U.S. oil & gas wells drilled but not completed 2024

There were 893 drilled but uncompleted oil and gas wells in the Permian basin in April 2024. The Permian reported the most uncompleted well drilling in the period under consideration, although there has been a decline in such wells since 2022. Meanwhile, the number of U.S. oil and gas rigs in use stood at around 620 units.

Number of drilled but uncompleted oil and gas wells in the United States from April 2022 to April 2024, by region

Region	Anadarko	Appalachia	Bakken	Eagle Ford	Haynesville	Niobrara	Permian
Apr '24	701	824	328	345	791	628	893
Mar '24	697	819	322	347	784	644	891
Feb '24	695	811	318	349	778	655	888
Jan '24	695	816	319	365	770	668	888
Dec '23	696	822	316	380	765	684	891
Nov '23	703	823	335	378	764	712	898
Oct '23	712	833	361	397	772	741	909
Sep '23	722	846	374	419	776	768	968
Aug '23	732	873	405	445	778	813	977
Jul '23	739	864	448	482	772	823	981
Jun '23	744	881	492	525	772	849	993
May '23	756	881	535	570	755	860	931
Apr '23	771	869	563	592	735	851	942
Mar '23	763	856	584	620	715	869	932
Feb '23	769	844	590	659	703	855	987
Jan '23	750	823	593	687	682	822	932
Dec '22	754	818	602	717	662	772	970
Nov '22	747	778	562	743	646	700	977
Oct '22	727	764	561	771	616	618	1,009
Sep '22	736	735	579	788	600	594	1,082
Aug '22	758	743	583	815	581	548	1,128
Jul '22	764	740	600	858	552	516	1,186
Jun '22	765	722	614	868	537	482	1,248
May '22	772	694	620	870	516	465	1,288
Apr '22	778	694	606	895	497	451	1,320

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April 2022 to April 2024

Supplementary notes

The data does not distinguish between oil-directed rigs and gas-directed rigs.

Figures are continuously revised by the source and may thus show differently in the original document.

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