01-06_us-rotary-rigs.html (Jun-2001)

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June 2001 Vol. 222 No. 6 Industry Stats

U.S. Rotary Drilling Rigs				Monthly average
State and Area		Apr 2001 Average	Apr 2000 Average	Mar 2001 Average	% Diff. Apr 2001 vs. Apr 2000

Alabama		5	2	6	150.0
	Land	1	2	1	– 50.0
	Inland water	0	0	0	. . .
	Offshore	4	0	5	. . .
Alaska – Total		14	5	14	180.0
	Land	13	5	13	160.0
	Offshore	1	0	1	. . .
Arkansas		1	2	2	– 50.0
California – Total		37	21	32	76.2
	Land	32	18	28	77.8
	Offshore	5	3	4	66.7
Colorado		32	18	26	77.8
Florida		0	0	0	. . .
Kansas		27	20	26	35.0
Kentucky		5	8	2	– 37.5
Louisiana – Total		226	179	226	26.3
	North – Land	27	20	28	35.0
	South – Inl. water	21	16	21	31.3
	South – Land	50	37	48	35.1
	Offshore	128	107	129	19.6
Michigan		1	2	1	– 50.0
Mississippi		18	9	15	100.0
Montana		8	6	9	33.3
Nebraska		0	1	0	– 100.0
Nevada		0	0	0	. . .
New Mexico		79	69	71	14.5
New York		4	3	5	33.3
North Dakota		16	12	13	33.3
Ohio		11	5	12	120.0
Oklahoma		144	83	135	73.5
Pennsylvania		6	6	10	0.0
South Dakota		0	0	0	. . .
Tennessee		2	0	1	. . .
Texas – Total		481	300	462	60.3
	Offshore	31	15	28	106.7
	Inland water	1	1	2	0.0
	District 1	6	3	6	100.0
	District 2	22	19	22	15.8
	District 3	66	41	57	61.0
	District 4	83	57	79	45.6
	District 5	60	29	58	106.9
	District 6	51	36	53	41.7
	District 7B	2	0	1	. . .
	District 7C	31	39	30	– 11.1
	District 8	64	47	61	. . .
	District 8A	17	17	20	88.0
	District 9	21	14	20	50.0
	District 10	27	14	26	92.9
Utah		23	15	22	53.3
W. Virginia		14	10	18	40.0
Wyoming		52	28	52	85.7
Others		2	3	3	– 33.3

U.S. Offshore Total		169	125	167	35.2
U.S. Grand Total		1,206	805	1,136	41.1

Source: Baker Hughes Inc. Note: Totals and subtotals may not add due to rounding.