This statistic illustrates the number of onshore drilling wells for liquid oil and natural gas under exploration and appraisal and in development on the United Kingdom continental shelf between 2000 and 2016. The number of wells in development fell from ** in 2000 to just in 2015, and is expected to drop to **** in 2016.
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (March 29, 2018). Number of onshore oil and gas wells under exploration, appraisal and development on the United Kingdom continental shelf between 2000 and 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/925208/onshore-oil-well-drilling-in-the-north-sea-by-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Number of onshore oil and gas wells under exploration, appraisal and development on the United Kingdom continental shelf between 2000 and 2016." Chart. March 29, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/925208/onshore-oil-well-drilling-in-the-north-sea-by-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2018). Number of onshore oil and gas wells under exploration, appraisal and development on the United Kingdom continental shelf between 2000 and 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/925208/onshore-oil-well-drilling-in-the-north-sea-by-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Number of Onshore Oil and Gas Wells under Exploration, Appraisal and Development on The United Kingdom Continental Shelf between 2000 and 2016." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Mar 2018, /statistics/925208/onshore-oil-well-drilling-in-the-north-sea-by-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Number of onshore oil and gas wells under exploration, appraisal and development on the United Kingdom continental shelf between 2000 and 2016 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/925208/onshore-oil-well-drilling-in-the-north-sea-by-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Number of onshore oil and gas wells under exploration, appraisal and development on the United Kingdom continental shelf between 2000 and 2016 [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, March 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/925208/onshore-oil-well-drilling-in-the-north-sea-by-the-united-kingdom-uk/
