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February 1998 Vol. 219 No. 2
Industry Stats

Rotary Rigs Running in U.S.				Monthly average
					% Diff.
		Dec. 1997	Dec. 1996	Nov. 1997	Dec. ’97
STATE and AREA		Average	Average	Average	vs. Dec. ’96

Alabama		4	5	4	– 20.0
	Land	2	2	2	0.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	...
	Offshore	2	3	1	– 33.3
Alaska - Total		11	11	10	0.0
	Land	11	10	10	10.0
	Offshore	1	1	0	0.0
Arkansas		15	8	10	87.5
California - Total		28	29	29	– 3.4
	Land	26	25	27	4.0
	Offshore	2	5	2	– 60.0
Colorado		17	15	14	13.3
Florida		0	0	0	...
Kansas		25	22	16	13.6
Kentucky		5	5	5	0.0
Louisiana - Total		217	168	210	29.2
	North - Land	18	24	16	– 25.0
	South - Inl. water	23	22	22	4.5
	South - Land	61	33	60	84.8
	Offshore	115	89	112	29.2
Michigan		7	8	7	– 12.5
Mississippi		16	13	15	23.1
Montana		13	9	10	44.4
Nebraska		1	1	0	0.0
Nevada		0	1	0	– 100.0
New Mexico		60	37	56	62.2
New York		1	1	1	0.0
North Dakota		23	17	20	35.3
Ohio		7	11	9	– 36.4
Oklahoma		98	109	90	– 10.1
Pennsylvania		10	10	12	0.0
South Dakota		0	3	0	– 100.0
Tennessee		1	0	1	...
Texas - Total		376	307	381	22.5
	Offshore	11	18	11	– 38.9
	Inland water	0	1	0	– 100.0
	District 1	18	13	18	38.5
	District 2	21	11	24	90.9
	District 3	49	51	50	– 3.9
	District 4	54	42	61	28.6
	District 5	35	18	31	94.4
	District 6	39	31	31	25.8
	District 7B	7	5	5	40.0
	District 7C	35	25	35	40.0
	District 8	58	50	57	16.0
	District 8A	20	22	26	– 9.1
	District 9	9	6	10	50.0
	District 10	23	17	24	35.3
Utah		14	18	15	– 22.2
W. Virginia		16	17	19	– 5.9
Wyoming		46	26	47	76.9
Others		1	3	5	– 66.7

U.S. Offshore Total		131	116	126	12.9
U.S. Grand Total		1,013	852	983	18.9
Source: Hughes Christensen
Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.

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