Oil and gas drilling activity is largely concentrated in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. In 2021, there were 2,947 wells drilled in Alberta. Saskatchewan also saw over 1,350 new wells drilled that year.
Number of oil and gas wells drilled in Canada in 2021, by province/territory
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CAPP. (October 20, 2022). Number of oil and gas wells drilled in Canada in 2021, by province/territory [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/479743/wells-in-canadian-provinces/
CAPP. "Number of oil and gas wells drilled in Canada in 2021, by province/territory." Chart. October 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/479743/wells-in-canadian-provinces/
CAPP. (2022). Number of oil and gas wells drilled in Canada in 2021, by province/territory. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/479743/wells-in-canadian-provinces/
CAPP. "Number of Oil and Gas Wells Drilled in Canada in 2021, by Province/Territory." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/479743/wells-in-canadian-provinces/
CAPP, Number of oil and gas wells drilled in Canada in 2021, by province/territory Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/479743/wells-in-canadian-provinces/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Number of oil and gas wells drilled in Canada in 2021, by province/territory [Graph], CAPP, October 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/479743/wells-in-canadian-provinces/