There were 2,960 completed oil wells in Canada in 2021. Since 1955, the number of oil wells completed fluctuated, peaking at 8,432 units in 2012. Figures in 2020 were the lowest they had been in over 40 years.
Number of oil wells completed in Canada from 1955 to 2021
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Oil industry in CanadaCAPP. (October 21, 2022). Number of oil wells completed in Canada from 1955 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/480563/canada-oil-wells-completed/
CAPP. "Number of oil wells completed in Canada from 1955 to 2021." Chart. October 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480563/canada-oil-wells-completed/
CAPP. (2022). Number of oil wells completed in Canada from 1955 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480563/canada-oil-wells-completed/
CAPP. "Number of Oil Wells Completed in Canada from 1955 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480563/canada-oil-wells-completed/
CAPP, Number of oil wells completed in Canada from 1955 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480563/canada-oil-wells-completed/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Number of oil wells completed in Canada from 1955 to 2021 [Graph], CAPP, October 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/480563/canada-oil-wells-completed/