July 1999
Industry At A Glance

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July 1999 Vol. 220 No. 7 
Industry Stats 

U.S. Rotary Drilling Rigs                Monthly average

State and Area  May 1999
 Average
 May 1998
 Average
   April 1999
 Average
 % Diff.
 May ’99
 vs. May ’98

Alabama 5 5 6 0.0
Land 2 2 2 0.0
Inland water 0 0 0 ...
Offshore 3 3 4 0.0
Alaska - Total 4 12 5 – 66.7
Land 4 12 5 – 66.7
Offshore 0 0 0 ...
Arkansas 1 10 1 – 90.0
California - Total 18 28 17 – 35.7
Land 16 27 16 – 40.7
Offshore 2 1 1 100.0
Colorado 11 14 8 – 21.4
Florida 0 1 0 – 100.0
Kansas 4 12 4 – 66.7
Kentucky 5 2 5 150.0
Louisiana - Total 132 210 125 – 37.1
North - Land 12 19 12 – 36.8
South - Inl. water 14 24 11 – 41.7
South - Land 15 47 17 – 68.1
Offshore 91 119 86 – 23.5
Michigan 1 4 1 – 75.0
Mississippi 7 11 8 – 36.4
Montana 3 4 4 – 25.0
Nebraska 0 0 0 ...
Nevada 0 0 0 ...
New Mexico 33 46 26 – 28.3
New York 2 2 2 0.0
North Dakota 3 12 1 – 75.0
Ohio 5 4 7 25.0
Oklahoma 56 85 60 – 34.1
Pennsylvania 3 7 3 – 57.1
South Dakota 0 0 0 ...
Tennessee 0 0 0 ...
Texas - Total 183 325 180 – 43.7
Offshore 6 9 8 – 33.3
Inland water 1 1 1 0.0
District 1 5 13 4 – 61.5
District 2 16 21 15 – 23.8
District 3 27 43 32 – 37.2
District 4 37 66 35 – 43.9
District 5 12 22 12 – 45.5
District 6 18 37 19 – 51.4
District 7B 4 3 3 33.3
District 7C 9 31 12 – 71.0
District 8 25 37 21 – 32.4
District 8A 6 16 3 – 62.5
District 9 6 8 5 – 25.0
District 10 12 19 11 – 36.8
Utah 5 13 5 – 61.5
W. Virginia 10 10 3 0.0
Wyoming 23 36 20 – 36.1
Others 6 0 5 ...

U.S. Offshore Total 102 132 99 – 22.7
U.S. Grand Total 516 855 496 – 39.6
Source: Hughes Christensen
Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.

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