11. "Pennzoil's rejection of UPR's offer amounts to another ` dry hole 'for Pennzoil shareholders. 12. Production began to decline sharply in 1915, and more dry holes were reported. 13. Regrettably, this was a'telecom dry hole 'relative to the grand hopes we all had ." 14. However the drilling effort yielded a dry hole and was abandoned six months later. 15. Of these, 107 produced oil, 12 found only gas and 11 were dry holes . 16. But Yuma's attempts to attract tourists for its history have hit a dry hole . 17. Beyond those three, there has been a dry hole of talent among the heavyweights. 18. Some cases wound up to be a dry hole , others did not, he said. 19. They're a pretty independent bunch, or there wouldn't be so many dry holes ." 20. A string of dry holes has also raised doubts about Anadarko's latest oil-exploration technology.
