[ExI] (EIA.gov) Costs of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Wells Drilled

[Tomasz Rola]

(So, the cost of drilling has tripled in years 2002-2007, plus minus. 
Which is probably caused by growing depths of drilling and/or other 
factors related to accessibility? There may be plenty of oil in reserves, 
but it doesn't mean plenty of cheap oil. The page doesn't state this and I 
couldn't find elsewhere but I assume this is about US-based wells - TR)

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   Costs of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Wells Drilled
   Period:
    Annual

   [1]Download Series History [2]Download Series History [3]Definitions,
   Sources & Notes [4]Definitions, Sources & Notes
   2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 View
   History
   Thousand Dollars per Well

   All (Real*)
   1,011.9 1,127.4 1,528.5 1,522.3 1,801.3 3,481.8 [5]1960-2007
   All (Nominal)
   1,054.2 1,199.5 1,673.1 1,720.7 2,101.7 4,171.7 [6]1960-2007
   Crude Oil (Nominal)
   882.8 1,037.3 1,441.8 1,920.4 2,238.6 4,000.4 [7]1960-2007
   Natural Gas (Nominal)
   991.9 1,106.0 1,716.4 1,497.6 1,936.2 3,906.9 [8]1960-2007
   Dry Holes (Nominal)
   1,673.4 2,065.1 1,977.3 2,392.9 2,664.6 6,131.2 [9]1960-2007
   Dollars per Foot

   All (Real*)
   187.46 203.25 267.28 271.16 324.00 574.46 [10]1960-2007
   All (Nominal)
   195.31 216.27 292.57 306.50 378.03 688.30 [11]1960-2007
   Crude Oil (Nominal)
   194.55 221.13 298.45 314.36 402.45 717.13 [12]1960-2007
   Natural Gas (Nominal)
   175.78 189.95 284.78 280.03 348.36 604.06 [13]1960-2007
   Dry Holes (Nominal)
   284.17 345.94 327.91 429.92 479.33 1,132.09 [14]1960-2007

   - = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W =
   Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
   Notes: *In chained (2000) dollars, calculated by using [15]gross
   domestic product price deflators.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes
   link above for more information on this table.
   Release Date: 9/7/2012
   Next Release Date: 10/5/2012

References

   1. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/xls/PET_CRD_WELLCOST_S1_A.xls
   2. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/xls/PET_CRD_WELLCOST_S1_A.xls
   3. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/TblDefs/pet_crd_wellcost_tbldef2.asp
   4. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/TblDefs/pet_crd_wellcost_tbldef2.asp
   5. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=E_ERTW0_XWWR_NUS_MDW&f=A
   6. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=E_ERTW0_XWWN_NUS_MDW&f=A
   7. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=E_ERTWO_XWWN_NUS_MDW&f=A
   8. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=E_ERTWG_XWWN_NUS_MDW&f=A
   9. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=E_ERTWD_XWWN_NUS_MDW&f=A
  10. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=E_ERTW0_XWPR_NUS_DF&f=A
  11. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=E_ERTW0_XWPN_NUS_DF&f=A
  12. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=E_ERTWO_XWPN_NUS_DF&f=A
  13. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=E_ERTWG_XWPN_NUS_DF&f=A
  14. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=E_ERTWD_XWPN_NUS_DF&f=A
  15. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/append_d.html