HUGHES' U.S. RIG COUNT DOWN THREE THIS WEEK
U.S. drilling activity slowed
marginally in the week ended today as the number of active
rotary rigs fell by three to 749 against 917 one year ago,
Hughes Tool Co said.
    The latest total included 662 working land rigs, 70
offshore rigs and 17 in inland waters.
    Among individual states, California dropped by three,
Colorado by six , Wyoming by one, West Virginia by six.
Drilling increases were reported in Kansas where five rigs were
added, in Michigan three, in Louisiana one and Oklahoma 11. Rig
counts were unchanged in New Mexico and Texas.
 Reuter
