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What 16 US major drillers1
plan for 2005 |
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Wells to be drilled 2005
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Wells drilled 2004
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Horizontal wells
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Coalbed methane
gas wells2
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State
or area |
Total |
Wildcat |
Field |
Total |
Wildcat |
Field |
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Alabama3 |
85 |
0 |
85 |
65 |
0 |
65 |
0 |
0 |
85 |
65 |
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Alaska–onshore |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Arkansas |
7 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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California–onshore |
2,167 |
6 |
2,161 |
2,139 |
4 |
2,135 |
95 |
70 |
0 |
0 |
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Colorado |
1,182 |
33 |
1,149 |
960 |
23 |
937 |
4 |
1 |
389 |
279 |
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Gulf of
Mexico |
240 |
105 |
135 |
166 |
54 |
112 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Alabama |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Louisiana |
210 |
84 |
126 |
138 |
40 |
98 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Mississippi |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Texas |
22 |
13 |
9 |
28 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Kansas |
56 |
4 |
52 |
58 |
0 |
58 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Louisiana3 |
181 |
29 |
152 |
124 |
15 |
109 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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North |
78 |
9 |
69 |
61 |
2 |
59 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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South |
103 |
20 |
83 |
63 |
13 |
50 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Michigan |
94 |
0 |
94 |
99 |
0 |
99 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Mississippi3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Montana |
114 |
1 |
113 |
67 |
0 |
67 |
20 |
20 |
5 |
0 |
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New
Mexico |
596 |
28 |
568 |
567 |
21 |
546 |
14 |
10 |
178 |
69 |
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North/West |
396 |
0 |
396 |
365 |
0 |
365 |
4 |
1 |
178 |
69 |
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South/East |
200 |
28 |
172 |
202 |
21 |
181 |
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
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New
York |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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North
Dakota |
49 |
2 |
47 |
45 |
0 |
45 |
25 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
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Ohio |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Oklahoma |
863 |
75 |
788 |
769 |
58 |
711 |
151 |
117 |
133 |
107 |
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Pennsylvania |
103 |
2 |
101 |
86 |
1 |
85 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
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Texas3 |
2,352 |
73 |
2,279 |
1,958 |
63 |
1,895 |
327 |
248 |
1 |
0 |
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District 1 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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District 2 |
35 |
6 |
29 |
22 |
4 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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District 3 |
61 |
13 |
48 |
76 |
23 |
53 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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District 4 |
110 |
22 |
88 |
115 |
14 |
101 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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District 5 |
291 |
8 |
283 |
139 |
10 |
129 |
98 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
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District 6 |
287 |
0 |
287 |
192 |
0 |
192 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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District 7B |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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District 7C |
657 |
2 |
655 |
629 |
0 |
629 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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District 8 |
290 |
6 |
284 |
213 |
4 |
209 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
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District 8A |
137 |
3 |
134 |
120 |
0 |
120 |
24 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
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District 9 |
167 |
3 |
164 |
220 |
2 |
218 |
84 |
104 |
0 |
0 |
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District 10 |
306 |
10 |
296 |
217 |
6 |
211 |
100 |
91 |
0 |
0 |
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Utah |
91 |
0 |
91 |
73 |
0 |
73 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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West
Virginia |
366 |
3 |
363 |
330 |
5 |
325 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Wyoming |
960 |
5 |
955 |
864 |
5 |
859 |
0 |
0 |
460 |
515 |
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Others4 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total
US |
9,519 |
375 |
9,144 |
8,379 |
251 |
8,128 |
643 |
494 |
1,259 |
1,038 |
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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 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, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee and Virginia. |
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