05-07_us-rotary-rigs.html (Jul-2005)

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	Jul 2005 Vol. 226 No. 7

US Rotary Drilling Rigs				Monthly average
State and Area		May 2005	May 2004	Apr 2005	% Diff. May'05 vs. May '04

Alabama - Total		3	3	4	0.0
	Land	3	3	3	0.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	0.0
	Offshore	0	0	1	0.0
Alaska - Total		8	7	11	14.3
	Land	8	7	11	14.3
	Offshore	0	0	0	0.0
Arkansas		4	5	7	–20.0
California - Total		26	24	27	8.3
	Land	23	22	23	4.5
	Offshore	3	2	4	50.0
Colorado		65	52	71	25.0
Florida		2	1	0	100.0
Kansas		6	7	6	–14.3
Kentucky		4	5	4	–20.0
Louisiana - Total		177	167	181	6.0
	North - Land	45	37	44	21.6
	South - Inl. water	24	20	28	20.0
	South - Land	28	28	32	0.0
	Offshore	80	82	77	–2.4
Michigan		3	3	3	0.0
Mississippi		11	10	10	10.0
Montana		26	20	25	30.0
Nebraska		0	1	0	–100.0
Nevada		1	1	0	0.0
New Mexico		83	65	80	27.7
New York		5	5	5	0.0
North Dakota		16	14	15	14.3
Ohio		9	8	9	12.5
Oklahoma		150	158	151	–5.1
Pennsylvania		10	6	9	66.7
South Dakota		3	2	2	50.0
Tennessee		0	0	0	0.0
Texas - Total		600	505	592	18.8
	Offshore	7	11	13	–36.4
	Inland water	1	1	1	0.0
	District 1	17	9	19	88.9
	District 2	39	25	32	56.0
	District 3	79	56	70	41.1
	District 4	77	75	82	2.7
	District 5	73	62	71	17.7
	District 6	92	72	91	27.8
	District 7B	11	7	10	57.1
	District 7C	39	42	42	–7.1
	District 8	62	47	55	31.9
	District 8A	12	14	14	–14.3
	District 9	30	37	34	–18.9
	District 10	61	47	58	29.8
Utah		25	20	29	25.0
W. Virginia		13	12	11	8.3
Wyoming		70	67	77	4.5
Others		5	1	3	400.0

US Offshore Total		90	95	95	–5.3
US Grand Total		1,325	1,169	1,332	13.3

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

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