99-10_47th-overbeck_T3.htm (Oct-1999)

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Table 3. Rig utilization by region, rig type
		Depth capacity, ft
	Status	Over 20,000	16,000 19,999	13,000 15,999	10,000 12,999	6,000 9,999	3,000 5,999	Total
By region
Alaska	Available	19	0	7	0	1	0	27
	Active	5	0	3	0	0	0	8
	Idle	14	0	4	0	1	0	19
	Utilization	26%	-	43%	-	-	-	30%
Northern Rockies	Available	3	9	15	34	15	14	90
	Active	3	5	4	13	6	9	40
	Idle	0	4	11	21	9	5	50
	Utilization	100%	56%	27%	38%	40%	64%	44%
Southern Rockies	Available	7	2	9	37	68	25	148
	Active	5	1	3	17	36	13	75
	Idle	2	1	6	20	32	12	73
	Utilization	71%	50%	33%	46%	53%	52%	51%
Northeast states	Available	0	0	0	6	69	33	108
	Active	0	0	0	4	44	23	71
	Idle	0	0	0	2	25	10	37
	Utilization	-	-	-	67%	64%	70%	66%
Permian basin	Available	8	11	48	86	83	10	246
	Active	2	5	27	41	40	3	118
	Idle	6	6	21	45	43	7	128
	Utilization	25%	45%	56%	48%	48%	30%	48%
Gulf Coast	Available	81	46	59	60	31	1	278
	Active	41	21	36	37	16	0	151
	Idle	40	25	23	23	15	1	127
	Utilization	51%	46%	61%	62%	52%	0%	54%
ArkLaTex	Available	6	7	24	49	38	18	142
	Active	2	4	12	29	19	14	80
	Idle	4	3	12	20	19	4	62
	Utilization	33%	57%	50%	59%	50%	78%	56%
California	Available	9	7	1	17	27	19	80
	Active	3	3	0	6	7	4	23
	Idle	6	4	1	11	20	15	57
	Utilization	33%	43%	0%	35%	26%	21%	29%
Southeast states	Available	227	23	20	18	11	2	301
	Active	147	5	6	9	6	1	174
	Idle	80	18	14	9	5	1	127
	Utilization	65%	22%	30%	50%	55%	50%	58%
Mid-Continent	Available	15	29	49	61	52	18	224
	Active	6	14	32	32	26	10	120
	Idle	9	15	17	29	26	8	104
	Utilization	40%	48%	65%	52%	50%	56%	54%
By rig type
Inland barge	Available	32	2	7	5	0	0	46
	Active	15	1	2	3	0	0	21
	Idle	17	1	5	2	0	0	25
	Utilization	47%	50%	29%	60%	-	-	46%
Floating	Available	37	0	0	0	0	0	37
	Active	27	0	0	0	0	0	27
	Idle	10	0	0	0	0	0	10
	Utilization	73%	-	-	-	-	-	73%
Land	Available	152	127	221	350	394	140	1,384
	Active	67	54	120	182	199	77	699
	Idle	85	73	101	168	195	63	685
	Utilization	44%	43%	54%	52%	51%	55%	51%
Offshore platform	Available	30	3	3	8	1	0	45
	Active	12	1	1	2	1	0	17
	Idle	18	2	2	6	0	0	28
	Utilization	40%	33%	33%	25%	100%	-	38%
Bottom supported	Available	124	2	1	5	0	0	132
	Active	93	2	0	1	0	0	96
	Idle	31	0	1	4	0	0	36
	Utilization	75%	100%	0%	20%	-	-	73%

Total	Available	375	134	232	368	395	140	1,644
	Active	214	58	123	188	200	77	860
	Idle	161	76	109	180	195	63	784
	Utilization	57%	43%	53%	51%	51%	55%	52%

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