00-02_USDrilling-staff_T1.htm (Feb-2000)

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Forecast of U.S. wells and footage to be drilled in 2000
	Total wells			Total footage (1,000 ft)
State or district	2000 Forecast	1999 Estimate⁴	% Difference	2000 Forecast	1999 Estimate⁴	% Difference

Alabama¹	225	159	41.5	712	489	45.6
Alaska	182	163	11.7	2,275	2,078	9.5
Alaska-offshore2	6	5	20	57	50	14
Arkansas	213	186	14.5	1,314	1,106	18.8
California	2,550	1,950	30.8	6,375	5,271	20.9
California-offshore²	40	25	60	231	144	60.4
Colorado	661	567	16.6	2,770	2,323	19.2
Gulf of Mexico²	880	707	24.5	8,114	6,622	22.5
Illinois	325	300	8.3	835	778	7.3
Indiana	105	78	34.6	173	134	29.1
Kansas	831	491	69.2	3,079	1,843	67.1
Kentucky	560	500	12	1,439	1,284	12.1
Louisiana¹	1,138	965	17.9	8,933	7,562	18.1
North	715	607	17.8	4,365	3,718	17.4
South	423	358	18.2	4,568	3,844	18.8
Michigan	385	290	32.8	735	575	27.8
Mississippi¹	170	118	44.1	1,645	1,153	42.7
Montana	350	325	7.7	1,264	1,121	12.8
Nebraska	25	21	19	123	104	18.3
New Mexico	1,205	981	22.8	7,483	6,023	24.2
New York	95	44	115.9	267	123	117.1
North Dakota	105	61	72.1	971	573	69.5
Ohio	598	494	21.1	2,644	2,307	14.6
Oklahoma	1,645	1,280	28.5	10,610	8,118	30.7
Pennsylvania	1,140	995	14.6	4,161	3,577	16.3
South Dakota	8	6	33.3	53	39	35.9
Tennessee	110	96	14.6	204	181	12.7
Texas¹	6,170	4,805	28.4	41,614	33,214	25.3
District 1	280	144	94.4	1,854	965	92.1
District 2	482	417	15.6	3,357	2,890	16.2
District 3	530	486	9.1	4,373	3,983	9.8
District 4	865	739	17.1	7,655	6,781	12.9
District 5	285	195	46.2	2,556	1,769	44.5
District 6	615	474	29.7	5,283	3,966	33.2
District 7B	490	384	27.6	1,828	1,458	25.4
District 7C	460	392	17.3	2,875	2,594	10.8
District 8	710	522	36	4,590	3,398	35.1
District 8A	505	285	77.2	2,674	1,528	75
District 9	520	400	30	2,054	1,680	22.3
District 10	428	367	16.6	2,515	2,202	14.2
Utah	440	282	56	2,244	1,431	56.8
Virginia	280	290	– 3.4	731	754	– 3.1
West Virginia	633	600	5.5	2,594	2,460	5.4
Wyoming	3,300	1,882	75.3	9,484	6,489	46.2
Others³	41	34	20.6	188	159	18.2

Total U.S.	24,416	18,700	30.6	123,322	98,085	25.7
¹ Excludes state and federal offshore wells, which are included in the GOM total.
² Includes state and federal offshore wells.
³ Includes Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
⁴ 1999 estimates are based on well counts furnished by state and federal regulatory agencies, API and Offshore Data Services for the Gulf of Mexico.

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