02-03_us-rotary-rigs.html (Mar-2002)

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Mar. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 3 Industry Stats

U.S. Rotary Drilling Rigs				Monthly average
State and Area		Jan 2002 Average	Jan 2001 Average	Dec 2001 Average	% Diff. Jan 2002 vs. Jan 2001

Alabama		4	7	6	– 42.9
	Land	1	2	3	– 50.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	. . .
	Offshore	4	5	3	– 20.0
Alaska–Total		15	15	14	0.0
	Land	13	13	13	0.0
	Offshore	3	2	2	50.0
Arkansas		4	6	1	– 33.3
California–Total		27	28	31	– 3.6
	Land	23	24	28	– 4.2
	Offshore	4	4	4	0.0
Colorado		25	26	24	– 3.8
Florida		0	0	1	. . .
Kansas		8	24	10	– 66.7
Kentucky		7	1	7	600.0
Louisiana–Total		169	221	172	– 23.5
	North–Land	24	30	25	– 20.0
	South–Inl. water	15	20	17	– 25.0
	South–Land	32	38	37	– 15.8
	Offshore	98	134	94	– 26.9
Michigan		1	1	1	0.0
Mississippi		8	15	8	– 46.7
Montana		8	10	10	– 20.0
Nebraska		1	1	0	0.0
Nevada		0	0	0	. . .
New Mexico		40	72	39	– 44.4
New York		5	6	7	– 16.7
North Dakota		8	13	11	– 38.5
Ohio		11	13	11	– 15.4
Oklahoma		72	135	74	– 46.7
Pennsylvania		11	9	12	22.2
South Dakota		0	2	0	– 100.0
Tennessee		0	0	0	. . .
Texas–Total		372	429	384	– 13.3
	Offshore	17	29	20	– 41.4
	Inland water	5	1	2	400.0
	District 1	5	5	5	0.0
	District 2	18	20	20	– 10.0
	District 3	54	62	59	– 12.9
	District 4	74	74	75	0.0
	District 5	45	53	43	– 15.1
	District 6	32	43	31	– 25.6
	District 7B	1	1	0	0.0
	District 7C	21	25	22	– 16.0
	District 8	37	59	41	– 37.3
	District 8A	16	21	18	– 23.8
	District 9	38	19	39	100.0
	District 10	10	20	12	– 50.0
Utah		13	16	14	– 18.8
W. Virginia		14	21	19	– 33.3
Wyoming		46	51	44	– 9.8
Others		3	1	3	200.0

U.S. Offshore Total		126	174	123	– 27.6
U.S. Grand Total		867	1,118	901	– 22.5

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

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