Sorry but it may be wasted effort. Right now north western North Dakota looks like swisss cheese from all the holes the drill rigs have put in, started about 3 years ago and every year more rigs are set up. I have coyote hunted in 4 counties every year for the last 6 years and the amount of activity is remarkable. I've seen the same in Wyoming. A friend who sells drill equipment in ND says the white coats predict there is an 80 year supply for the entire country under ND.
We have lot's of oil in this country and for some reason we're not getting it. It is alleged that recently there was a huge oil reserve discovered just off the North Slope of Alaska. Possibly the largest oil feild in the world and it is supposidly being kept secret. Check out the link below, I think you will find it very interesting. I don't know for sure how true it is but it is very beleivable.
YouTube - Lindsey Williams - The Energy Non-Crisis - Part 1 of 8
Maning all the drill rigs is expensive, building new rigs and pumps is expensive, a newbie on a drill rig starts at $25 an hour. Independent welders are making upwards of $100 an hour on maintenance and rig erections. Support salesmen who service the rigs with drill bits and other fittings, make a killing.
All this expense is passed on to the consumer, You are the ones paying for all the drilling, equipment, testing and manpower. It isn't like drilling a water well, one well may take over two months just to drill. With a sortage of manpower, how are they ever going to drill more holes faster without increasing expenses which will be passed on at the pump.
The cost of gas now would make exploration and drilling way more than profitable.
The national news recently had a report that said last month consumer consumption of gasoline was down 5% for the month. Did gas prices drop? No they went up.
Supply and demand is not controlling the oil and gas market prices. If what is said in the above link is true, there are other influences at work, and even beside uncertanty and speculation have a huge affect on what we pay for gas not to mention greedy manipulation of comodity prices.
Check out the price of gas in some other oil producing countries, way lower than us and we likely have way more oil.
CNN/Money: Global gas prices
Drill all the wells you want, It's not a short term solution, and a marginal long term solution. The oil Co have increasing expenses, but mostly just enjoy taking joe public for a ride.