01-07_us-rotary-rigs.html (Jul-2001)

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July 2001 Vol. 222 No. 7 Industry Stats

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

Alabama		5	4	5	25.0
	Land	1	2	1	– 50.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	. . .
	Offshore	4	2	4	100.0
Alaska – Total		12	5	14	140.0
	Land	11	5	13	120.0
	Offshore	1	0	1	. . .
	Arkansas	1	6	1	– 83.3
California – Total		41	24	37	70.8
	Land	36	20	32	80.0
	Offshore	6	4	5	50.0
Colorado		36	17	32	111.8
Florida		0	0	0	. . .
Kansas		25	19	27	31.6
Kentucky		9	8	5	12.5
Louisiana – Total		230	185	226	24.3
	North – Land	32	18	27	77.8
	South – Inl. water	22	16	21	37.5
	South – Land	48	34	50	41.2
	Offshore	129	118	128	9.3
Michigan		1	2	1	-50.0
Mississippi		16	9	18	77.8
Montana		9	6	8	50.0
Nebraska		0	1	0	– 100.0
Nevada		0	0	0	. . .
New Mexico		73	74	79	– 1.4
New York		4	3	4	33.3
North Dakota		16	10	16	60.0
Ohio		4	5	11	– 20.0
Oklahoma		146	95	144	53.7
Pennsylvania		9	2	6	350.0
South Dakota		2	0	0	. . .
Tennessee		2	0	2	. . .
Texas – Total		500	310	481	61.3
	Offshore	31	15	31	106.7
	Inland water	2	1	1	100.0
	District 1	5	6	6	– 16.7
	District 2	29	20	22	45.0
	District 3	68	41	66	65.9
	District 4	87	54	83	61.1
	District 5	68	33	61	106.1
	District 6	56	36	51	55.6
	District 7B	2	2	2	0.0
	District 7C	26	12	31	116.7
	District 8	61	44	64	38.6
	District 8A	18	21	17	– 14.3
	District 9	24	14	21	71.4
	District 10	26	12	27	116.7
Utah		24	16	23	50.0
W. Virginia		15	11	14	36.4
Wyoming		54	30	52	80.0
Others		3	4	2	– 25.0
U.S. Offshore Total		171	139	169	23.0
U.S. Grand Total		1,234	844	1,206	42.9

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