98-03_rotaryrigsus.html (Mar-1998)

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March 1998 Vol. 219 No. 3 Industry Stats

Rotary Rigs Running in U.S.				Monthly average
					% Diff.
		Jan. 1998	Jan. 1997	Dec. 1997	Jan. ’98
STATE and AREA		Average	Average	Average	vs. Jan. ’97

Alabama		5	5	4	0.0
	Land	1	2	2	– 50.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	...
	Offshore	4	2	2	100.0
Alaska - Total		12	9	11	33.3
	Land	11	9	11	22.2
	Offshore	0	1	1	– 100.0
Arkansas		13	8	15	62.5
California - Total		30	27	28	11.1
	Land	28	22	26	27.3
	Offshore	2	5	2	– 60.0
Colorado		18	18	17	0.0
Florida		0	0	0	...
Kansas		23	22	25	4.5
Kentucky		5	5	5	0.0
Louisiana - Total		216	159	217	35.8
	North - Land	21	17	18	23.5
	South - Inl. water	24	22	23	9.1
	South - Land	56	35	61	60.0
	Offshore	116	85	115	36.5
Michigan		7	8	7	– 12.5
Mississippi		15	13	16	15.4
Montana		14	9	13	55.6
Nebraska		1	0	1	...
Nevada		0	1	0	– 100.0
New Mexico		55	39	60	41.0
New York		2	1	1	100.0
North Dakota		20	17	23	17.6
Ohio		12	12	7	0.0
Oklahoma		87	102	98	– 14.7
Pennsylvania		11	10	10	10.0
South Dakota		0	0	0	...
Tennessee		1	0	1	...
Texas - Total		363	306	376	18.6
	Offshore	11	17	11	– 35.3
	Inland water	0	1	0	– 100.0
	District 1	18	11	18	63.6
	District 2	21	12	21	75.0
	District 3	45	50	49	– 10.0
	District 4	58	46	54	26.1
	District 5	31	21	35	47.6
	District 6	40	36	39	11.1
	District 7B	5	4	7	25.0
	District 7C	30	25	35	20.0
	District 8	53	42	58	26.2
	District 8A	19	18	20	5.6
	District 9	8	6	9	33.3
	District 10	23	17	23	35.3
Utah		16	10	14	60.0
W. Virginia		16	13	16	23.1
Wyoming		47	25	46	88.0
Others		5	3	1	66.7

U.S. Offshore Total		133	110	131	20.9
U.S. Grand Total		993	822	1,013	20.8
Source: Hughes Christensen
Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.

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