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May 28, 2005, 9:04PM
Rig Count
Rigs drilling 5/27 5/20 Year ago
Texas 599 591 501
Alaska 9 8 8
California 23 27 21
Kansas 6 6 6
Louisiana 181 177 160
New Mexico 81 83 66
Oklahoma 151 149 163
Wyoming 71 71 72
U.S. total 1,331 1,315 1,169
Canada 271 267 195
Source: Baker Hughes
U.S. Gas 1,111 1,124 985
U.S. Horizontal 159 163 116
Source: Smith International
Rigs under contract
U.S. Gulf 131 131 116
Rigs under contract
Source: ODS-Petrodata