| 2026 Drilling Method Statistics |
|---|
| for All Drillers |
|---|
| |
|---|
| Production Wells |
|---|
| |
|---|
| Drilling Method |
# of Wells |
% of Total |
Bar Graph |
| Air Rotary |
239 |
54.2% |
l
|
|
05-1614 |
1 |
|
09-1213 |
1 |
|
09-550 |
1 |
|
09-779 |
1 |
|
13-1498 |
1 |
|
13-2323 |
1 |
|
13-332 |
1 |
|
13-367 |
1 |
|
13-4124 |
1 |
|
13-4131 |
1 |
|
13-4137 |
1 |
|
13-4153 |
1 |
|
14-135 |
1 |
|
15-1289 |
1 |
|
15-138 |
1 |
|
15-4705 |
1 |
|
15-4886 |
1 |
|
15-5767 |
1 |
|
15-5803 |
1 |
|
15-5905 |
1 |
|
15-5919 |
1 |
|
16-817 |
1 |
|
16-852 |
1 |
|
16-913 |
1 |
|
17-145 |
1 |
|
17-232 |
1 |
|
17-233 |
1 |
|
17-234 |
1 |
|
21-1915 |
1 |
|
23-4017 |
1 |
|
23-4048 |
1 |
|
23-4079 |
1 |
|
25-12025 |
1 |
|
25-12035 |
1 |
|
25-12040 |
1 |
|
29-4684 |
1 |
|
29-4777 |
1 |
|
29-4785 |
1 |
|
29-4945 |
1 |
|
29-5073 |
1 |
|
29-5078 |
1 |
|
29-5100 |
1 |
|
35-1070 |
1 |
|
35-13257 |
1 |
|
43-11843 |
1 |
|
43-13634 |
1 |
|
43-13657 |
1 |
|
43-13802 |
1 |
|
43-13834 |
1 |
|
43-13915 |
1 |
|
43-13937 |
1 |
|
43-13938 |
1 |
|
43-13957 |
1 |
|
43-13959 |
1 |
|
43-13965 |
1 |
|
43-13967 |
1 |
|
43-13971 |
1 |
|
43-13977 |
1 |
|
43-13980 |
1 |
|
43-13983 |
1 |
|
43-13988 |
1 |
|
43-13997 |
1 |
|
43-14006 |
1 |
|
43-14023 |
1 |
|
43-14028 |
1 |
|
43-14031 |
1 |
|
43-14032 |
1 |
|
43-14047 |
1 |
|
43-14048 |
1 |
|
43-14050 |
1 |
|
43-14051 |
1 |
|
43-14055 |
1 |
|
43-14064 |
1 |
|
43-14069 |
1 |
|
43-14073 |
1 |
|
43-14074 |
1 |
|
43-2946 |
1 |
|
43-2967 |
1 |
|
43-7524 |
1 |
|
45-3616 |
1 |
|
45-3657 |
1 |
|
45-5578 |
1 |
|
45-6781 |
1 |
|
45-6793 |
1 |
|
45-6862 |
1 |
|
45-6863 |
1 |
|
45-6889 |
1 |
|
51-1644 |
1 |
|
63-1677 |
1 |
|
65-1703 |
1 |
|
65-2410 |
1 |
|
65-2607 |
1 |
|
65-53 |
1 |
|
65-538 |
1 |
|
65-568 |
1 |
|
73-2481 |
1 |
|
81-5610 |
1 |
|
95-5502 |
1 |
|
95-5523 |
1 |
|
95-5524 |
1 |
|
95-5585 |
1 |
|
a24469 |
1 |
|
a31395 |
1 |
|
a36019 |
1 |
|
a40630 |
1 |
|
a42809 |
1 |
|
a42998 |
1 |
|
a43507 |
1 |
|
a44336 |
2 |
|
a46295 |
1 |
|
a46841b |
1 |
|
a47048b |
1 |
|
a47081 |
1 |
|
a47125 |
1 |
|
a47393 |
1 |
|
a47950 |
1 |
|
a48322 |
1 |
|
a48828 |
1 |
|
a48843 |
1 |
|
a49110 |
1 |
|
a49131 |
1 |
|
a49159 |
1 |
|
a49269 |
1 |
|
a49582 |
1 |
|
a49957 |
1 |
|
a50100 |
1 |
|
a50114 |
1 |
|
a50329 |
1 |
|
a50496 |
1 |
|
a50744 |
1 |
|
a51074 |
1 |
|
a51298 |
1 |
|
a51531 |
1 |
|
a51538 |
1 |
|
a51620 |
1 |
|
a51846 |
1 |
|
a51961 |
2 |
|
a51991 |
2 |
|
a52046 |
1 |
|
a52175 |
1 |
|
a52315 |
3 |
|
a52427 |
2 |
|
a52775 |
1 |
|
a52860 |
1 |
|
a52868 |
1 |
|
a52884 |
1 |
|
a52937 |
1 |
|
a52994 |
2 |
|
a52995 |
1 |
|
a53013 |
1 |
|
a53036d |
1 |
|
a53036f |
1 |
|
a53051 |
1 |
|
a53052 |
1 |
|
a53053 |
1 |
|
a53183 |
1 |
|
a53207 |
1 |
|
a53250 |
2 |
|
a53325 |
1 |
|
a53326 |
1 |
|
a53352 |
1 |
|
a53398 |
1 |
|
a53435 |
1 |
|
a53459 |
1 |
|
a53494 |
1 |
|
a53540 |
1 |
|
a53573 |
1 |
|
a53584 |
1 |
|
a53590 |
1 |
|
a53622 |
1 |
|
a53638 |
1 |
|
a53674 |
1 |
|
a53694 |
1 |
|
a53696 |
1 |
|
a53698 |
1 |
|
a53723 |
1 |
|
a53739 |
1 |
|
a53741 |
1 |
|
a53752 |
1 |
|
a53774 |
1 |
|
a53821 |
1 |
|
a53827 |
1 |
|
a53924 |
1 |
|
a53933 |
1 |
|
a53974 |
1 |
|
a53976 |
1 |
|
a54027 |
1 |
|
a54040 |
1 |
|
a54107 |
1 |
|
a54117 |
1 |
|
a54138 |
1 |
|
a54172 |
1 |
|
a54173 |
1 |
|
a54174 |
1 |
|
a54185 |
1 |
|
a54207 |
1 |
|
a54223 |
1 |
|
a54256 |
1 |
|
a54330 |
1 |
|
a54465 |
1 |
|
a54468 |
1 |
|
a54532 |
1 |
|
a54611 |
1 |
|
a54888 |
1 |
|
a54923 |
1 |
|
c100918 |
1 |
|
E1567 |
1 |
|
E5675 |
1 |
|
E5679 |
1 |
|
E6150 |
1 |
|
E6252 |
1 |
|
E6343 |
1 |
|
E6411 |
1 |
|
E6425 |
1 |
|
E6432 |
1 |
|
E6461 |
1 |
|
E6559 |
1 |
|
E6609 |
1 |
|
E6740 |
1 |
|
E6744 |
1 |
|
E6759 |
1 |
|
E6760 |
1 |
|
E6769 |
1 |
|
E6770 |
1 |
|
E6779 |
1 |
|
E6793 |
1 |
|
E6796 |
1 |
|
E6801 |
1 |
|
E6824 |
1 |
|
E6826 |
1 |
|
t54702 |
1 |
|
| Mud Rotary |
130 |
29.5% |
l
|
|
15-1731 |
1 |
|
15-848 |
1 |
|
18-158 |
1 |
|
18-163 |
1 |
|
29-4662 |
1 |
|
29-4984 |
1 |
|
29-5056 |
1 |
|
29-5109 |
1 |
|
29-5111 |
1 |
|
53-288 |
1 |
|
63-327 |
1 |
|
63-4161 |
1 |
|
67-1064 |
1 |
|
67-1822 |
1 |
|
68-3267 |
1 |
|
68-3370 |
1 |
|
71-2127 |
1 |
|
71-4319 |
1 |
|
71-6073 |
1 |
|
71-6088 |
1 |
|
73-2634 |
1 |
|
73-2987 |
1 |
|
73-3284 |
1 |
|
73-357 |
1 |
|
75-1543 |
1 |
|
77-87 |
1 |
|
81-267 |
1 |
|
81-691 |
1 |
|
95-5467 |
1 |
|
95-5469 |
1 |
|
95-5535 |
1 |
|
97-104 |
1 |
|
97-1525 |
1 |
|
97-1549 |
1 |
|
97-2473 |
1 |
|
97-2548 |
1 |
|
a45557 |
1 |
|
a47229 |
1 |
|
a47559 |
1 |
|
a48043 |
1 |
|
a48199 |
1 |
|
a48987 |
1 |
|
a49010 |
1 |
|
a49281 |
1 |
|
a49833 |
1 |
|
a49893 |
1 |
|
a50242 |
1 |
|
a50485 |
1 |
|
a50986 |
1 |
|
a51392 |
1 |
|
a51812 |
1 |
|
a51883 |
1 |
|
a52090 |
2 |
|
a52385 |
1 |
|
a52564 |
1 |
|
a52573 |
1 |
|
a52746 |
1 |
|
a52792 |
1 |
|
a52795 |
1 |
|
a52892 |
1 |
|
a53076 |
1 |
|
a53084 |
1 |
|
a53104 |
1 |
|
a53105 |
1 |
|
a53115 |
1 |
|
a53116 |
1 |
|
a53179 |
1 |
|
a53281 |
1 |
|
a53282 |
1 |
|
a53283 |
1 |
|
a53284 |
1 |
|
a53402 |
1 |
|
a53403 |
1 |
|
a53411 |
1 |
|
a53450 |
1 |
|
a53474 |
1 |
|
a53475 |
1 |
|
a53497 |
1 |
|
a53522 |
1 |
|
a53538 |
1 |
|
a53556 |
2 |
|
a53566 |
1 |
|
a53591 |
1 |
|
a53612 |
1 |
|
a53613 |
1 |
|
a53625 |
1 |
|
a53637 |
1 |
|
a53679 |
1 |
|
a53706 |
1 |
|
a53716 |
1 |
|
a53720 |
1 |
|
a53721 |
1 |
|
a53731 |
1 |
|
a53732 |
1 |
|
a53740 |
1 |
|
a53777 |
1 |
|
a53812 |
1 |
|
a53850 |
1 |
|
a53855 |
1 |
|
a53859 |
1 |
|
a53910 |
1 |
|
a53911 |
1 |
|
a53937 |
1 |
|
a53945 |
1 |
|
a53955 |
1 |
|
a53957 |
1 |
|
a53966 |
1 |
|
a54011 |
1 |
|
a54059 |
1 |
|
a54090 |
1 |
|
a54104 |
1 |
|
a54105 |
1 |
|
a54220 |
1 |
|
a54226 |
1 |
|
a54294 |
1 |
|
a54339 |
1 |
|
a54360 |
1 |
|
a54383 |
1 |
|
a54409 |
1 |
|
a54624 |
1 |
|
a54662 |
1 |
|
a54680 |
1 |
|
a54695 |
1 |
|
a54838 |
1 |
|
E6688 |
1 |
|
f54038 |
1 |
|
t54780 |
2 |
|
| Flooded Reverse Circulation |
8 |
1.8% |
l
|
|
23-4002 |
1 |
|
51-5300 |
1 |
|
59-4593 |
1 |
|
81-1605 |
1 |
|
a50668 |
1 |
|
a53814 |
1 |
|
a54800 |
1 |
|
E6836 |
1 |
|
| Cable Tool |
54 |
12.2% |
l
|
|
13-2675 |
1 |
|
25-11694 |
1 |
|
25-7948 |
1 |
|
25-8277 |
1 |
|
29-2011 |
1 |
|
29-3621 |
1 |
|
29-4840 |
1 |
|
29-4856 |
1 |
|
29-5019 |
1 |
|
51-2157 |
1 |
|
51-2773 |
1 |
|
51-3837 |
1 |
|
51-9190 |
1 |
|
53-983 |
1 |
|
55-11923 |
1 |
|
55-1978 |
1 |
|
55-2043 |
1 |
|
55-2724 |
1 |
|
55-5841 |
1 |
|
61-1717 |
1 |
|
68-2859 |
1 |
|
a42332 |
1 |
|
a48476 |
1 |
|
a48756 |
1 |
|
a49040 |
1 |
|
a49057 |
1 |
|
a49823 |
1 |
|
a50810 |
1 |
|
a50899 |
1 |
|
a52697 |
1 |
|
a53071 |
1 |
|
a53154 |
1 |
|
a53226 |
1 |
|
a53288 |
1 |
|
a53328c |
1 |
|
a53328i |
1 |
|
a53386 |
1 |
|
a53400 |
1 |
|
a53524 |
1 |
|
a53544 |
1 |
|
a53565 |
1 |
|
a53771 |
1 |
|
a53916 |
1 |
|
a53947 |
1 |
|
a54084 |
1 |
|
a54133 |
1 |
|
c100609 |
1 |
|
E6682 |
1 |
|
E6736 |
1 |
|
E6748 |
1 |
|
E6763 |
1 |
|
E6780 |
1 |
|
E6806 |
1 |
|
E6807 |
1 |
|
| Auger |
1 |
0.2% |
l
|
|
|
| Dual Rotary |
8 |
1.8% |
l
|
|
13-4015 |
1 |
|
15-5884 |
1 |
|
17-226 |
1 |
|
25-11695 |
1 |
|
29-4755 |
1 |
|
a53189 |
1 |
|
a54178 |
1 |
|
E6727 |
1 |
|
| Direct Push |
0 |
0.0% |
l
|
|
|
| Rotasonic |
0 |
0.0% |
l
|
|
|
| Other |
1 |
0.2% |
l
|
|
|
| Total | 441 | |
|---|
| |
|---|
| Non-Production Wells |
|---|
| |
|---|
| Drilling Method |
# of Wells |
% of Total |
Bar Graph |
| Air Rotary |
92 |
18.7% |
l
|
|
2509032M00 |
1 |
|
2509035M00 |
1 |
|
2509037M00 |
1 |
|
2595001M00 |
1 |
|
2599002M00 |
1 |
|
2605001M00 |
1 |
|
2605002M00 |
4 |
|
2605005M00 |
1 |
|
2605007M00 |
1 |
|
2605008M00 |
1 |
|
2605009M00 |
1 |
|
2609001M00 |
2 |
|
2609003M00 |
1 |
|
2609004M00 |
1 |
|
2609007M00 |
1 |
|
2609008M00 |
1 |
|
2609009M00 |
1 |
|
2609010M00 |
1 |
|
2609011M00 |
1 |
|
2609012M00 |
1 |
|
2609013M00 |
1 |
|
2609014M00 |
1 |
|
2609015M00 |
1 |
|
2609016M00 |
1 |
|
2609017M00 |
1 |
|
2609018M00 |
1 |
|
2609019M00 |
1 |
|
2609020M00 |
1 |
|
2609021M00 |
1 |
|
2609023M00 |
1 |
|
2609024M00 |
1 |
|
2609025M00 |
1 |
|
2635001M00 |
1 |
|
2643002M00 |
2 |
|
2643004M00 |
5 |
|
2643005M00 |
4 |
|
2643009M00 |
1 |
|
2649001M00 |
1 |
|
2649002M00 |
1 |
|
2649004M00 |
1 |
|
2655003M00 |
20 |
|
2681001M00 |
2 |
|
2690001M00 |
2 |
|
2691001M00 |
1 |
|
2691002M00 |
1 |
|
2691003M00 |
1 |
|
2691004M00 |
1 |
|
2694001M00 |
1 |
|
2697001M00 |
8 |
|
2697002M00 |
1 |
|
2699001M00 |
2 |
|
| Mud Rotary |
253 |
51.3% |
l
|
|
2531004M00 |
40 |
|
2555008M00 |
1 |
|
2555009M00 |
1 |
|
2557011M00 |
1 |
|
2561003M00 |
1 |
|
2581003M00 |
1 |
|
2635002M00 |
1 |
|
2635004M00 |
1 |
|
2643008M00 |
1 |
|
2649003M00 |
1 |
|
2655006M00 |
64 |
|
2655007M00 |
18 |
|
2657002M00 |
120 |
|
2673001M00 |
1 |
|
2693004M00 |
1 |
|
| Flooded Reverse Circulation |
1 |
0.2% |
l
|
|
|
| Cable Tool |
18 |
3.7% |
l
|
|
2415006M00 |
1 |
|
2571011M00 |
5 |
|
2571012M00 |
8 |
|
2615001M00 |
3 |
|
2671002M00 |
1 |
|
| Auger |
71 |
14.4% |
l
|
|
2557013M00 |
3 |
|
2559006M00 |
4 |
|
2657001M00 |
8 |
|
2657004M00 |
8 |
|
2659001M00 |
18 |
|
2659002M00 |
1 |
|
2659003M00 |
2 |
|
2659004M00 |
20 |
|
2659005M00 |
4 |
|
2668001M00 |
3 |
|
| Dual Rotary |
3 |
0.6% |
l
|
|
|
| Direct Push |
17 |
3.4% |
l
|
|
2516002M00 |
1 |
|
2531005M00 |
4 |
|
2657003M00 |
6 |
|
2657005M00 |
3 |
|
2657009M00 |
3 |
|
| Rotasonic |
27 |
5.5% |
l
|
|
2525004M00 |
3 |
|
2531006M00 |
1 |
|
2555004M00 |
1 |
|
2625001M00 |
7 |
|
2631001M00 |
1 |
|
2635003M00 |
1 |
|
2651001M00 |
5 |
|
2655002M00 |
4 |
|
2693002M00 |
4 |
|
| Other |
11 |
2.2% |
l
|
|
2471005M00 |
4 |
|
2571007M00 |
3 |
|
2671001M00 |
4 |
|
| Total | 493 | |
|---|