02-02_Outlook_USDrilling_T3.htm (Feb-2002)

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

What 17 major drillers¹ plan for 2002
		Wells to be drilled 2002			Wells drilled 2001			Coalbed methane gas wells³
State or area		Total	Wildcat	Field	Total	Wildcat	Field	2002	2001
Alabama Onshore		100	0	100	100	0	100	100	100
Alaska Onshore		64	8	56	66	12	54	0	0
California Onshore		1,108	4	1,104	1,288	1	1,287	0	0
Colorado		60	1	59	57	4	53	49	49
Gulf of Mexico		246	174	72	410	213	197	0	0
	Alabama	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
	Louisiana	121	76	45	194	107	87	0	0
	Texas	124	97	27	215	105	110	0	0
Kansas		30	1	29	38	4	34	0	0
Kentucky		71	0	71	77	0	77	0	0
Louisiana²		105	39	66	141	32	109	0	0
	North	43	3	40	76	9	67	0	0
	South	62	36	26	65	23	42	0	0
Michigan		12	0	12	46	1	45	0	0
Mississippi Onshore		24	4	20	31	3	28	0	0
Montana		55	2	53	42	4	38	0	0
New Mexico		251	61	190	262	54	208	16	4
	South/East	204	60	144	258	54	204	0	0
	North/West	47	1	46	4	0	4	16	4
New York		26	4	22	18	14	4	0	0
North Dakota		21	1	20	28	4	24	0	0
Ohio		2	2	0	11	2	9	0	0
Oklahoma		451	40	411	634	84	550	0	0
Pennsylvania		365	15	350	161	3	158	0	0
Texas²		971	55	916	1,015	69	946	0	0
	District 1	35	22	13	50	12	38	0	0
	District 2	5	0	5	6	2	4	0	0
	District 3	50	14	36	63	23	40	0	0
	District 4	258	7	251	221	11	210	0	0
	District 5	184	2	182	173	4	169	0	0
	District 6	44	0	44	60	1	59	0	0
	District 7B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	District 7C	135	6	129	120	3	117	0	0
	District 8	140	4	136	151	3	148	0	0
	District 8A	17	0	17	19	0	19	0	0
	District 9	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
	District 10	97	0	97	152	10	142	0	0
Utah		293	2	291	249	12	237	235	134
Virginia		16	0	16	12	0	12	0	0
West Virginia		299	8	291	298	9	289	0	0
Wyoming		904	8	896	991	10	981	664	704
Others		14	5	9	11	5	6	0	0

Total U.S.		5,488	434	5,054	5,986	540	5,446	1,064	991
¹ Major drillers are defined as integrated oil companies or subsidiaries and large independents that plan to implement significant drilling programs in several states during 2002. ² Excludes state and federal offshore wells, which are included in the GOM total. ³ Coalbed methane well data is included in field and wildcat categories.