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U.S. Onshore Crude Oil and Natural Gas Rotary Rigs in Operation (Number of Elements)
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1973
1,120
1,037
959
914
974
1,042
1,075
1,140
1,183
1,250
1,304
1,318
1974
1,283
1,264
1,272
1,280
1,319
1,342
1,387
1,426
1,437
1,493
1,497
1,540
1975
1,521
1,518
1,549
1,503
1,490
1,507
1,508
1,533
1,586
1,604
1,644
1,677
1976
1,588
1,468
1,408
1,356
1,375
1,426
1,465
1,563
1,618
1,666
1,703
1,716
1977
1,704
1,690
1,724
1,745
1,813
1,839
1,851
1,888
1,906
1,932
1,945
1,973
1978
1,956
1,954
1,979
2,016
2,066
2,103
2,122
2,127
2,138
2,156
2,169
2,098
1979
1,992
1,858
1,768
1,736
1,762
1,794
1,889
2,014
2,069
2,169
2,255
2,336
1980
2,352
2,397
2,439
2,461
2,568
2,615
2,718
2,810
2,868
2,917
2,973
3,036
1981
3,141
3,268
3,343
3,472
3,568
3,680
3,736
3,867
3,976
4,088
4,166
4,238
1982
4,156
3,891
3,554
3,209
2,927
2,660
2,504
2,385
2,255
2,173
2,286
2,482
1983
2,404
1,976
1,793
1,633
1,717
1,777
1,861
1,975
2,077
2,205
2,413
2,570
1984
2,450
2,221
2,047
1,917
2,075
2,158
2,180
2,201
2,206
2,269
2,397
2,471
1985
2,210
1,955
1,732
1,667
1,665
1,653
1,715
1,734
1,733
1,684
1,725
1,760
1986
1,635
1,280
1,007
794
687
632
621
665
681
739
820
874
1987
812
743
696
681
687
703
804
894
987
1,008
1,034
1,034
1988
949
853
832
800
768
773
786
807
805
801
789
797
1989
731
667
660
679
662
692
718
772
848
878
922
948
1990
885
806
797
824
841
886
902
879
935
974
1,031
1,035
1991
977
896
848
770
721
774
764
735
704
727
736
731
1992
654
618
594
587
591
577
628
635
672
750
822
867
1993
752
615
549
543
564
612
656
710
759
767
769
754
1994
690
659
636
617
612
643
664
671
712
723
729
709
1995
642
613
575
587
579
578
619
642
662
656
668
654
1996
598
598
618
628
648
662
677
703
702
728
741
736
1997
712
742
770
775
804
855
844
868
881
875
857
884
1998
860
835
796
748
722
726
695
674
656
623
579
545
1999
483
441
420
397
414
458
489
533
587
630
663
676
2000
650
641
649
680
705
739
784
828
865
908
916
950
2001
944
973
996
1,037
1,063
1,107
1,121
1,105
1,049
978
866
778
2002
741
702
649
645
721
732
740
737
746
740
725
742
2003
743
797
836
877
921
958
974
979
984
997
1,005
1,010
2004
1,001
1,020
1,041
1,058
1,068
1,080
1,116
1,139
1,148
1,145
1,160
1,140
2005
1,153
1,170
1,209
1,241
1,229
1,259
1,297
1,333
1,360
1,392
1,402
1,393
2006
1,396
1,455
1,464
1,502
1,536
1,570
1,587
1,639
1,646
1,644
1,620
1,634
2007
1,630
1,651
1,667
1,675
1,671
1,692
1,698
1,731
1,718
1,713
1,737
1,749
2008
1,690
1,709
1,737
1,765
1,794
1,834
1,865
1,920
1,941
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= No Data Reported;
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= Not Applicable;
NA
= Not Available;
W
= Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Release Date: 10/31/2008
Next Release Date: 11/28/2008
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