2025 Drilling Method Statistics
for All Drillers
 
Production Wells
 
Drilling Method # of Wells % of Total Bar Graph
Air Rotary 352 52.9% l
Mud Rotary 194 29.2% l
Flooded Reverse Circulation 20 3.0% l
Cable Tool 83 12.5% l
Auger 2 0.3% l
Dual Rotary 9 1.4% l
Direct Push 0 0.0% l
Rotasonic 0 0.0% l
Other 5 0.8% l
Total665
 
Non-Production Wells
 
Drilling Method # of Wells % of Total Bar Graph
Air Rotary 166 29.9% l
Mud Rotary 99 17.8% l
Flooded Reverse Circulation 6 1.1% l
Cable Tool 1 0.2% l
Auger 17 3.1% l
Dual Rotary 5 0.9% l
Direct Push 25 4.5% l
Rotasonic 221 39.8% l
Other 15 2.7% l
Total555