02-08_outlook_NorthAmerica_T2.htm (Aug-2002)

A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.

What 35 Canadian drillers plan for 2002 – midyear update^{1, 2}
	Wells drilled 1st-half 2002			Wells to be drilled 2nd-half 2002			Supplemental well data³
	Wells drilled 1st-half 2002			Wells to be drilled 2nd-half 2002			Horizontal		Gas
Province	Total	Wildcat	Field	Total	Wildcat	Field	1st half	2nd half	1st half	2nd half

Alberta	2,463	490	1,973	2,490	486	2,004	77	100	1,804	1,568
British Columbia - onshore	177	35	142	77	22	55	48	19	82	50
Newfoundland - offshore	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
N.W. Terr. - onshore	4	4	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	3
Nova Scotia - onshore	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ontario	5	1	4	7	4	3	0	1	2	3
Quebec	1	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	3
Saskatchewan	247	7	240	418	15	403	31	52	143	244
Total Canada	2,899	539	2,360	2,999	531	2,468	156	172	2,033	1,871
¹Companies represent a cross-section of major and independent operators. ²Manitoba and Newfoundland-onshore showed zero wells planned by this group of companies. ³This additional breakdown of wells already included in field and wildcat categories.