04-02_Outlook_USDrilling_T1.htm (Feb-2004)

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Forecast of 2004 US wells and footage to be drilled
	Total Wells			Total footage (1,000 ft)
State or area	2004 Forecast	2003 Estimated⁴	% Diff.	2004 Forecast	2003 Estimated⁴	% Diff.

Alabama¹	400	417	–4.1	975	1,075	–9.3
Alaska	183	174	5.2	1,372	1,276	7.5
Alaska Offshore²	21	26	–19.2	188	257	–26.8
Arkansas	174	158	10.1	965	890	8.4
California	2,625	2,430	8.0	6,345	6,320	0.4
California Offshore²	26	25	4.0	169	147	15.0
Colorado	1,497	1,363	9.8	7,111	6,192	14.8
Gulf of Mexico²	865	810	6.8	9,576	8,748	9.5
Illinois	360	330	9.1	851	745	14.2
Indiana	148	143	3.5	235	230	2.2
Kansas	1,233	1,230	0.2	4,124	4,132	–0.2
Kentucky	770	750	2.7	912	818	11.5
Louisiana¹	1,211	1,169	3.6	10,288	9,979	3.1
North	846	778	8.7	6,569	5,999	9.5
South	365	391	–6.6	3,719	3,980	–6.6
Michigan	400	391	2.3	566	567	–0.2
Mississippi¹	201	195	3.1	1,458	1,449	0.6
Montana	626	493	27.0	2,014	1,578	27.6
Nebraska	29	24	20.8	138	113	22.1
New Mexico	1,848	1,663	11.1	10,441	9,507	9.8
New York	100	51	96.1	281	213	31.9
North Dakota	187	171	9.4	1,498	1,375	8.9
Ohio	550	512	7.4	2,310	2,088	10.6
Oklahoma	2,681	2,344	14.4	15,735	14,099	11.6
Pennsylvania	2,254	2,196	2.6	8,200	7,870	4.2
South Dakota	14	11	27.3	75	66	13.6
Tennessee	140	100	40.0	210	145	44.8
Texas¹	8,865	8,251	7.4	66,328	61,590	7.7
District 1	286	260	10.0	1,597	1,374	16.2
District 2	428	426	0.5	3,060	2,952	3.7
District 3	649	569	14.1	5,192	4,529	14.6
District 4	1,233	1,218	1.2	11,918	11,891	0.2
District 5	680	626	8.6	7,451	7,046	5.7
District 6	764	714	7.0	7,247	6,783	6.8
District 7B	393	358	9.8	1,405	1,253	12.1
District 7C	1,221	1,181	3.4	8,532	8,256	3.3
District 8	796	729	9.2	5,516	4,884	12.9
District 8A	563	533	5.6	3,035	2,912	4.2
District 9	1,306	1,220	7.0	7,829	6,991	12.0
District 10	546	417	30.9	3,546	2,719	30.4
Utah	571	450	26.9	3,640	2,872	26.7
Virginia	402	332	21.1	2,980	2,235	33.3
West Virginia	1,360	1,003	35.6	5,433	4,027	34.9
Wyoming	3,691	3,253	13.5	8,582	7,645	12.3
Others³	38	33	15.2	122	105	16.2

Total US	33,470	30,498	9.7	173,122	158,353	9.3
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, Hawaii, Missouri and Nevada. ⁴ 2003 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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