Industry 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.
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Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 213111 - Drilling Oil and Gas Wells are:
- Reworking oil and gas wells on a contract basis
- Directional drilling of oil and gas wells on a contract basis
- Oil well drilling on a contract basis
- Oil and gas well drilling services (redrilling, spudding, tailing) 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
- Drilling directional oil and gas field wells on a contract basis
- Drilling oil and gas field service wells on a contract basis
- Drilling for gas on a contract basis
- Drilling gas and oil field wells on a contract basis
- Service well drilling on a contract basis
- Spudding in oil and gas wells on a contract basis
- Gas well drilling on a contract basis
- Drilling water intake wells, oil and gas field on a contract basis
- Tailing in oil and gas field wells on a contract basis
- Reconditioning oil and gas field wells on a contract basis
- Water intake well drilling, oil and gas field on a contract basis
- Drilling for oil on a contract basis
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Oil & Gas Field Services in the US (21311)
Revenue 2025
$109.8bn
Growth 2025
-5.14%
Key Trends
Profit has benefited from increased demand for drilling and support services
Unstable commodity prices have led upstream oil and gas producers to constantly reevaluate demand for outsourced services
IBISWorld anticipates tighter regulations to emerge concerning unconventional oil and gas extraction techniques
Products and Services
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NAICS Cross Reference
Performing exploration (except geophysical surveying and mapping) services for oil and gas on a contract or fee basis--are classified in U.S. Industry 213112, Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations; and
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NAICS Cross Reference
Performing geophysical surveying and mapping services for oil and gas on a contract or fee basis--are classified in Industry 541360, Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services.
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NAICS Hierarchy 213111 - Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
NAICS Code 213111 - Drilling Oil and Gas Wells sits in the 2-digit Drilling Oil and Gas Wells sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes
2 Digits: 21
Sector Title: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
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2111 Oil and Gas Extraction
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21112 Crude Petroleum Extraction
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21113 Natural Gas Extraction
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2121 Coal Mining
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2122 Metal Ore Mining
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21221 Iron Ore Mining
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21222 Gold Ore and Silver Ore Mining
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21223 Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining
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21229 Other Metal Ore Mining
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2123 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
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21231 Stone Mining and Quarrying
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21232 Sand, Gravel, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining and Quarrying
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21239 Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
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2131 Support Activities for Mining
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