April 1998
Industry At A Glance

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April 1998 Vol. 219 No. 4 
Industry Stats 

Rotary Rigs Running in U.S.                Monthly average

State and Area Feb. 1998
Average
Feb. 1997
Average
  Jan. 1998
Average
% Diff.
Feb. ’98
    vs. Feb. ’97

Alabama 6 6 5 0.0
Land 1 4 1 – 75.0
Inland water 0 0 0 ...
Offshore 5 2 4 150.0
Alaska - Total 11 11 12 0.0
Land 11 11 11 0.0
Offshore 0 0 0 ...
Arkansas 8 9 13 – 11.1
California - Total 30 27 30 11.1
Land 29 22 28 31.8
Offshore 2 5 2 – 60.0
Colorado 16 17 18 – 5.9
Florida 0 0 0 ...
Kansas 20 23 23 – 13.0
Kentucky 2 3 5 – 33.3
Louisiana - Total 215 157 216 36.9
North - Land 18 22 21 – 18.2
South - Inl. water 24 22 24 9.1
South - Land 57 32 56 78.1
Offshore 117 81 116 44.4
Michigan 8 8 7 0.0
Mississippi 15 11 15 36.4
Montana 12 8 14 50.0
Nebraska 1 1 1 0.0
Nevada 0 1 0 – 100.0
New Mexico 49 48 55 2.1
New York 1 1 2 0.0
North Dakota 14 15 20 – 6.7
Ohio 7 9 12 – 22.2
Oklahoma 98 110 87 – 10.9
Pennsylvania 14 12 11 16.7
South Dakota 0 1 0 – 100.0
Tennessee 0 0 1 ...
Texas - Total 382 325 363 17.5
Offshore 15 19 11 – 21.1
Inland water 0 2 0 – 100.0
District 1 15 10 18 50.0
District 2 32 11 21 190.9
District 3 48 55 45 – 12.7
District 4 59 51 58 15.7
District 5 25 24 31 4.2
District 6 41 30 40 36.7
District 7B 6 4 5 50.0
District 7C 32 33 30 – 3.0
District 8 58 45 53 28.9
District 8A 17 18 19 – 5.6
District 9 8 6 8 33.3
District 10 29 18 23 61.1
Utah 14 13 16 7.7
W. Virginia 9 8 16 12.5
Wyoming 41 28 47 46.4
Others 1 3 5 – 66.7

U.S. Offshore Total 139 107 133 29.9
U.S. Grand Total 974 849 993 14.7
Source: Hughes Christensen
Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.

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