October 2000
Supplement

00-10_48th-neal_T2.htm (Oct-2000)

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  Table 2. 2000 Rig census results  
            Ownership
 Power source
 Rig type
 Sub-total
offshore		  
  Region Year Available Active Utilization Driller Operator Mechanical SCR/Electric Land Barge Floating Platform Bottom
supported		  
  Alaska 2000 24 6 25% 22 2 6 18 22 0 0 2 0 2  
    1999 27 8 30% 24 3 7 20 24 0 0 3 0 3  
  Northern
  Rockies		 2000 85 42 49% 81 4 76 9 85 0 0 0 0 0  
  1999 90 40 44% 84 6 80 10 90 0 0 0 0 0  
  Southern
  Rockies		 2000 154 122 79% 132 22 134 20 153 0 0 0 1 1  
  1999 148 75 51% 144 4 134 14 148 0 0 0 0 0  
  Northeast
  states		 2000 110 81 74% 105 5 108 2 110 0 0 0 0 0  
  1999 108 71 66% 99 9 108 0 108 0 0 0 0 0  
  Permian
  basin		 2000 241 179 74% 211 30 234 7 241 0 0 0 0 0  
  1999 246 118 48% 242 4 241 5 246 0 0 0 0 0  
  Gulf Coast 2000 278 228 82% 276 2 120 158 240 3 2 5 28 38  
    1999 278 151 54% 274 4 130 148 243 2 4 6 23 35  
  ArkLaTex 2000 156 128 82% 153 3 134 22 156 0 0 0 0 0  
    1999 142 80 56% 141 1 127 15 142 0 0 0 0 0  
  California 2000 84 52 62% 75 9 52 32 72 0 0 8 4 12  
    1999 80 23 29% 71 9 53 27 68 0 0 8 4 12  
  Southeast
  states		 2000 297 225 76% 297 0 67 230 84 44 31 27 111 213  
  1999 301 174 58% 299 2 62 239 91 44 33 28 105 210  
  Mid-
  Continent		 2000 207 152 73% 205 2 185 22 207 0 0 0 0 0  
  1999 224 120 54% 221 3 203 21 224 0 0 0 0 0  
  Total 2000 1,636 1,215 74% 1,557 79 1,116 520 1,370 47 33 42 144 266  
    1999 1,644 860 52% 1,599 45 1,145 499 1,384 46 37 45 132 260  
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