00-02_us-rotary-rigs.html (Feb-2000)

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February 2000 Vol. 221 No. 2 Industry Stats


U.S. Rotary Drilling Rigs			Monthly average
State and Area	Dec. 1999 Average	Dec. 1998 Average	Nov. 1999 Average	% Diff. Dec. '99 vs. Dec. '98

Alabama	6	5	6	20.0
Land	3	1	3	200.0
Inland water	0	0	0	. . .
Offshore	2	4	3	– 50.0
Alaska – Total	5	12	4	– 58.3
Land	4	12	0	– 66.7
Offshore	1	0	4	. . .
Arkansas	1	2	2	– 50.0
California – Total	23	22	24	4.5
Land	21	20	22	5.0
Offshore	2	2	2	0.0
Colorado	18	12	17	50.0
Florida	0	0	0	. . .
Kansas	17	9	15	88.9
Kentucky	4	4	7	0.0
Louisiana –Total	165	147	161	12.2
North – Land	19	16	25	18.8
South – Inl. water	17	17	18	0.0
South – Land	31	25	26	24.0
Offshore	97	89	93	9.0
Michigan	2	4	2	– 50.0
Mississippi	7	11	8	– 36.4
Montana	7	6	6	16.7
Nebraska	1	2	1	– 50.0
Nevada	0	0	0	. . .
New Mexico	54	33	48	63.6
New York	3	4	4	– 25.0
North Dakota	12	6	14	100.0
Ohio	14	12	13	16.7
Oklahoma	83	72	73	15.3
Pennsylvania	8	8	11	0.0
South Dakota	0	0	1	. . .
Tennessee	1	0	1	. . .
Texas – Total	293	216	292	35.6
Offshore	20	7	21	185.7
Inland water	1	0	1	. . .
District 1	4	7	3	– 42.9
District 2	17	15	17	13.3
District 3	36	43	38	– 16.3
District 4	58	53	56	9.4
District 5	27	10	27	170.0
District 6	31	24	29	29.2
District 7B	0	2	1	– 100.0
District 7C	12	9	13	33.3
District 8	43	18	43	138.9
District 8A	16	5	17	220.0
District 9	12	7	12	71.4
District 10	16	15	15	6.7
Utah	15	5	14	200.0
W. Virginia	16	21	17	– 23.8
Wyoming	43	34	40	26.5
Others	4	1	4	300.0

U.S. Offshore Total	122	102	123	19.6
U.S. Grand Total	798	647	741	23.3
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.

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