Weekly Rig Count Update 
13-Nov-09
Gulf of Mexico (GOM): This includes total US GOM-federal OCS and bordering states offshore rigs. 
This Week = 35
Last Week =  35         This Week % Change from Last Week   =  0.00%
Year Ago   =  61         This Week % Change from Year Ago     =  -42.62%
Texas (TX) Offshore:  This includes TX federal OCS and TX state offshore rigs. 
This Week =  3
Last Week =  3         This Week % Change from Last Week   =  0.00%
Year Ago   =  8         This Week % Change from Year Ago     =  -62.50%
Louisiana (LA) Total:  This includes LA onshore, LA federal OCS and LA state offshore rigs. 
This Week =  166
Last Week =  169         This Week % Change from Last Week   =  -1.78%
Year Ago   =  178         This Week % Change from Year Ago     =  -6.74%
Louisiana Breakdown   PRESENT  PREVIOUS WEEK % Change
Weekly A B A  % Change from
  Rig Count Rig Count  from B   Jan. 4, 2008
N Louisiana – Land =    108 111 -2.70% 89.47%
S Louisiana – InLand Water =  13 13 0.00% -51.85%
S Louisiana – InLand Land =  13 13 0.00% -53.57%
Louisiana (state only) offshore = 1 1 0.00% -66.67%
Louisiana total (state only) =  135 138 -2.17% 17.39%
Louisiana federal offshore =  32 32 0.00% -30.43%
Louisiana total all areas =  166 169 -1.78% 3.11%
Louisiana Breakdown   Weekly Rig Count
Weekly Since Jan 2, 1992
    Highest on Record Lowest on Record
N Louisiana – Land =    111 6-Nov-09 4 26-Jun-92
S Louisiana – InLand Water =  34 19-Jun-98 4 5-Jun-09
S Louisiana – InLand Land =  62 5-Dec-97 10 5-Jun-09
Louisiana (state only) offshore = 50 9-Sep-94 0 20-Mar-00
Louisiana total (state only) =  146 22-Aug-08 43 9-Apr-93
Louisiana federal offshore =  128 19-Jan-01 9 28-Aug-92
Louisiana total all areas =  235 4-May-01 74 19-Jun-92
Louisiana Breakdown   Average Monthly Rig Count
Monthly Since January 1984
  Highest on Record Lowest on Record
N Louisiana – Land =    106.4 Oct-09 5.2 Jan-92
S Louisiana – InLand Water =  61.0 Dec-84 5.3 Apr-09
S Louisiana – Inland Land =  115.2 Dec-84 11.0 Jun-09
Louisiana (state only) offshore = 118.7 Sep-84 0.0 Apr-09
Louisiana total (state only) =  307.0 Jan-85 46.8 Apr-93
Louisiana federal offshore =  120.8 Jan-01 11.6 Mar-87
Louisiana total all areas =  358.2 Dec-84 76.3 Sep-92
Louisiana Total Rig Count (Including OCS)
     % change from January 5, 2007   =  -9.78%
     % change from January 2, 2004   =  5.06%
Area with largest % change over the last 6 months (from the 1st week of those 6 months):
         South Louisiana In Land Waters and State Offshore have the largest change.
Area South Louisiana State Offshore (Only)*
Rig Count In Land Waters
1st week of 6 months = 12 2
Change in Rigs
Max = 7 0
Min  = -2 -2
Avg  = 2 -1
%Change in Rigs 
Avg over last 6 months = 33.33% -50.00%
* The state offshore is very misleading, because of the small amount of rigs working in the area