August 2005
Supplement

05-08_time-staff_T2.htm (Aug-2005)

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

 

   What 15 US major drillers1 plan for 2005 – Midyear update   
       Wells drilled, first-half 2005 
       Wells to be drilled, 2nd-half 2005 
       Horizontal wells2 
       Coalbed methane gas wells2 
   
   State or area   Total  Wildcat  Field       Total  Wildcat  Field       1st half  2nd half       1st half  2nd half   
  
  
   Alabama3 38 2 36      49 0 49      0 0      26 49   
   Alaska – onshore 5 0 5      8 1 7      0 0      0 0   
   Arkansas 2 0 2      15 5 10      0 0      0 0   
   California – onshore 878 0 878      1,076 8 1,068      14 20      0 0   
   Colorado 583 14 569      645 23 622      0 3      116 235   
   Gulf of Mexico 110 46 64      125 44 81      0 0      0 0   
     Alabama 3 3 0      0 0 0      0 0      0 0   
     Louisiana 89 31 58      118 38 80      0 0      0 0   
     Mississippi 7 7 0      4 4 0      0 0      0 0   
     Texas 11 5 6      3 2 1      0 0      0 0   
   Kansas 39 3 36      19 2 17      0 1      0 0   
   Louisiana3 110 21 89      97 19 78      0 0      0 0   
     North 56 2 54      50 3 47      0 0      0 0   
     South 54 19 35      47 16 31      0 0      0 0   
   Michigan 29 0 29      60 0 60      4 4      0 0   
   Mississippi3 3 2 1      2 1 1      0 0      0 0   
   Montana 94 1 93      86 2 84      10 10      0 0   
   New Mexico 228 10 218      401 12 389      0 0      37 36   
     North/West 158 0 158      281 0 281      0 0      37 36   
     South/East 70 10 60      120 12 108      0 0      0 0   
   North Dakota 25 0 25      25 0 25      25 25      0 0   
   Oklahoma 446 44 402      570 49 521      14 25      35 34   
   Pennsylvania 35 0 35      60 0 60      0 0      0 0   
   Texas3 1,202 39 1,163      1,465 48 1,417      205 228      0 0   
     District 1 6 0 6      5 1 4      0 0      0 0   
     District 2 27 6 21      25 5 20      10 9      0 0   
     District 3 29 7 22      36 6 30      2 2      0 0   
     District 4 80 10 70      78 12 66      0 0      0 0   
     District 5 111 0 111      157 0 157      59 79      0 0   
     District 6 194 0 194      261 0 261      5 5      0 0   
     District 7B 36 0 36      48 0 48      20 20      0 0   
     District 7C 263 1 262      303 2 301      0 0      0 0   
     District 8 149 5 144      189 13 176      5 9      0 0   
     District 8A 46 1 45      59 1 58      5 5      0 0   
     District 9 111 1 110      116 1 115      45 53      0 0   
     District 10 150 8 142      188 7 181      54 46      0 0   
   Utah 41 2 39      43 0 43      0 2      0 0   
   West Virginia 175 2 173      155 2 153      0 0      0 0   
   Wyoming 538 7 531      721 3 718      15 18      235 386   
   Others4 0 0 0      0 0 0      0 0      0 0   
  
  
   Total US  4,581  193  4,388       5,622  219  5,403       287  336       449  740   
   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 2005.
2 Horizontal and coalbed methane well data are 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, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee and Virginia.		   
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