01-08_us-rotary-rigs.html (Aug-2001)

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August 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8 Industry Stats

U.S. Rotary Drilling Rigs				Monthly average
State and Area		Jun 2001 Average	Jun 2000 Average	May 2001 Average	% Diff. Jun 2001 vs. Jun 2000

Alabama		3	4	5	– 25.0
	Land	0	1	1	– 100.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	. . .
	Offshore	3	3	4	0.0
Alaska–Total		13	7	12	85.7
	Land	12	7	11	71.4
	Offshore	1	0	1	. . .
Arkansas		1	6	1	– 83.3
California–Total		42	24	41	75.0
	Land	38	20	36	90.0
	Offshore	5	4	6	25.0
Colorado		36	16	36	125.0
Florida		0	0	0	. . .
Kansas		21	19	25	10.5
Kentucky		10	7	9	42.9
Louisiana–Total		227	187	230	21.4
	North–Land	32	23	32	39.1
	South–Inl. water	20	16	22	25.0
	South–Land	49	34	48	44.1
	Offshore	125	115	129	8.7
Michigan		1	2	1	– 50.0
Mississippi		17	10	16	70.0
Montana		12	5	9	140.0
Nebraska		0	1	0	– 100.0
Nevada		0	0	0	. . .
New Mexico		78	72	73	8.3
New York		5	3	4	66.7
North Dakota		15	12	16	25.0
Ohio		5	8	4	– 37.5
Oklahoma		157	93	146	68.8
Pennsylvania		12	3	9	300.0
South Dakota		1	0	2	. . .
Tennessee		2	0	2	. . .
Texas–Total		508	329	500	54.4
	Offshore	29	17	31	70.6
	Inland water	3	1	2	200.0
	District 1	5	8	5	– 37.5
	District 2	28	17	29	64.7
	District 3	64	43	68	48.8
	District 4	90	54	87	66.7
	District 5	69	38	68	81.6
	District 6	54	39	56	38.5
	District 7B	1	2	2	– 50.0
	District 7C	34	14	26	142.9
	District 8	63	45	61	40.0
	District 8A	16	17	18	– 5.9
	District 9	25	15	24	66.7
	District 10	26	19	26	36.8
Utah		25	15	24	66.7
W. Virginia		17	12	15	41.7
Wyoming		60	38	54	57.9
Others		2	4	3	– 50.0

U.S. Offshore Total		163	139	171	17.3
U.S. Grand Total		1,270	878	1,234	8.6

Source: Baker Hughes Inc. Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.