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July 1998 Vol. 219 No. 7
Industry Stats

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

Alabama		5	3	6	66.7
	Land	2	2	2	0.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	...
	Offshore	3	1	4	200.0
Alaska - Total		12	12	12	0.0
	Land	12	10	12	20.0
	Offshore	0	2	0	– 100.0
Arkansas		10	10	9	0.0
California - Total		28	35	28	– 20.0
	Land	27	32	27	15.6
	Offshore	1	4	1	– 75.0
Colorado		14	16	15	– 12.5
Florida		1	1	0	0.0
Kansas		12	19	17	– 36.8
Kentucky		2	3	2	– 33.3
Louisiana - Total		210	187	213	12.3
	North - Land	19	22	17	– 13.6
	South - Inl. water	24	25	22	– 4.0
	South - Land	47	43	53	9.3
	Offshore	119	98	121	21.4
Michigan		4	2	4	100.0
Mississippi		11	11	16	0.0
Montana		4	9	7	– 55.6
Nebraska		0	1	0	– 100.0
Nevada		0	0	0	...
New Mexico		46	53	40	– 13.2
New York		2	0	1	...
North Dakota		12	15	11	– 20.0
Ohio		4	8	4	– 50.0
Oklahoma		85	110	87	– 22.7
Pennsylvania		7	5	9	40.0
South Dakota		0	1	0	– 100.0
Tennessee		0	1	0	– 100.0
Texas - Total		325	356	351	– 8.7
	Offshore	9	16	12	– 43.8
	Inland water	1	1	0	0.0
	District 1	13	15	18	– 13.3
	District 2	21	9	28	133.3
	District 3	43	52	51	– 17.3
	District 4	66	52	64	26.9
	District 5	22	31	23	– 29.0
	District 6	37	34	33	8.8
	District 7B	3	4	6	– 25.0
	District 7C	31	36	28	– 13.9
	District 8	37	57	46	– 35.1
	District 8A	16	17	17	– 5.9
	District 9	8	6	8	33.3
	District 10	19	26	21	– 26.9
Utah		13	16	13	– 18.8
W. Virginia		10	13	9	– 23.1
Wyoming		36	33	32	9.1
Others		0	2	3	– 100.0

U.S. Offshore Total		132	121	138	9.1
U.S. Grand Total		855	924	886	– 7.5
Source: Hughes Christensen Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.

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