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Nebraska's Producing Crude Oil Wells

Nebraska's Producing Crude Oil Wells
1960 – 2010

(As of December 31 of Each Year)

Year Producing Wells
1960 1,571
1961 1,860
1962 1,764
1963 1,726
1964 1,711
1965 1,611
1966 1,511
1967 1,430
1968 1,403
1969 1,305
Year Producing Wells
1970 1,244
1971 1,191
1972 1,143
1973 1,107
1974 1,127
1975 1,190
1976 1,291
1977 1,382
1978 1,469
1979 1,551
Year Producing Wells
1980 1,693
1981 1,870
1982 2,006
1983 2,100
1984 2,095
1985 2,091
1986 1,838
1987 1,852
1988 1,723
1989 1,687
Year Producing Wells
1990 1,742
1991 1,716
1992 1,660
1993 1,582
1994 1,489
1995 1,446
1996 1,402
1997 1,361
1998 1,160
1999 1,170
Year Producing Wells
2000 1,179
2001 1,161
2002 1,119
2003 1,124
2004 1,141
2005 1,133
2006 1,134
2007 1,116
2008 1,123
2009 1,077
Year Producing Wells
2010 1,134
2011 NA
2012 NA
2013 NA
2014 NA
2015 NA
2016 NA
2017 NA
2018 NA
2019 NA

Sources: "Nebraska Oil Activity Summary." Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Sidney, NE. Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.

The tables and graph were updated on December 12, 2011. Typically, there is one year between updates.