NAICS Code 213111 - Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
NAICS Code 213111 Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in drilling oil and gas wells for others on a contract or fee basis. This industry includes contractors that specialize in spudding in, drilling in, redrilling, and directional drilling.
More Details
NAICS Code 213111 - Drilling Oil and Gas Wells is a final level code of the “Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction” Sector. There are 1,083 companies verified as active in this industry in the USA with an estimated employment of 73,236 people.
Industry Sector
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas ExtractionTotal Companies
1,635Verified Companies
1,083Est. Employment
73,236Annual Payroll
$5,916,218,000Total Revenue
$17,789,492,000SBA Size Standard
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Industry Examples of NAICS 213111
Common types of examples within NAICS Code 213111 - Drilling Oil and Gas Wells are:
- Directional drilling of oil and gas wells on a contract basis
- Drilling directional oil and gas field wells on a contract basis
- Drilling for gas on a contract basis
- Drilling for oil on a contract basis
- Drilling gas and oil field wells on a contract basis
- Drilling oil and gas field service wells on a contract basis
- Drilling water intake wells, oil and gas field on a contract basis
- Gas well drilling on a contract basis
- Oil and gas well drilling services (redrilling, spudding, tailing) on a contract basis
- Oil well drilling on a contract basis
- Reconditioning oil and gas field wells on a contract basis
- Reworking oil and gas wells on a contract basis
- Service well drilling on a contract basis
- Spudding in oil and gas wells on a contract basis
- Tailing in oil and gas field wells on a contract basis
- Water intake well drilling, oil and gas field on a contract basis
- Well drilling (i.e., oil, gas, water intake wells) on a contract basis
- Workover of oil and gas wells on a contract basis
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Cross-References
- Performing exploration (except geophysical surveying and mapping) services for oil and gas on a contract or fee basis: classified in U.S. NAICS Code - 213112 - Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations.
- Performing geophysical surveying and mapping services for oil and gas on a contract or fee basis: classified in NAICS Code - 541360 - Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services..
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- Business Development
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- Director
- Engineering
- Executive Director
- Facilities
- Finance
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Questions & Answers
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What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 213111?
Businesses up to 1,000 Employees in size are considered small businesses by SBA.
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How many active businesses operate in NAICS Code 213111?
There are 1,083 verified business locations operating primarily in this industry.
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What was the total revenue for NAICS Code 213111?
In 2017 the total revenue for Drilling Oil and Gas Wells was $17,789,492,000
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What was the annual payroll for NAICS Code 213111?
In 2017 the annual payroll for Drilling Oil and Gas Wells was $5,916,218,000
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How many people work in NAICS Code 213111?
The number of reported paid employees is 73,236.