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What
155 US independent drillers1 plan for 2004 |
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Wells to be drilled 2004
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Wells drilled 2003
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Coalbed methane
gas wells2
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State
or area |
Total |
Wildcat |
Field |
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Total |
Wildcat |
Field |
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2004 |
2003 |
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Alabama3 |
38 |
6 |
32 |
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22 |
3 |
19 |
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10 |
10 |
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Arkansas |
14 |
10 |
4 |
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18 |
12 |
6 |
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0 |
0 |
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California–onshore |
17 |
3 |
14 |
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13 |
5 |
8 |
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0 |
0 |
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California–offshore |
6 |
4 |
2 |
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4 |
2 |
2 |
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0 |
0 |
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Colorado |
125 |
24 |
101 |
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82 |
2 |
80 |
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0 |
0 |
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Gulf
of Mexico |
77 |
60 |
17 |
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49 |
32 |
17 |
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0 |
0 |
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Alabama |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Louisiana |
60 |
46 |
14 |
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40 |
25 |
15 |
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0 |
0 |
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Mississippi |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Texas |
15 |
12 |
3 |
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9 |
7 |
2 |
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0 |
0 |
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Illinois |
30 |
10 |
20 |
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26 |
11 |
15 |
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0 |
5 |
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Indiana |
21 |
12 |
9 |
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11 |
5 |
6 |
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0 |
0 |
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Kansas |
270 |
87 |
194 |
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261 |
72 |
189 |
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100 |
104 |
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Kentucky |
4 |
3 |
1 |
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2 |
0 |
2 |
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0 |
0 |
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Louisiana3 |
135 |
29 |
106 |
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153 |
32 |
121 |
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1 |
1 |
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North |
61 |
6 |
55 |
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54 |
5 |
49 |
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0 |
0 |
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South |
74 |
23 |
51 |
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99 |
27 |
72 |
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1 |
1 |
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Michigan |
50 |
35 |
15 |
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23 |
15 |
8 |
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10 |
9 |
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Mississippi3 |
14 |
9 |
5 |
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12 |
10 |
2 |
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0 |
0 |
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Montana |
52 |
35 |
17 |
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15 |
11 |
4 |
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0 |
0 |
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Nebraska |
12 |
3 |
9 |
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8 |
5 |
3 |
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0 |
0 |
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New
Mexico |
175 |
11 |
164 |
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137 |
4 |
133 |
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101 |
88 |
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North/West |
113 |
2 |
111 |
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95 |
0 |
95 |
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101 |
88 |
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South/East |
62 |
9 |
53 |
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42 |
4 |
38 |
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0 |
0 |
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New
York |
16 |
3 |
13 |
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4 |
4 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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North
Dakota |
27 |
11 |
16 |
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33 |
5 |
28 |
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0 |
0 |
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Ohio |
18 |
2 |
16 |
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16 |
0 |
16 |
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0 |
0 |
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Oklahoma |
189 |
73 |
116 |
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146 |
39 |
107 |
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1 |
0 |
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Pennsylvania |
20 |
0 |
20 |
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3 |
0 |
3 |
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12 |
0 |
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Texas3 |
419 |
125 |
295 |
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405 |
134 |
271 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
1 |
29 |
5 |
24 |
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18 |
1 |
17 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
2 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
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13 |
12 |
1 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
3 |
33 |
23 |
10 |
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10 |
6 |
4 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
4 |
118 |
28 |
90 |
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129 |
45 |
84 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
5 |
43 |
3 |
40 |
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43 |
4 |
39 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
6 |
21 |
0 |
21 |
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51 |
0 |
51 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
7B |
15 |
12 |
4 |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
7C |
6 |
5 |
1 |
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23 |
20 |
3 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
8 |
30 |
7 |
23 |
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14 |
6 |
8 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
8A |
26 |
10 |
16 |
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26 |
12 |
14 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
9 |
51 |
17 |
34 |
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48 |
26 |
22 |
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0 |
0 |
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District
10 |
37 |
6 |
31 |
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29 |
1 |
28 |
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0 |
0 |
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Utah |
100 |
10 |
90 |
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89 |
3 |
86 |
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12 |
0 |
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West
Virginia |
161 |
2 |
159 |
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10 |
0 |
10 |
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24 |
0 |
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Wyoming |
315 |
16 |
299 |
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205 |
10 |
195 |
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180 |
185 |
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Others4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Total
US |
2,307 |
585 |
1,734 |
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1,748 |
417 |
1,331 |
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451 |
402 |
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1
Companies represent a cross-section of US independent operators.
2 Coalbed methane
well data are included in wildcat, field and total categories.
3 Excludes state and federal offshore
wells, which are included in the Gulf of Mexico total.
4 Includes Arizona, Florida, Nevada, South
Dakota, Tennessee and Virginia. |
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