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What 21
major drillers1 plan for 2004 |
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Wells to be drilled 2004
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Wells drilled 2003
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Coalbed methane gas wells2
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State
or area |
Total |
Wildcat |
Field |
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Total |
Wildcat |
Field |
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2004 |
2003 |
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Alabamaonshore |
161 |
5 |
156 |
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157 |
10 |
147 |
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161 |
156 |
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Alaskaonshore |
20 |
8 |
12 |
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11 |
4 |
7 |
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0 |
0 |
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Arkansas |
12 |
2 |
10 |
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3 |
1 |
2 |
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0 |
0 |
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California |
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onshore |
2,240 |
8 |
2,232 |
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2,055 |
4 |
2,051 |
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0 |
0 |
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Colorado |
1,228 |
2 |
1,226 |
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814 |
4 |
810 |
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1,216 |
803 |
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Gulf
of Mexico |
269 |
122 |
147 |
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220 |
104 |
116 |
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0 |
0 |
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Alabama |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Louisiana |
241 |
106 |
135 |
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195 |
92 |
103 |
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0 |
0 |
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Texas |
28 |
16 |
12 |
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25 |
12 |
13 |
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0 |
0 |
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Kansas |
77 |
21 |
56 |
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109 |
31 |
78 |
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2 |
4 |
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Louisiana3 |
213 |
31 |
182 |
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182 |
33 |
149 |
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0 |
0 |
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North |
137 |
13 |
124 |
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101 |
6 |
95 |
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0 |
0 |
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South |
76 |
18 |
58 |
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81 |
27 |
54 |
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0 |
0 |
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Michigan |
77 |
11 |
66 |
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82 |
2 |
80 |
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0 |
0 |
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Mississippi |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
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0 |
0 |
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Montana |
10 |
0 |
10 |
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28 |
3 |
25 |
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0 |
4 |
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New
Mexico |
738 |
8 |
730 |
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490 |
8 |
482 |
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446 |
258 |
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North/West |
597 |
3 |
594 |
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391 |
4 |
387 |
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446 |
258 |
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South/East |
141 |
5 |
136 |
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99 |
4 |
95 |
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0 |
0 |
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New
York |
12 |
11 |
1 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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North
Dakota |
27 |
0 |
27 |
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32 |
0 |
32 |
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0 |
0 |
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Ohio |
6 |
5 |
1 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Oklahoma |
814 |
49 |
765 |
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820 |
49 |
771 |
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186 |
176 |
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Pennsylvania |
220 |
13 |
207 |
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203 |
7 |
196 |
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7 |
6 |
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Texas3 |
2,021 |
61 |
1,960 |
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1,889 |
54 |
1,835 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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6 |
0 |
6 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
2 |
48 |
12 |
36 |
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49 |
13 |
36 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
3 |
98 |
14 |
84 |
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89 |
17 |
72 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
4 |
161 |
22 |
139 |
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172 |
17 |
155 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
5 |
145 |
1 |
144 |
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139 |
1 |
138 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
6 |
231 |
2 |
229 |
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205 |
2 |
203 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
7B |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
7C |
619 |
2 |
617 |
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592 |
1 |
591 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
8 |
287 |
4 |
283 |
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246 |
1 |
245 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
8A |
90 |
0 |
90 |
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75 |
0 |
75 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
9 |
114 |
3 |
111 |
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160 |
0 |
160 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
10 |
226 |
1 |
225 |
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156 |
2 |
154 |
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0 |
0 |
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Utah |
126 |
8 |
118 |
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82 |
0 |
82 |
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0 |
0 |
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West
Virginia |
332 |
9 |
323 |
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202 |
5 |
197 |
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11 |
0 |
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Wyoming |
895 |
7 |
888 |
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607 |
6 |
601 |
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450 |
226 |
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Others4 |
23 |
3 |
20 |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
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20 |
1 |
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Total
US |
9,522 |
385 |
9,137 |
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7,988 |
325 |
7,663 |
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2,499 |
1,634 |
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1 Major drillers are defined as integrated oil companies or subsidiaries and large
independents that plan to implement significant drilling programs in several states during 2004. 2
Coalbed methane well data are included in wildcat, field and total categories. 3 Excludes
state and federal offshore wells, which are included in the Gulf of Mexico total. 4 Includes
Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee and Virginia. |
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