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|U.S. Natural Gas Rotary Rigs in Operation  (Number of Elements)
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|U.S. Natural Gas Rotary Rigs in Operation  (Number of Elements)
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|Year                                                                                                                              | Jan   | Feb   | Mar   | Apr   | May   | Jun   | Jul   | Aug   | Sep   | Oct   | Nov   | Dec  
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|1973                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA   
|1974                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA   
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|1975                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA   
|1976                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA   
|1977                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA   
|1978                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA   
|1979                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA   
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|1980                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA   
|1981                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA   
|1982                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA   
|1983                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA   
|1984                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA   
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|1985                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA   
|1986                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA   
|1987                                                                                                                              | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | NA    | 352   | 364   | 377   | 386   | 403  
|1988                                                                                                                              | 391   | 375   | 338   | 316   | 300   | 309   | 309   | 335   | 390   | 377   | 406   | 397  
|1989                                                                                                                              | 364   | 347   | 325   | 322   | 311   | 357   | 386   | 438   | 484   | 482   | 498   | 517  
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|1990                                                                                                                              | 477   | 412   | 421   | 447   | 465   | 495   | 496   | 466   | 460   | 469   | 495   | 460  
|1991                                                                                                                              | 413   | 405   | 389   | 374   | 354   | 342   | 332   | 326   | 314   | 330   | 328   | 308  
|1992                                                                                                                              | 294   | 277   | 250   | 251   | 260   | 260   | 310   | 331   | 356   | 399   | 451   | 509  
|1993                                                                                                                              | 454   | 334   | 268   | 270   | 294   | 327   | 360   | 390   | 421   | 411   | 408   | 426  
|1994                                                                                                                              | 425   | 405   | 403   | 398   | 382   | 408   | 415   | 433   | 471   | 467   | 460   | 447  
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|1995                                                                                                                              | 411   | 375   | 331   | 336   | 335   | 352   | 399   | 399   | 413   | 414   | 430   | 427  
|1996                                                                                                                              | 406   | 411   | 421   | 446   | 467   | 471   | 488   | 488   | 505   | 499   | 482   | 489  
|1997                                                                                                                              | 478   | 492   | 518   | 526   | 541   | 577   | 584   | 581   | 614   | 602   | 625   | 648  
|1998                                                                                                                              | 609   | 589   | 601   | 591   | 580   | 585   | 549   | 565   | 559   | 519   | 499   | 491  
|1999                                                                                                                              | 461   | 425   | 412   | 371   | 380   | 434   | 478   | 527   | 565   | 601   | 635   | 636  
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|2000                                                                                                                              | 632   | 616   | 600   | 609   | 645   | 677   | 733   | 779   | 810   | 842   | 832   | 854  
|2001                                                                                                                              | 879   | 898   | 913   | 957   | 997   | 1,050 | 1,058 | 1,032 | 972   | 913   | 825   | 754  
|2002                                                                                                                              | 725   | 679   | 617   | 612   | 690   | 704   | 716   | 721   | 736   | 709   | 683   | 714  
|2003                                                                                                                              | 718   | 750   | 767   | 795   | 864   | 910   | 924   | 932   | 936   | 941   | 952   | 959  
|2004                                                                                                                              | 955   | 961   | 968   | 996   | 1,007 | 1,011 | 1,041 | 1,063 | 1,073 | 1,068 | 1,077 | 1,064
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|2005                                                                                                                              | 1,075 | 1,083 | 1,118 | 1,163 | 1,170 | 1,208 | 1,226 | 1,227 | 1,236 | 1,256 | 1,228 | 1,220
|2006                                                                                                                              | 1,228 | 1,321 | 1,305 | 1,337 | 1,373 | 1,376 | 1,379 | 1,417 | 1,429 | 1,441 | 1,414 | 1,431
|2007                                                                                                                              | 1,440 | 1,466 | 1,461 | 1,461 | 1,464 | 1,483 | 1,486 | 1,492 | 1,475 | 1,435 | 1,451 | 1,468
|2008                                                                                                                              | 1,421 | 1,426 | 1,444 | 1,461 | 1,478 | 1,510 | 1,543 | 1,581 | 1,585 | 1,542 | 1,498 | 1,380
|2009                                                                                                                              | 1,215 | 1,037 | 867   | 775   | 723   | 691   | 675   | 691   | 704   | 722   | 734   | 758  
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|2010                                                                                                                              | 822   | 892   | 933   | 959   | 960   | 953   | 971   | 983   | 977   | 966   | 950   | 940  
|2011                                                                                                                              | 909   | 907   | 884   | 885   | 878   | 877   | 880   | 894   | 907   | 933   | 880   | 821  
|2012                                                                                                                              | 790   | 723   | 667   | 629   | 600   | 558   | 522   | 487   | 447   | 426   | 421   | 423  
|2013                                                                                                                              | 434   | 426   | 413   | 374   | 353   | 352   | 364   | 386   | 389   | 374   | 366   | 373  
|2014                                                                                                                              | 362   | 341   | 333   | 316   | 325   | 314   | 314   | 324   | 336   | 331   | 351   | 339  
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|2015                                                                                                                              | 319   | 296   | 250   | 222   | 223   | 224   | 216   | 209   | 198   | 193   | 194   | 174  
|2016                                                                                                                              | 133   | 102   | 93    | 88    | 86    | 86    | 88    | 82    | 91    | 105   | 117   | 126  
|2017                                                                                                                              | 140   | 150   | 154   | 166   | 178   | 184   | 189   | 183   | 187   | 180   | 173   | 182  
|2018                                                                                                                              | 187   | 180   | 188   | 193   | 198   | 193   | 187   | 184   | 187   | 192   | 193   | 198  
|2019                                                                                                                              | 199   | 195   | 193   | 189   | 184   | 179   | 172   | 166   | 152   | 139   | 130   | 128  
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|2020                                                                                                                              | 118   | 110   | 106   | 93    | 79    | 76    | 72    | 70    | 73    | 73    | 74    | 80   
|2021                                                                                                                              | 86    | 91    | 92    | 94    | 100   | 97    | 102   | 100   | 101   | 99    | 102   | 105  
|2022                                                                                                                              | 111   | 121   | 135   | 142   | 149   | 153   | 154   | 160   | 162   | 157   | 156   | 155  
|2023                                                                                                                              | 155   | 153   | 158   | 159   | 144   | 131   | 132   | 121   | 116   | 118   | 117   | 119  
|2024                                                                                                                              | 119   | 120   | 115   | 108   | 101   | 98    |       |       |       |       |       |      
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|- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
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|Release Date: 7/31/2024                                                                                                          
|Next Release Date: 8/30/2024