03-02_Outlook_USDrilling_T2.htm (Feb-2003)

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

What 111 U.S. independent drillers¹ plan for 2003
		Wells to be drilled 2003			Wells drilled 2002			Coalbed methane gas wells³
State or area		Total	Wildcat	Field	Total	Wildcat	Field	2003	2002

Alabama²		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arkansas		45	27	18	14	2	12	0	0
California Onshore		11	0	11	3	0	3	0	0
Colorado		28	5	23	27	0	27	0	0
Gulf of Mexico		63	43	20	53	32	21	0	0
	Alabama²	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Louisiana	56	39	17	50	29	21	0	0
	Texas	7	4	3	3	3	0	0	0
Illinois		37	14	23	18	2	16	0	0
Indiana		18	12	6	5	4	1	4	0
Kansas		162	96	66	109	63	46	2	0
Kentucky		3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Louisiana²		55	11	44	59	14	45	0	0
	North	38	1	37	38	1	37	0	0
	South	17	10	7	21	13	8	0	0
Michigan		36	9	27	24	10	14	0	0
Mississippi²		5	1	4	2	1	1	0	0
Montana		69	1	68	7	7	0	64	0
Nebraska		14	8	6	6	3	3	0	0
New Mexico		84	9	75	54	3	51	26	22
	South/East	28	7	21	16	3	13	0	0
New York		4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Dakota		25	3	22	7	0	7	0	0
North/West		56	2	54	38	0	38	26	22
Ohio		50	27	23	37	12	25	0	0
Oklahoma		125	35	90	106	16	90	5	6
Pennsylvania		2	1	1	2	0	2	0	0
Texas²		303	87	216	230	61	169	0	0
	District 1	2	2	0	3	3	0	0	0
	District 2	27	15	12	18	11	7	0	0
	District 3	18	11	7	16	11	5	0	0
	District 4	62	19	43	70	14	56	0	0
	District 5	5	0	5	2	0	2	0	0
	District 6	50	10	40	30	4	26	0	0
	District 7B	6	2	4	4	2	2	0	0
	District 7C	38	6	32	43	8	35	0	0
	District 8	38	7	31	25	4	21	0	0
	District 8A	31	11	20	7	2	5	0	0
	District 9	11	3	8	5	1	4	0	0
	District 10	15	1	14	7	1	6	0	0
Utah		125	10	115	132	0	132	20	6
Virginia		4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia		25	5	20	4	0	4	0	0
Wyoming		54	6	48	9	1	8	0	0
Others		25	1	24	5	0	5	2	2

Total U.S.		1,373	418	955	913	231	682	123	36
¹ Companies represent a cross-section of U.S. independent operators. 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.

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