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March 2000 Vol. 221 No. 3 Industry Stats


U.S. Rotary Drilling Rigs				Monthly average
State and Area		Jan. 2000 Average	Jan. 1999 Average	Dec. 1999 Average	% Diff. Jan. 2000 vs. Jan. 1999

Alabama		3	6	6	– 50.0
	Land	2	1	3	100.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	. . .
	Offshore	1	5	2	– 80.0
Alaska - Total		6	7	5	– 14.3
	Land	5	7	4	– 28.6
	Offshore	1	0	1	. . .
Arkansas		0	2	1	– 100.0
California - Total		20	16	23	25.0
	Land	17	14	21	21.4
	Offshore	3	2	2	50.0
Colorado		18	10	18	80.0
Florida		0	0	0	. . .
Kansas		18	8	17	125.0
Kentucky		4	4	4	0.0
Louisiana - Total		170	143	165	18.9
	North - Land	20	15	19	33.3
	South - Inl. water	13	17	17	– 23.5
	South - Land	33	24	31	37.5
	Offshore	104	87	97	19.5
Michigan		2	5	2	– 60.0
Mississippi		10	8	7	25.0
Montana		5	4	7	25.0
Nebraska		1	2	1	– 50.0
Nevada		0	0	0	. . .
New Mexico		60	26	54	130.8
New York		3	3	3	0.0
North Dakota		7	5	12	40.0
Ohio		11	12	14	– 8.3
Oklahoma		78	64	83	21.9
Pennsylvania		13	11	8	18.2
South Dakota		0	0	0	. . .
Tennessee		0	0	1	. . .
Texas - Total		285	201	293	41.8
	Offshore	16	10	20	60.0
	Inland water	1	1	1	0.0
	District 1	4	6	4	– 33.3
	District 2	16	13	17	23.1
	District 3	39	39	36	0.0
	District 4	55	53	58	3.8
	District 5	30	15	27	100.0
	District 6	36	20	31	80.0
	District 7B	0	1	0	– 100.0
	District 7C	12	8	12	50.0
	District 8	40	14	43	185.7
	District 8A	13	3	16	333.3
	District 9	12	6	12	100.0
	District 10	14	14	16	0.0
Utah		14	5	15	180.0
W. Virginia		10	16	16	– 37.5
Wyoming		39	28	43	39.3
Others		0	3	4	– 100.0

U.S. Offshore Total		125	104	122	20.2
U.S. Grand Total		775	587	798	32.0
Source: Baker Hughes Inc. Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.

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