02-02_Outlook_USDrilling_T1.htm (Feb-2002)

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Forecast of 2002 U.S. wells and footage to be drilled
		Total wells			Total footage (1,000 ft)
State or area		2002 Forecast	2001 Estimated⁴	% Difference	2002 Forecast	2001 Estimated⁴	% Difference
Alabama¹		279	282	– 1.1	883	893	– 1.1
Alaska		159	163	– 2.5	1,288	1,320	– 2.4
Alaska-offshore²		20	22	– 9.1	160	176	– 9.1
Arkansas		147	162	– 9.3	907	1,000	– 9.3
California		1,925	2,133	– 9.8	4,813	5,333	– 9.8
California-offshore²		35	39	– 10.3	202	225	– 10.2
Colorado		1,246	1,400	– 11.0	5,221	5,866	– 11.0
Gulf of Mexico²		767	968	– 20.8	7,072	8,925	– 20.8
Illinois		240	275	– 12.7	616	706	– 12.7
Indiana		138	159	– 13.2	259	299	– 13.4
Kansas		1,395	1,605	– 13.1	5,168	5,947	– 13.1
Kentucky		800	765	4.6	2,056	1,966	4.6
Louisiana¹		1,460	1,569	– 6.9	11,211	12,051	– 7.0
	North	882	947	– 6.9	5,385	5,781	– 6.9
	South	578	622	– 7.1	5,826	6,270	– 7.1
Michigan		375	408	– 8.1	716	779	– 8.1
Mississippⁱ¹		181	199	– 9.0	1,620	1,781	– 9.0
Montana		565	611	– 7.5	2,040	2,206	– 7.5
Nebraska		39	32	21.9	192	158	21.5
New Mexico		1,537	1,782	– 13.7	9,545	11,066	– 13.7
New York		153	149	2.7	430	419	2.6
North Dakota		148	170	– 12.9	1,369	1,573	– 13.0
Ohio		572	642	– 10.9	2,529	2,838	– 10.9
Oklahoma		2,047	2,561	– 20.1	13,203	16,518	– 20.1
Pennsylvania		1,895	1,975	– 4.1	6,917	7,209	– 4.1
South Dakota		15	18	– 16.7	100	120	– 16.7
Tennessee		155	160	– 3.1	288	297	– 3.0
Texas¹		7,384	7,877	– 6.3	49,797	53,719	– 7.3
	District 1	220	248	– 11.3	1,456	1,642	– 11.3
	District 2	452	525	– 13.9	3,148	3,656	– 13.9
	District 3	542	586	– 7.5	4,472	4,835	– 7.5
	District 4	1,100	1,134	– 3.0	9,735	10,036	– 3.0
	District 5	435	509	– 14.5	3,902	4,566	– 14.5
	District 6	630	739	– 14.7	5,412	6,348	– 14.7
	District 7B	487	519	– 6.2	1,817	1,936	– 6.1
	District 7C	854	918	– 7.0	5,338	5,738	– 7.0
	District 8	870	924	– 5.8	5,625	5,974	– 5.8
	District 8A	480	493	– 2.6	2,542	2,610	– 2.6
	District 9	913	769	18.7	3,994	3,364	18.7
	District 10	401	513	– 21.8	2,356	3,014	– 21.8
Utah		505	578	– 12.6	2,576	2,948	– 12.6
Virginia		320	320	0.0	835	835	0.0
West Virginia		795	822	– 3.3	3,258	3,369	– 3.3
Wyoming		4,900	5,000	– 2.0	14,725	15,025	– 2.0
Others³		52	48	8.3	239	220	8.6

Total U.S.		30,249	32,894	– 8.0	150,235	165,787	– 9.4
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, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada and Oregon. ⁴ 2001 estimates are based on well counts furnished by state and federal regulatory agencies, API and ODS-Petrodata Group for the Gulf of Mexico.

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