This statistic shows the distribution of deepwater oil wells worldwide from May 2013 to May 2015, by drilling activity. In May 2013, some 49 percent of the 263 oil wells that were drilling at that time were exploration and appraisal wells. By May 2015 that share had decreased to 32 percent.
Distribution of deepwater oil wells worldwide from May 2013 to May 2015, by drilling activity
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Quest Offshore. (June 17, 2015). Distribution of deepwater oil wells worldwide from May 2013 to May 2015, by drilling activity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/597799/worldwide-deepwater-oil-well-distribution-by-drilling-activity/
Quest Offshore. "Distribution of deepwater oil wells worldwide from May 2013 to May 2015, by drilling activity." Chart. June 17, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/597799/worldwide-deepwater-oil-well-distribution-by-drilling-activity/
Quest Offshore. (2015). Distribution of deepwater oil wells worldwide from May 2013 to May 2015, by drilling activity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/597799/worldwide-deepwater-oil-well-distribution-by-drilling-activity/
Quest Offshore. "Distribution of Deepwater Oil Wells Worldwide from May 2013 to May 2015, by Drilling Activity." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/597799/worldwide-deepwater-oil-well-distribution-by-drilling-activity/
Quest Offshore, Distribution of deepwater oil wells worldwide from May 2013 to May 2015, by drilling activity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/597799/worldwide-deepwater-oil-well-distribution-by-drilling-activity/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Distribution of deepwater oil wells worldwide from May 2013 to May 2015, by drilling activity [Graph], Quest Offshore, June 17, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/597799/worldwide-deepwater-oil-well-distribution-by-drilling-activity/