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2017 Edition

national industry 213111

Drilling Oil and Gas Wells

Overview

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.

The immediate parent of national industry 213111 is international industry 21311: Support Activities for Mining

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • 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
  • 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.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 213111 - Directional drilling of oil and gas wells on a contract basis
  2. 213111 - Drilling directional oil and gas field wells on a contract basis
  3. 213111 - Drilling for gas on a contract basis
  4. 213111 - Drilling for oil on a contract basis
  5. 213111 - Drilling gas and oil field wells on a contract basis
  6. 213111 - Drilling oil and gas field service wells on a contract basis
  7. 213111 - Drilling water intake wells, oil and gas field on a contract basis
  8. 213111 - Gas well drilling on a contract basis
  9. 213111 - Oil and gas well drilling services (redrilling, spudding, tailing) on a contract basis
  10. 213111 - Oil well drilling on a contract basis
  11. 213111 - Reconditioning oil and gas field wells on a contract basis
  12. 213111 - Reworking oil and gas wells on a contract basis
  13. 213111 - Service well drilling on a contract basis
  14. 213111 - Spudding in oil and gas wells on a contract basis
  15. 213111 - Tailing in oil and gas field wells on a contract basis
  16. 213111 - Water intake well drilling, oil and gas field on a contract basis
  17. 213111 - Well drilling (i.e., oil, gas, water intake wells) on a contract basis
  18. 213111 - Workover of oil and gas wells on a contract basis

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 213111
2007 213111
2012 213111
2017 213111
2022 213111

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 1381 - Drilling Oil and Gas Wells

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 213111, Drilling Oil and Gas Wells:

  1. directional or horizontal drilling of shallow pressure well
  2. drilling not oil or gas
  3. drilling not otherwise classified
  4. drilling oil and gas well
  5. drilling or redrilling of oil or gas well and installation of casing
  6. drilling other than water
  7. mining quarrying and oil and gas extraction
  8. oil or gas well drilling or redrilling
  9. oil or gas well drilling or redrilling installation or recovery of casing
  10. oil or gas well drilling or redrilling installation or recovery of casing within limit of town
  11. oil or gas well drilling or redrilling installation or recovery of casing within the limit of any town or city on the right of way of any railroad or in any ocean gulf or bay
  12. oil or gas well drilling or redrilling installation within or recovery of casing within the limit of any town or city on the right of way of any railroad or in any ocean gulf or bay
  13. oil or gas well drilling or redrilling or installation or recovery of casing within city limit etc
  14. oil or gas well drilling rotary method
  15. snubbing
  16. support activity for mining
  17. well development including drilling

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