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Did you know Chevron has drilled over 69,280 wells? And here they are.

Did you know Chevron has drilled over 69,280 wells? And here they are.

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Oct 29, 2022
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Despite the title, the true well count figure is probably north of 69,280 wells.

69,280 is the cumulative sum of net completions since 1920 and since CVX 0.00%↑ was a descendant of The Trust there are pre-1920 years I am missing.

But the chart and data below is a pretty descent representation of the company’s drilling program for the last 100+ years.

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