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What 125 US independents1 plan for 2005 – Midyear update |
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Wells drilled, first-half 2005
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Wells to be drilled, 2nd-half 2005
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Horizontal wells2
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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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1st
half |
2nd
half |
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1st
half |
2nd
half |
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Alabama3 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
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3 |
0 |
3 |
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0 |
0 |
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6 |
0 |
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Arkansas |
7 |
3 |
4 |
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31 |
7 |
24 |
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0 |
1 |
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0 |
0 |
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California
– onshore |
107 |
3 |
104 |
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70 |
4 |
66 |
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8 |
3 |
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0 |
0 |
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Colorado |
5 |
0 |
5 |
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8 |
21 |
13 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
4 |
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Gulf of
Mexico |
19 |
12 |
7 |
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20 |
13 |
7 |
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0 |
0 |
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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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0 |
0 |
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Louisiana |
16 |
9 |
7 |
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16 |
10 |
6 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Mississippi |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Texas |
3 |
3 |
0 |
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4 |
3 |
1 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Illinois |
5 |
4 |
1 |
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30 |
20 |
10 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Indiana |
20 |
5 |
15 |
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32 |
13 |
19 |
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0 |
0 |
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7 |
8 |
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Kansas |
88 |
52 |
36 |
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160 |
71 |
89 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Kentucky |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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6 |
1 |
5 |
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0 |
1 |
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0 |
0 |
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Louisiana3 |
108 |
25 |
83 |
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118 |
40 |
78 |
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0 |
6 |
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0 |
1 |
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North |
38 |
2 |
36 |
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57 |
6 |
51 |
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0 |
3 |
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0 |
1 |
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South |
70 |
23 |
47 |
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61 |
34 |
27 |
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0 |
3 |
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0 |
0 |
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Michigan |
5 |
1 |
4 |
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17 |
5 |
12 |
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4 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Mississippi3 |
102 |
10 |
92 |
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81 |
7 |
74 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Montana |
6 |
2 |
4 |
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4 |
0 |
4 |
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4 |
4 |
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0 |
0 |
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Nebraska |
3 |
1 |
2 |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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New
Mexico |
52 |
12 |
40 |
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61 |
29 |
32 |
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0 |
0 |
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15 |
18 |
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North/West |
28 |
0 |
28 |
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24 |
0 |
24 |
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0 |
0 |
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15 |
18 |
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South/East |
24 |
12 |
12 |
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37 |
29 |
8 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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New
York |
13 |
7 |
6 |
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18 |
5 |
13 |
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7 |
4 |
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0 |
0 |
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North
Dakota |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
3 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Ohio |
5 |
0 |
5 |
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26 |
5 |
21 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Oklahoma |
116 |
22 |
94 |
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81 |
25 |
56 |
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3 |
8 |
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4 |
0 |
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Pennsylvania |
66 |
4 |
62 |
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80 |
4 |
76 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Texas3 |
295 |
60 |
235 |
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404 |
70 |
334 |
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16 |
28 |
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0 |
0 |
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District 1 |
12 |
1 |
11 |
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15 |
4 |
11 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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District 2 |
16 |
10 |
6 |
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19 |
10 |
9 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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District 3 |
23 |
17 |
6 |
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19 |
11 |
8 |
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2 |
1 |
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0 |
0 |
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District 4 |
12 |
5 |
7 |
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13 |
4 |
9 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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District 5 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
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14 |
0 |
14 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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District 6 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
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23 |
1 |
22 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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District 7B |
4 |
0 |
4 |
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4 |
0 |
4 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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District 7C |
33 |
12 |
21 |
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42 |
13 |
29 |
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1 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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District 8 |
65 |
10 |
55 |
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106 |
8 |
98 |
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1 |
5 |
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0 |
0 |
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District 8A |
68 |
3 |
65 |
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107 |
12 |
95 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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District 9 |
34 |
0 |
34 |
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39 |
6 |
33 |
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12 |
22 |
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0 |
0 |
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District 10 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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3 |
1 |
2 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Utah |
5 |
1 |
4 |
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19 |
9 |
10 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
1 |
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West
Virginia |
18 |
1 |
17 |
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39 |
0 |
39 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Wyoming |
13 |
3 |
10 |
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18 |
3 |
15 |
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0 |
0 |
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8 |
0 |
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Others4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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Total,
Independents |
1,068 |
231 |
837 |
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1,344 |
343 |
1,001 |
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42 |
55 |
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40 |
32 |
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1 Companies
represent a cross-section of US independent operators.
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, Nevada, Tennessee and Virginia. |
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