00-04_us-rotary-rigs.html (Apr-2000)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.


April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Industry Stats


U.S. Rotary Drilling Rigs				Monthly average
State and Area		Feb. 2000 Average	Feb. 1999 Average	Jan. 2000 Average	% Diff. Feb. 2000 vs. Feb. 1999

Alabama		1	4	3	– 75.0
	Land	0	1	2	– 100.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	. . .
	Offshore	1	3	1	– 66.7
Alaska – Total		5	6	6	– 16.7
	Land	5	6	5	– 16.7
	Offshore	0	0	1	. . .
Arkansas		0	4	0	– 100.0
California – Total		20	12	20	66.7
	Land	17	11	17	54.5
	Offshore	3	2	3	50.0
Colorado		17	11	18	54.5
Florida		0	0	0	. . .
Kansas		18	7	0	157.1
Kentucky		4	2	18	100.0
Louisiana – Total		174	134	170	29.9
	North – Land	19	15	20	26.7
	South – Inl. water	13	15	13	– 13.3
	South – Land	36	21	33	71.4
	Offshore	106	84	104	26.2
Michigan		3	5	2	– 40.0
Mississippi		10	8	10	25.0
Montana		3	5	5	– 40.0
Nebraska		1	0	1	. . .
Nevada		0	0	0	. . .
New Mexico		67	25	60	168.0
New York		9	3	3	200.0
North Dakota		9	1	7	800.0
Ohio		7	12	11	– 41.7
Oklahoma		71	62	78	14.5
Pennsylvania		13	11	13	18.2
South Dakota		0	0	0	. . .
Tennessee		0	0	0	. . .
Texas – Total		290	192	285	51.0
	Offshore	12	12	16	0.0
	Inland water	2	1	1	100.0
	District 1	5	3	4	66.7
	District 2	14	14	16	0.0
	District 3	42	38	39	10.5
	District 4	56	41	55	36.6
	District 5	29	13	30	123.1
	District 6	36	17	36	111.8
	District 7B	1	3	0	– 66.7
	District 7C	13	10	12	30.0
	District 8	38	20	40	90.0
	District 8A	15	4	13	275.0
	District 9	12	5	12	140.0
	District 10	16	12	14	33.3
Utah		14	5	14	180.0
W. Virginia		5	5	10	0.0
Wyoming		34	25	39	36.0
Others		0	5	0	0.0

U.S. Offshore Total		122	101	125	20.8
U.S. Grand Total		763	542	775	40.8
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.