05-02_Outlook_USDrilling_T1.htm (Feb-2005)

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Forecast of 2005 US wells and footage to be drilled
	Total wells			Total footage (1,000 ft)
State or area	2005 Forecast	2004 Estimated⁴	% Difference	2005 Forecast	2004 Estimated4	% Difference

Alabama¹	387	394	–1.8	1,050	1,146	–8.4
Alaska	218	230	–5.2	1,372	1,478	–7.2
Alaska–offshore²	20	21	–4.8	194	206	–5.8
Arkansas	384	386	–0.5	2,163	2,140	1.1
California	2,450	2,380	2.9	5,760	5,590	3.0
California–offshore²	29	26	11.5	208	179	16.2
Colorado	2,180	1,847	18.0	12,750	10,810	17.9
Gulf of Mexico²	830	835	–0.6	10,250	10,280	–0.3
Illinois	405	348	16.4	1,000	880	13.6
Indiana	205	194	5.7	320	290	10.3
Kansas	2,757	2,500	5.6	8,100	7,500	8.0
Kentucky	610	580	5.2	1,830	1,740	5.2
Louisiana¹	1,380	1,334	3.4	10,752	10,253	4.9
North	971	953	1.9	6,580	6,375	3.2
South	409	381	7.3	4,172	3,878	7.6
Michigan	530	374	41.7	1,218	782	55.8
Mississippi¹	190	178	6.7	1,500	1,300	15.4
Montana	889	712	24.9	2,848	2,281	24.9
Nebraska	65	68	–4.4	210	250	–16.0
New Mexico	1,816	1,670	8.7	10,902	9,548	14.2
New York	282	92	206.5	619	349	77.4
North Dakota	277	235	17.9	2,161	1,800	20.1
Ohio	600	545	10.1	2,580	2,259	14.2
Oklahoma	2,162	2,205	–2.0	14,424	14,837	–2.8
Pennsylvania	2,300	2,225	3.4	7,400	7,074	4.6
South Dakota	25	13	92.3	137	70	95.7
Tennessee	155	180	–13.9	185	225	–17.8
Texas¹	12,768	12,168	4.9	92,139	89,389	3.1
District 1	382	371	3.0	2,054	1,992	3.1
District 2	833	817	2.0	5,956	5,841	2.0
District 3	1,011	956	5.8	8,114	7,692	5.5
District 4	1,358	1,389	–2.2	13,296	13,600	–2.2
District 5	716	708	1.1	8,220	7,965	3.2
District 6	1,393	1,339	4.0	13,173	12,538	5.1
District 7B	632	490	29.0	2,244	1,959	14.5
District 7C	1,573	1,466	7.3	10,936	10,419	5.0
District 8	1,632	1,537	6.2	10,301	9,452	9.0
District 8A	972	912	6.6	5,112	4,944	3.4
District 9	1,356	1,405	–3.5	7,174	8,219	–12.7
District 10	910	778	17.0	5,559	4,768	16.6
Utah	650	535	21.5	4,750	3,950	20.3
Virginia	460	430	7.0	1,196	1,110	7.7
West Virginia	909	871	4.4	3,483	3,360	3.7
Wyoming	4,000	3,631	10.2	11,241	11,058	1.7
Others³	25	11	127.3	122	62	96.8

Total US	39,958	37,257	7.4	212,864	202,196	5.3
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, and Nevada. ⁴ 2004 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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