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April 1998 Vol. 219 No. 4
Industry Stats

Rotary Rigs Running in U.S. Monthly average
	State and Area	Feb. 1998 Average	Feb. 1997 Average	Jan. 1998 Average	% Diff. Feb. ’98 vs. Feb. ’97

Alabama		6	6	5	0.0
	Land	1	4	1	– 75.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	...
	Offshore	5	2	4	150.0
Alaska - Total		11	11	12	0.0
	Land	11	11	11	0.0
	Offshore	0	0	0	...
Arkansas		8	9	13	– 11.1
California - Total		30	27	30	11.1
	Land	29	22	28	31.8
	Offshore	2	5	2	– 60.0
Colorado		16	17	18	– 5.9
Florida		0	0	0	...
Kansas		20	23	23	– 13.0
Kentucky		2	3	5	– 33.3
Louisiana - Total		215	157	216	36.9
	North - Land	18	22	21	– 18.2
	South - Inl. water	24	22	24	9.1
	South - Land	57	32	56	78.1
	Offshore	117	81	116	44.4
Michigan		8	8	7	0.0
Mississippi		15	11	15	36.4
Montana		12	8	14	50.0
Nebraska		1	1	1	0.0
Nevada		0	1	0	– 100.0
New Mexico		49	48	55	2.1
New York		1	1	2	0.0
North Dakota		14	15	20	– 6.7
Ohio		7	9	12	– 22.2
Oklahoma		98	110	87	– 10.9
Pennsylvania		14	12	11	16.7
South Dakota		0	1	0	– 100.0
Tennessee		0	0	1	...
Texas - Total		382	325	363	17.5
	Offshore	15	19	11	– 21.1
	Inland water	0	2	0	– 100.0
	District 1	15	10	18	50.0
	District 2	32	11	21	190.9
	District 3	48	55	45	– 12.7
	District 4	59	51	58	15.7
	District 5	25	24	31	4.2
	District 6	41	30	40	36.7
	District 7B	6	4	5	50.0
	District 7C	32	33	30	– 3.0
	District 8	58	45	53	28.9
	District 8A	17	18	19	– 5.6
	District 9	8	6	8	33.3
	District 10	29	18	23	61.1
Utah		14	13	16	7.7
W. Virginia		9	8	16	12.5
Wyoming		41	28	47	46.4
Others		1	3	5	– 66.7

U.S. Offshore Total		139	107	133	29.9
U.S. Grand Total		974	849	993	14.7
Source: Hughes Christensen Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.

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