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December 1998 Vol. 219 No. 12
Industry Stats

U.S. Rotary Drilling Rigs Monthly average
	State and Area	Oct. 1998 Average	Oct. 1997 Average	Sept. 1998 Average	% Diff. Oct. ’98 vs. Oct. ’97

Alabama		6	4	8	50.0
	Land	2	2	2	0.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	...
	Offshore	4	2	6	100.0
Alaska - Total		12	11	13	9.1
	Land	11	10	11	10.0
	Offshore	1	1	2	0.0
Arkansas		2	9	4	– 77.8
California - Total		28	33	29	– 15.2
	Land	25	31	26	– 19.4
	Offshore	3	2	3	50.0
Colorado		6	17	9	– 64.7
Florida		0	0	0	...
Kansas		9	15	10	– 40.0
Kentucky		2	5	2	– 60.0
Louisiana - Total		156	203	161	– 23.2
	North - Land	17	21	20	– 19.0
	South - Inl. water	18	19	18	– 5.3
	South - Land	29	60	26	– 51.7
	Offshore	91	103	97	– 11.7
Michigan		4	7	5	– 42.9
Mississippi		14	13	18	7.7
Montana		9	12	8	– 25.0
Nebraska		0	0	0	...
Nevada		0	0	0	...
New Mexico		46	59	45	– 22.0
New York		3	0	3	...
North Dakota		8	22	8	– 63.6
Ohio		13	9	13	44.4
Oklahoma		81	89	89	– 9.0
Pennsylvania		13	13	14	0.0
South Dakota		0	1	0	– 100.0
Tennessee		1	1	1	0.0
Texas - Total		251	386	261	– 35.0
	Offshore	12	13	10	– 7.7
	Inland water	1	0	3	...
	District 1	6	17	4	– 64.7
	District 2	18	16	22	12.5
	District 3	39	53	37	– 26.4
	District 4	54	56	65	– 3.6
	District 5	20	24	22	– 16.7
	District 6	30	39	27	– 23.1
	District 7B	3	7	1	– 57.1
	District 7C	11	38	13	– 71.1
	District 8	22	60	23	– 63.3
	District 8A	8	27	5	– 70.4
	District 9	5	8	7	– 37.5
	District 10	21	28	24	– 25.0
Utah		11	14	11	– 21.4
W. Virginia		17	21	18	– 19.0
Wyoming		39	49	43	– 20.4
Others		3	4	3	– 25.0

U.S. Offshore Total		111	121	118	– 8.3
U.S. Grand Total		734	996	774	– 26.3
Source: Hughes Christensen Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.

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