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January 1999 Vol. 220 No. 1

U.S. Rotary Drilling Rigs Monthly average
	State and Area	Nov. 1998 Average	Nov. 1997 Average	Oct. 1998 Average	% Diff. Nov. ’98 vs. Nov. ’97

Alabama		4	4	6	0.0
	Land	1	2	2	– 50.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	...
	Offshore	3	1	4	200.0
Alaska - Total		12	10	12	20.0
	Land	12	10	11	20.0
	Offshore	0	0	1	...
Arkansas		1	10	2	– 90.0
California - Total		25	29	28	– 13.8
	Land	22	27	25	– 18.5
	Offshore	4	2	3	100.0
Colorado		8	14	6	– 42.9
Florida		0	0	0	...
Kansas		7	16	9	– 56.3
Kentucky		3	5	2	– 40.0
Louisiana - Total		155	210	156	– 26.2
	North - Land	19	16	17	18.8
	South - Inl. water	16	22	18	– 27.3
	South - Land	28	60	29	– 53.3
	Offshore	92	112	91	– 17.9
Michigan		5	7	4	– 28.6
Mississippi		12	15	14	– 20.0
Montana		6	10	9	– 40.0
Nebraska		1	0	0	...
Nevada		0	0	0	...
New Mexico		41	56	46	– 26.8
New York		3	1	3	200.0
North Dakota		8	20	8	– 60.0
Ohio		12	9	13	33.3
Oklahoma		69	90	81	– 23.3
Pennsylvania		10	12	13	– 16.7
South Dakota		0	0	0	...
Tennessee		1	1	1	0.0
Texas - Total		240	381	251	– 37.0
	Offshore	10	11	12	– 9.1
	Inland water	1	0	1	...
	District 1	7	18	6	– 61.1
	District 2	19	24	18	– 20.8
	District 3	42	50	39	– 16.0
	District 4	56	61	54	– 8.2
	District 5	14	31	20	– 54.8
	District 6	26	31	30	– 16.1
	District 7B	3	5	3	– 40.0
	District 7C	11	35	11	– 68.6
	District 8	22	57	22	– 61.4
	District 8A	6	26	8	– 76.9
	District 9	7	10	5	– 30.0
	District 10	16	24	21	– 33.3
Utah		9	15	11	– 40.0
W. Virginia		18	19	17	– 5.3
Wyoming		38	47	39	– 19.1
Others		2	5	3	– 60.0

U.S. Offshore Total		109	126	111	– 13.5
U.S. Grand Total		688	983	734	– 30.0
Source: Hughes Christensen Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.

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U.S. Rotary Drilling Rigs Monthly average