977, average productivity is based on the number of wells producing at end of year.
Sources:  Onshore:  ·  1954-1975—Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, Petroleum Statement
(PS), Annual, annual reports.  ·  1976-1980—Energy Information Administration (EIA), Energy Data Reports,
PS, Annual, annual reports.  ·  1981-2006—EIA, Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA), annual reports.  · 
2007—EIA estimate.  Offshore:  ·  1954-1969—U.S. Geological Survey, Outer Continental Shelf Statistics
(June 1979).  ·  1970-1975—Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, PS, Annual, annual reports.  · 
1976-1980—EIA, Energy Data Reports, PS, Annual, annual reports.  ·  1981-2006—EIA, PSA, annual reports. 
·  2007—EIA estimate.   Producing Wells:  ·  1954-1975—Bureau of Mines, Minerals Yearbook, "Crude
Petroleum and Petroleum Products" chapter.  ·  1976-1980—EIA, Energy Data Reports, PS, Annual, annual
reports.  ·  1981-1994—Independent Petroleum Association of America, The Oil Producing Industry in Your
State.  ·  1995 forward—Gulf Publishing Co., World Oil, February issues.  All Other Data:  · 
1954-1975—Bureau of Mines, Mineral Industry Surveys, PS, Annual, annual reports.
·  1976-1980—EIA, Energy Data Reports, PS, Annual, annual reports.  ·  1981-2006—EIA, PSA, annual
reports.  ·  2007—EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly (February 2008).
5Included in "Crude Oil."