00-09_us-rotary-rigs.html (Sep-2000)

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September 2000 Vol. 221 No. 9 Industry Stats

U.S. Rotary Drilling Rigs				Monthly average
State and Area		July 2000 Avg.	July 1999 Avg.	June 2000 Avg.	% Diff. July 2000 vs. July 1999

Alabama		5	5	3	0.0
	Land	1	2	1	– 50.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	. . .
	Offshore	5	3	3	66.7
Alaska – Total		9	4	7	125.0
	Land	8	4	7	100.0
	Offshore	1	0	0	. . .
Arkansas		2	1	6	100.0
California – Total		28	20	24	40.0
	Land	24	19	20	26.3
	Offshore	4	1	4	300.0
Colorado		19	10	16	90.0
Florida		0	1	0	– 100.0
Kansas		24	4	19	500.0
Kentucky		7	7	7	0.0
Louisiana - Total		207	134	187	54.5
	North – Land	24	15	23	60.0
	South – Inl. water	18	17	16	5.9
	South – Land	35	15	34	133.3
	Offshore	130	88	115	47.7
Michigan		3	1	2	200.0
Mississippi		11	5	10	120.0
Montana		6	4	5	50.0
Nebraska		1	0	1	. . .
Nevada		0	0	0	. . .
New Mexico		70	39	72	79.5
New York		4	2	3	100.0
North Dakota		14	4	12	250.0
Ohio		10	7	8	42.9
Oklahoma		91	50	93	82.0
Pennsylvania		7	6	3	16.7
South Dakota		0	0	0	. . .
Tennessee		0	0	0	. . .
Texas – Total		350	217	329	61.3
	Offshore	18	7	17	157.1
	Inland water	1	1	1	0.0
	District 1	9	3	8	200.0
	District 2	26	12	17	116.7
	District 3	43	39	43	10.3
	District 4	56	45	54	24.4
	District 5	39	15	38	160.0
	District 6	39	21	39	85.7
	District 7B	2	2	2	0.0
	District 7C	16	12	14	33.3
	District 8	48	29	45	65.5
	District 8A	18	7	17	157.1
	District 9	16	9	15	77.8
	District 10	22	15	19	46.7
Utah		15	8	15	87.5
W. Virginia		14	18	12	– 22.2
Wyoming		44	31	38	41.9
Others		3	8	4	– 62.5

U.S. Offshore Total		158	99	139	59.6
U.S. Grand Total		942	588	878	60.2
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.