September 1998
Industry At A Glance

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September 1998 Vol. 219 No. 9 
Industry Stats 

Rotary Rigs Running in U.S.                Monthly average

State and Area July 1998
Average
July 1997
Average
  June 1998
Average
% Diff.
July ’98
    vs. July ’97

Alabama 7 2 4 250.0
Land 3 1 1 200.0
Inland water 0 0 0 ...
Offshore 4 2 3 100.0
Alaska - Total 11 12 13 – 8.3
Land 10 10 12 0.0
Offshore 1 2 2 – 50.0
Arkansas 3 9 7 – 66.7
California - Total 28 33 30 – 15.2
Land 27 31 30 – 12.9
Offshore 1 2 0 – 50.0
Colorado 13 16 15 – 18.8
Florida 0 1 0 – 100.0
Kansas 13 20 11 – 35.0
Kentucky 2 6 2 – 66.7
Louisiana - Total 185 203 201 – 8.9
North - Land 21 23 21 – 8.7
South - Inl. water 21 25 28 – 16.0
South - Land 38 46 42 – 17.4
Offshore 105 109 110 – 3.7
Michigan 5 6 6 – 16.7
Mississippi 13 13 12 0.0
Montana 10 12 8 – 16.7
Nebraska 0 2 1 – 100.0
Nevada 0 1 0 – 100.0
New Mexico 45 49 51 – 8.2
New York 2 0 2 ...
North Dakota 12 20 13 – 40.0
Ohio 14 12 12 16.7
Oklahoma 78 107 91 – 27.1
Pennsylvania 11 8 9 37.5
South Dakota 0 0 0 ...
Tennessee 1 0 0 ...
Texas - Total 290 363 307 – 20.1
Offshore 10 10 13 0.0
Inland water 1 1 1 0.0
District 1 11 15 11 – 26.7
District 2 15 11 14 36.4
District 3 40 55 42 – 27.3
District 4 68 54 72 25.9
District 5 26 27 21 – 3.7
District 6 32 38 35 – 15.8
District 7B 2 5 2 – 60.0
District 7C 20 32 25 – 37.5
District 8 32 52 32 – 38.5
District 8A 10 26 14 – 61.5
District 9 8 6 8 33.3
District 10 17 32 21 – 46.9
Utah 15 13 12 15.4
W. Virginia 15 17 12 – 11.8
Wyoming 38 44 37 – 13.6
Others 3 2 2 50.0

U.S. Offshore Total 121 125 128 – 3.2
U.S. Grand Total 816 969 854 – 15.8
Source: Hughes Christensen
Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.

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