01-12_us-rotary-rigs.html (Dec-2001)

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Dec. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 12 Industry Stats

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

Alabama		8	7	6	14.3
	Land	4	2	2	100.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	. . .
	Offshore	4	5	4	– 20.0
Alaska – Total		14	11	13	27.3
	Land	12	11	10	9.1
	Offshore	2	0	3	. . .
Arkansas		1	7	1	– 85.7
California – Total		34	27	40	25.9
	Land	32	23	36	39.1
	Offshore	3	4	4	– 25.0
Colorado		36	19	38	89.5
Florida		1	0	1	. . .
Kansas		25	27	23	– 7.4
Kentucky		9	1	9	800.0
Louisiana – Total		195	211	212	– 7.6
	North – Land	28	32	34	– 12.5
	South – Inl. water	23	14	22	64.3
	South – Land	39	41	42	– 4.9
	Offshore	106	125	114	– 15.2
Michigan		1	4	1	– 75.0
Mississippi		10	14	13	– 28.6
Montana		12	8	12	50.0
Nebraska		0	0	0	. . .
Nevada		0	0	0	. . .
New Mexico		64	65	70	– 1.5
New York		5	4	6	25.0
North Dakota		16	19	17	– 15.8
Ohio		11	14	11	– 21.4
Oklahoma		115	126	131	– 8.7
Pennsylvania		0	10	12	– 100.0
South Dakota		13	0	1	. . .
Tennessee		1	1	0	0.0
Texas – Total		443	388	468	14.2
	Offshore	18	13	19	38.5
	Inland water	1	3	1	– 66.7
	District 1	10	8	8	25.0
	District 2	23	21	24	9.5
	District 3	60	56	61	7.1
	District 4	83	68	85	22.1
	District 5	54	46	61	17.4
	District 6	47	45	48	4.4
	District 7B	3	1	3	200.0
	District 7C	28	19	31	47.4
	District 8	48	56	56	– 27.3
	District 8A	23	21	21	9.5
	District 9	33	16	32	106.3
	District 10	16	18	19	– 11.1
Utah		20	17	24	17.6
W. Virginia		18	22	18	– 18.2
Wyoming		57	62	65	– 8.1
Others		4	2	4	100.0

U.S. Offshore Total		133	147	144	– 9.5
U.S. Grand Total		1,111	1,055	1,193	987.0

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