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Show QUESTION: How oil and gas wells havete drilled in U.S. history, l: how many are now proi. ing? . Through 1979, h::i show that 2,476,932 wi, including dry holes haves drilled. Of that numte, 30 were dry, and 669,;; were in production. In the 11 state Rocky E region, records show a toti of 161,469. Of those, jtr over 43 were dry. Arizona; 429 wells drll ed; 82 dry, 31 product Colorado: 26,398 drillei; 60 dry; 5,396 produclni Idaho: none through 1971 Nevada; 208 drilled, 8!' dry, 21 producing. Utah: 5,450 drilled; 49i dry; 1,462 producing. Wyoming: 39,008 drilled; '41 dry; 10,899 producing |