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May 1998 Vol. 219 No. 5
Industry Stats

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

Alabama		9	5	6	80.0
	Land	3	4	1	– 25.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	...
	Offshore	6	2	5	200.0
Alaska - Total		13	10	11	30.0
	Land	13	10	11	30.0
	Offshore	0	0	0	...
Arkansas		9	10	8	– 10.0
California - Total		28	31	30	– 9.7
	Land	26	26	29	0.0
	Offshore	2	5	2	– 60.0
Colorado		17	16	16	6.3
Florida		0	0	0	...
Kansas		13	22	20	– 40.9
Kentucky		2	3	2	– 33.3
Louisiana - Total		214	181	215	18.2
	North - Land	15	21	18	– 28.6
	South - Inl. water	24	25	24	– 4.0
	South - Land	57	38	57	50.0
	Offshore	117	98	117	19.4
Michigan		8	8	8	0.0
Mississippi		16	12	15	33.3
Montana		9	10	12	– 10.0
Nebraska		0	2	1	– 100.0
Nevada		0	0	0	...
New Mexico		44	51	49	– 13.7
New York		0	0	1	...
North Dakota		13	14	14	– 7.1
Ohio		5	8	7	– 37.5
Oklahoma		92	111	98	– 17.1
Pennsylvania		12	12	14	0.0
South Dakota		0	1	0	– 100.0
Tennessee		0	0	0	...
Texas - Total		370	337	382	9.8
	Offshore	11	22	15	– 50.0
	Inland water	0	1	0	– 100.0
	District 1	14	4	15	250.0
	District 2	34	8	32	325.0
	District 3	43	54	48	– 20.4
	District 4	64	55	59	16.4
	District 5	22	25	25	– 12.0
	District 6	38	28	41	35.7
	District 7B	7	5	6	40.0
	District 7C	33	41	32	– 19.5
	District 8	52	48	58	8.3
	District 8A	16	21	17	– 23.8
	District 9	8	7	8	28.6
	District 10	27	20	29	35.0
Utah		15	15	14	0.0
W. Virginia		9	7	9	28.5
Wyoming		34	30	41	13.3
Others		1	2	1	– 50.0

U.S. Offshore Total		136	127	139	7.1
U.S. Grand Total		932	897	974	3.9
Source: Hughes Christensen Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.

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