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To: Bob (Hijacked) who wrote (2991)	11/15/1997 10:20:00 AM
From: Bob (Hijacked)	Respond to of 95453

NORTH AMERICAN RIG COUNT November 14, 1997 Compared To Compared To This Week Last Week Year Ago One Year Ago ------------------------------------------------------------------- Land 846 7 716 130 Inland Water 22 1 25 -3 Offshore 126 1 108 18 ---- ---- ---- ---- Total U.S. 994 9 849 145 ---- ---- ---- ---- Total Canada 438 30 323 115 ---- ---- ---- ---- Grand Total 1432 39 1172 260 ==== ==== ==== ==== ----------------------------------------------------------------- Gulf of Mexico 124 1 103 21 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Oil 359 16 366 -7 Gas 631 -8 481 150 Misc 4 0 2 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- Total 994 -32 849 145 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Directional 225 -2 198 27 Horizontal 59 0 69 -10 Vertical 710 11 582 128 ---- ---- ---- ---- Total 994 9 849 145 ----------------------------------------------------------------- California 31 -1 33 -2 Colorado 17 2 11 6 Kansas 15 -1 24 -9 Louisiana 210 0 165 45 Michigan 7 0 2 5 N Mexico 55 -2 33 22 N Dakota 20 -2 18 2 Ohio 9 0 10 -1 Oklahoma 89 -5 120 -21 Pennsylvania 12 0 14 -2 Texas 384 10 302 82 Wyoming 51 6 35 16