Drilling data published by the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission indicates that 76 development wells were drilled on the North Slope in 2025. That compares with 61 completions in 2024, 46 in 2023, 71 in 2022 and 26 in 2021. Four exploration wells were drilled on the North Slope in 2025. By comparison there were seven completed exploration wells in 2024, six in 2023, seven in 2022 and two in 2021.