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October 1998 Vol. 219 No. 10
Industry Stats

Workover Rig Count Source: Baker Oil Tools
	June	July	Aug.	Aug.	% chng	% chng
Region	1998	1998	1998	1997	mth. ago	yr. ago

Texas Gulf Coast	219	205	193	277	– 5.9	– 30.3
Southeastern	136	118	130	190	10.2	– 31.6
Mid-Continent	142	143	140	221	– 2.1	– 36.7
Northeastern	76	76	72	103	– 5.3	– 30.1
Rocky Mountains	130	123	107	161	– 13.0	– 33.5
West Texas	281	279	281	367	0.7	– 23.4
Western	74	75	60	105	– 20.0	– 42.9

U.S. Total	1,058	1,019	983	1,424	– 3.5	– 31.0
Canada	197	271	253	330	– 6.6	– 23.3
*Includes jobs with tubing out of well. Excludes rod jobs or wells less than 1,500 ft deep.

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Workover Rig Count Source: Baker Oil Tools