41. I think the word must finally have gotten out that my phone number is a dry hole . 42. Test wells in Turkmenistan were dry holes . 43. Since then they had hit nothing but dry holes , losing nine in a row to ranked teams. 44. Even with his primitive equipment, he almost never hit a dry hole , he said in an interview. 45. Basically, people are drilling fewer dry holes . 46. As Levy put it, the companies are " not having to dig as many dry holes ." 47. A few dry holes and pullouts by several companies, together with falling oil prices, have tempered that enthusiasm. 48. Even with a bigger rig purchased for a discounted price from an oil company, the dry holes continued. 49. The North Sea, when that was developed, first brought 100 dry holes before any substantial resources were found. 50. Don't bank on finding one more gusher in what had all the appearances of being a dry hole .