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What 102 US independents1
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Arkansas |
10 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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California-onshore |
17 |
2 |
15 |
18 |
3 |
15 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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California-offshore |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Colorado |
32 |
13 |
19 |
16 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
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Gulf of
Mexico |
63 |
40 |
23 |
66 |
46 |
20 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Alabama |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Louisiana |
60 |
37 |
23 |
65 |
45 |
20 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Mississippi |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Texas |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Illinois |
32 |
20 |
12 |
29 |
24 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Indiana |
18 |
6 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
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Kansas |
301 |
107 |
194 |
293 |
80 |
213 |
1 |
0 |
75 |
100 |
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Kentucky |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Louisiana3 |
166 |
79 |
87 |
113 |
46 |
67 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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North |
21 |
4 |
17 |
17 |
2 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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South |
145 |
75 |
70 |
96 |
44 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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Michigan |
17 |
9 |
8 |
23 |
7 |
16 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Mississippi3 |
134 |
9 |
125 |
122 |
4 |
118 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Montana |
5 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Nebraska |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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New
Mexico |
182 |
37 |
145 |
94 |
13 |
81 |
1 |
0 |
122 |
47 |
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North/West |
135 |
3 |
132 |
51 |
0 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
122 |
47 |
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South/East |
47 |
34 |
13 |
43 |
13 |
30 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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New
York |
22 |
12 |
10 |
22 |
17 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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North
Dakota |
4 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Ohio |
19 |
3 |
16 |
17 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Oklahoma |
75 |
40 |
35 |
59 |
29 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Pennsylvania |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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South
Dakota |
11 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Texas3 |
392 |
83 |
309 |
306 |
61 |
245 |
33 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
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District 1 |
20 |
3 |
17 |
15 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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District 2 |
23 |
9 |
14 |
19 |
17 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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District 3 |
27 |
21 |
6 |
20 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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District 4 |
58 |
9 |
49 |
68 |
10 |
58 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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District 5 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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District 6 |
81 |
7 |
74 |
52 |
2 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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District 7B |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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District 7C |
40 |
6 |
34 |
53 |
2 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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District 8 |
51 |
13 |
38 |
42 |
5 |
37 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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District 8A |
41 |
11 |
30 |
15 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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District 9 |
36 |
0 |
36 |
18 |
1 |
17 |
28 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
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District 10 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Utah |
13 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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West
Virginia |
60 |
0 |
60 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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Wyoming |
888 |
6 |
882 |
434 |
5 |
429 |
0 |
0 |
878 |
428 |
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Others4 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total,
Independents |
2,473 |
505 |
1,968 |
1,662 |
374 |
1,288 |
66 |
44 |
1,113 |
580 |
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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, Tennessee and Virginia. |
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