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Maximum U.S. Active Seismic Crew Counts

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Data 1 Total
Data 2 48 States, Onshore
Data 3 48 States, Offshore
Data 4 Alaska

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# Of Series Frequency Latest Data for
1 Monthly 7/2011 01/15/2000
4 Monthly 7/2011 01/15/2000
4 Monthly 7/2011 01/15/2000
4 Monthly 7/2011 01/15/2000

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Back to Contents Data 1: Total
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U.S. Maximum
Number of Active
Crews Engaged in
Seismic Surveying
Date (Count)
Jan-2000 0
Feb-2000 0
Mar-2000 62
Apr-2000 63
May-2000 59
Jun-2000 63
Jul-2000 58
Aug-2000 61
Sep-2000 59
Oct-2000 63
Nov-2000 62
Dec-2000 65
Jan-2001 61
Feb-2001 61
Mar-2001 63
Apr-2001 65
May-2001 64
Jun-2001 60
Jul-2001 58
Aug-2001 56
Sep-2001 54
Oct-2001 58
Nov-2001 59
Dec-2001 58
Jan-2002 54
Feb-2002 57
Mar-2002 54
Apr-2002 50
May-2002 51
Jun-2002 50
Jul-2002 52
Aug-2002 50
Sep-2002 56
Oct-2002 57
Nov-2002 50
Dec-2002 43
Jan-2003 40
Feb-2003 41
Mar-2003 41
Apr-2003 40
May-2003 38
Jun-2003 39
 Jul-2003 41
Aug-2003 43
Sep-2003 39
Oct-2003 39
Nov-2003 38
Dec-2003 42
Jan-2004 43
Feb-2004 45
Mar-2004 45
Apr-2004 45
May-2004 44
Jun-2004 49
Jul-2004 48
Aug-2004 49
Sep-2004 48
Oct-2004 48
Nov-2004 49
Dec-2004 50
Jan-2005 52
Feb-2005 53
Mar-2005 51
Apr-2005 50
May-2005 55
Jun-2005 57
Jul-2005 54
Aug-2005 55
Sep-2005 56
Oct-2005 57
Nov-2005 57
Dec-2005 58
Jan-2006 55
Feb-2006 57
Mar-2006 59
Apr-2006 58
May-2006 58
Jun-2006 57
Jul-2006 66
Aug-2006 62
Sep-2006 63
Oct-2006 64
Nov-2006 65
Dec-2006 64
Jan-2007 63
Feb-2007 63
Mar-2007 68
Apr-2007 71
May-2007 70
Jun-2007 69
Jul-2007 69
Aug-2007 71
Sep-2007 73
Oct-2007 77
Nov-2007 79
Dec-2007 75
Jan-2008 76
Feb-2008 77
Mar-2008 75
Apr-2008 72
May-2008 73
Jun-2008 73
Jul-2008 72
Aug-2008 72
Sep-2008
Oct-2008 77
Nov-2008 72
Dec-2008 73
Jan-2009 75
Feb-2009 76
Mar-2009 72
Apr-2009 70
May-2009 65
Jun-2009 60
Jul-2009 61
Aug-2009 60
Sep-2009 60
Oct-2009 63
Nov-2009 62
Dec-2009 63
Jan-2010 64
Feb-2010 65
Mar-2010 63
Apr-2010 66
May-2010 67
Jun-2010 67
Jul-2010 67
Aug-2010 65
Sep-2010 64
Oct-2010 62
Nov-2010 62
Dec-2010 62
Jan-2011 64
Feb-2011 65
Mar-2011 63
Apr-2011 64
May-2011 66
Jun-2011 67
Jul-2011 67
Back to Contents Data 2: 48 States, Onshore
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U.S.Lower 48 States U.S.Lower 48 States

U.S. Lower 48 States Onshore Maximum Onshore Maximum
Onshore Maximum Number of Active Number of Active
Number of Active Crews Engaged in Crews Engaged in
Crews Engaged in Two-Dimensional Three-Dimensional
Seismic Surveying Seismic Surveying Seismic Surveying
Date (Count) (Count) (Count)
Jan-2000 0 0 0
Feb-2000 0 0 0
Mar-2000 41 4 36
Apr-2000 41 4 36
May-2000 38 3 34
Jun-2000 43 5 37
Jul-2000 44 4 39
Aug-2000 45 4 40
Sep-2000 43 3 39
Oct-2000 46 4 41
Nov-2000 46 4 40
Dec-2000 48 5 41
Jan-2001 44 5 38
Feb-2001 45 6 38
Mar-2001 45 6 38
Apr-2001 47 7 39
May-2001 45 7 37
Jun-2001 42 6 35
Jul-2001 42 6 35
Aug-2001 41 8 32
Sep-2001 39 8 30
Oct-2001 39 5 33
Nov-2001 42 7 34
Dec-2001 41 7 33
Jan-2002 38 6 32
Feb-2002 40 9 31
Mar-2002 35 9 26
Apr-2002 32 7 25
May-2002 32 8 24
Jun-2002 32 9 23
Jul-2002 34 8 26
Aug-2002 33 7 26
Sep-2002 37 9 28
Oct-2002 38 8 30
Nov-2002 35 8 27
Dec-2002 31 8 22
Jan-2003 28 8 19
Feb-2003 29 9 20
Mar-2003 28 8 20
Apr-2003 27 7 20
May-2003 24 7 17
Jun-2003 25 7 18
Jul-2003 28 7 21
Aug-2003 30 8 22
Sep-2003 30 8 22
Oct-2003 31 7 24
Nov-2003 31 7 24
Dec-2003 32 7 25
Jan-2004 33 8 25
Feb-2004 35 8 27
Mar-2004 35 8 27
Apr-2004 36 9 27
May-2004 35 9 26
Jun-2004 39 9 30
Jul-2004 38 8 30
Aug-2004 39 8 31
Sep-2004 40 8 32
Oct-2004 42 8 34
Nov-2004 42 9 33
Dec-2004 41 9 32
Jan-2005 41 8 33
Feb-2005 42 8 34
Mar-2005 39 6 33
Apr-2005 38 8 30
May-2005 42 8 34
Jun-2005 44 9 35
Jul-2005 42 8 34
Aug-2005 43 8 35
Sep-2005 44 7 37
Oct-2005 45 6 39
Nov-2005 45 5 40
Dec-2005 46 6 40
Jan-2006 43 5 38
Feb-2006 44 5 39
Mar-2006 46 4 42
Apr-2006 46 4 42
May-2006 46 4 42
Jun-2006 44 9 35
Jul-2006 56 5 51
Aug-2006 53 4 49
Sep-2006 55 4 51
Oct-2006 56 5 51
Nov-2006 56 5 51
Dec-2006 55 5 50
Jan-2007 54 3 51
Feb-2007 54 3 51
Mar-2007 59 4 55
Apr-2007 59 4 55
May-2007 58 3 55
Jun-2007 58 3 55
Jul-2007 59 2 57
Aug-2007 58 2 56
Sep-2007 61 3 58
Oct-2007 65 4 60
Nov-2007 65 4 60
Dec-2007 60 5 54
Jan-2008 61 6 55
Feb-2008 61 6 55
Mar-2008 60 6 54
Apr-2008 57 4 53
May-2008 58 4 54
Jun-2008 58 2 56
Jul-2008 60 2 58
Aug-2008 60 2 58
Sep-2008
Oct-2008 65 4 60
Nov-2008 63 2 61
Dec-2008 64 2 62
Jan-2009 65 2 63
Feb-2009 65 3 62
Mar-2009 62 3 59
Apr-2009 60 3 57
May-2009 56 2 54
Jun-2009 52 2 50
Jul-2009 53 2 51
Aug-2009 51 2 49
Sep-2009 50 1 49
Oct-2009 51 1 50
Nov-2009 49 0 49
Dec-2009 49 0 49
Jan-2010 50 0 50
Feb-2010 51 0 51
Mar-2010 49 0 49
Apr-2010 52 1 51
May-2010 52 1 50
Jun-2010 52 2 50
Jul-2010 53 2 51
Aug-2010 52 2 50
Sep-2010 51 2 49
Oct-2010 51 1 50
Nov-2010 51 1 50
Dec-2010 52 1 51
Jan-2011 54 2 52
Feb-2011 56 3 53
Mar-2011 54 2 52
Apr-2011 55 2 53
May-2011 57 3 54
Jun-2011 58 3 55
Jul-2011 58 3 55
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U.S.Lower 48 States
Onshore Maximum
Number of Active
Crews Engaged in
Four-Dimensional
Seismic Surveying
(Count)
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U.S.Lower 48 States U.S.Lower 48 States

U.S. Lower 48 States Offshore Maximum Offshore Maximum
Offshore Maximum Number of Active Number of Active
Number of Active Crews Engaged in Crews Engaged in
Crews Engaged in Two-Dimensional Three-Dimensional
Seismic Surveying Seismic Surveying Seismic Surveying
Date (Count) (Count) (Count)
Jan-2000 0 0 0
Feb-2000 0 0 0
Mar-2000 19 7 11
Apr-2000 19 7 11
May-2000 18 6 11
Jun-2000 17 7 9
Jul-2000 13 6 6
Aug-2000 15 7 7
Sep-2000 16 7 8
Oct-2000 17 7 9
Nov-2000 16 7 8
Dec-2000 17 8 8
Jan-2001 17 9 7
Feb-2001 16 8 7
Mar-2001 18 9 9
Apr-2001 18 9 9
May-2001 17 9 8
Jun-2001 16 9 7
Jul-2001 16 8 8
Aug-2001 15 7 8
Sep-2001 15 6 9
Oct-2001 19 9 10
Nov-2001 17 7 10
Dec-2001 17 8 9
Jan-2002 14 8 6
Feb-2002 15 9 6
Mar-2002 17 10 7
Apr-2002 16 9 7
May-2002 17 9 8
Jun-2002 16 9 7
Jul-2002 16 8 8
Aug-2002 15 8 7
Sep-2002 17 10 7
Oct-2002 17 10 7
Nov-2002 13 8 5
Dec-2002 11 7 4
Jan-2003 12 8 4
Feb-2003 12 8 4
Mar-2003 11 7 4
Apr-2003 11 7 4
May-2003 12 8 4
Jun-2003 12 8 4
Jul-2003 11 7 4
Aug-2003 11 7 4
Sep-2003 9 7 2
Oct-2003 8 5 3
Nov-2003 7 4 3
Dec-2003 10 5 5
Jan-2004 10 5 5
Feb-2004 10 5 5
Mar-2004 10 5 5
Apr-2004 9 5 4
May-2004 9 5 4
Jun-2004 8 4 4
Jul-2004 8 4 4
Aug-2004 8 4 4
Sep-2004 6 4 2
Oct-2004 4 2 2
Nov-2004 5 1 4
Dec-2004 7 3 4
Jan-2005 9 5 4
Feb-2005 9 5 4
Mar-2005 12 6 6
Apr-2005 12 6 6
May-2005 13 7 6
Jun-2005 12 7 5
Jul-2005 11 6 5
Aug-2005 11 6 5
Sep-2005 11 6 5
Oct-2005 11 6 5
Nov-2005 11 6 5
Dec-2005 11 6 5
Jan-2006 11 6 5
Feb-2006 12 6 6
Mar-2006 12 6 6
Apr-2006 11 5 6
May-2006 11 5 6
Jun-2006 12 7 5
Jul-2006 9 4 5
Aug-2006 8 3 5
Sep-2006 7 2 5
Oct-2006 7 2 5
Nov-2006 8 3 5
Dec-2006 8 3 5
Jan-2007 8 3 5
Feb-2007 8 3 5
Mar-2007 8 3 5
Apr-2007 11 4 6
May-2007 11 4 6
Jun-2007 10 3 6
Jul-2007 10 3 6
Aug-2007 13 4 8
Sep-2007 12 3 8
Oct-2007 12 3 8
Nov-2007 14 3 10
Dec-2007 15 4 10
Jan-2008 15 4 10
Feb-2008 16 4 11
Mar-2008 15 3 11
Apr-2008 15 3 11
May-2008 15 3 11
Jun-2008 15 3 11
Jul-2008 12 3 8
Aug-2008 12 3 8
Sep-2008
Oct-2008 12 3 8
Nov-2008 9 1 7
Dec-2008 9 2 7
Jan-2009 10 2 8
Feb-2009 11 2 9
Mar-2009 10 2 8
Apr-2009 10 2 8
May-2009 9 2 7
Jun-2009 8 2 6
Jul-2009 8 2 6
Aug-2009 9 3 6
Sep-2009 10 4 6
Oct-2009 12 5 7
Nov-2009 13 5 8
Dec-2009 13 5 8
Jan-2010 13 5 8
Feb-2010 13 5 8
Mar-2010 13 5 8
Apr-2010 13 5 8
May-2010 14 5 9
Jun-2010 14 4 10
Jul-2010 13 3 10
Aug-2010 13 4 9
Sep-2010 13 4 9
Oct-2010 11 4 7
Nov-2010 11 4 7
Dec-2010 10 4 6
Jan-2011 10 4 6
Feb-2011 9 3 6
Mar-2011 9 3 6
Apr-2011 9 3 6
May-2011 9 3 6
Jun-2011 9 3 6
Jul-2011 9 4 5
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U.S.Lower 48 States
Offshore Maximum
Number of Active
Crews Engaged in
Four-Dimensional
Seismic Surveying
(Count)

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Alaska Maximum Alaska Maximum

Alaska Maximum Number of Active Number of Active
Number of Active Crews Engaged in Crews Engaged in
Crews Engaged in Two-Dimensional Three-Dimensional
Seismic Surveying Seismic Surveying Seismic Surveying
Date (Count) (Count) (Count)
Jan-2000 0 0 0
Feb-2000 0 0 0
Mar-2000 2 1 1
Apr-2000 3 1 2
May-2000 3 1 2
Jun-2000 3 1 2
Jul-2000 1 0 1
Aug-2000 1 0 1
Sep-2000 0 0 0
Oct-2000 0 0 0
Nov-2000 0 0 0
Dec-2000 0 0 0
Jan-2001 0 0 0
Feb-2001 0 0 0
Mar-2001 0 0 0
Apr-2001 0 0 0
May-2001 2 1 1
Jun-2001 2 1 1
Jul-2001 0 0 0
Aug-2001 0 0 0
Sep-2001 0 0 0
Oct-2001 0 0 0
Nov-2001 0 0 0
Dec-2001 0 0 0
Jan-2002 2 1 1
Feb-2002 2 1 1
Mar-2002 2 1 1
Apr-2002 2 1 1
May-2002 2 1 1
Jun-2002 2 1 1
Jul-2002 2 1 1
Aug-2002 2 1 1
Sep-2002 2 1 1
Oct-2002 2 1 1
Nov-2002 2 1 1
Dec-2002 1 1 0
Jan-2003 0 0 0
Feb-2003 0 0 0
Mar-2003 2 1 1
Apr-2003 2 1 1
May-2003 2 1 1
Jun-2003 2 1 1
Jul-2003 2 1 1
Aug-2003 2 1 1
Sep-2003 0 0 0
Oct-2003 0 0 0
Nov-2003 0 0 0
Dec-2003 0 0 0
Jan-2004 0 0 0
Feb-2004 0 0 0
Mar-2004 0 0 0
Apr-2004 0 0 0
May-2004 0 0 0
Jun-2004 2 0 2
Jul-2004 2 0 2
Aug-2004 2 0 2
Sep-2004 2 0 2
Oct-2004 2 0 2
Nov-2004 2 0 2
Dec-2004 2 0 2
Jan-2005 2 0 2
Feb-2005 2 0 2
Mar-2005 0 0 0
Apr-2005 0 0 0
May-2005 0 0 0
Jun-2005 1 0 1
Jul-2005 1 0 1
Aug-2005 1 0 1
Sep-2005 1 0 1
Oct-2005 1 0 1
Nov-2005 1 0 1
Dec-2005 1 0 1
Jan-2006 1 0 1
Feb-2006 1 0 1
Mar-2006 1 0 1
Apr-2006 1 0 1
May-2006 1 0 1
Jun-2006 1 0 1
Jul-2006 1 0 1
Aug-2006 1 0 1
Sep-2006 1 0 1
Oct-2006 1 0 1
Nov-2006 1 0 1
Dec-2006 1 0 1
Jan-2007 1 0 1
Feb-2007 1 0 1
Mar-2007 1 0 1
Apr-2007 1 0 1
May-2007 1 0 1
Jun-2007 1 0 1
Jul-2007 0 0 0
Aug-2007 0 0 0
Sep-2007 0 0 0
Oct-2007 0 0 0
Nov-2007 0 0 0
Dec-2007 0 0 0
Jan-2008 0 0 0
Feb-2008 0 0 0
Mar-2008 0 0 0
Apr-2008 0 0 0
May-2008 0 0 0
Jun-2008 0 0 0
Jul-2008 0 0 0
Aug-2008 0 0 0
Sep-2008
Oct-2008 0 0 0
Nov-2008 0 0 0
Dec-2008 0 0 0
Jan-2009 0 0 0
Feb-2009 0 0 0
Mar-2009 0 0 0
Apr-2009 0 0 0
May-2009 0 0 0
Jun-2009 0 0 0
Jul-2009 0 0 0
Aug-2009 0 0 0
Sep-2009 0 0 0
Oct-2009 0 0 0
Nov-2009 0 0 0
Dec-2009 1 0 1
Jan-2010 1 0 1
Feb-2010 1 0 1
Mar-2010 1 0 1
Apr-2010 1 0 1
May-2010 1 0 1
Jun-2010 1 0 1
Jul-2010 1 0 1
Aug-2010 0 0 0
Sep-2010 0 0 0
Oct-2010 0 0 0
Nov-2010 0 0 0
Dec-2010 0 0 0
Jan-2011 0 0 0
Feb-2011 0 0 0
Mar-2011 0 0 0
Apr-2011 0 0 0
May-2011 0 0 0
Jun-2011 0 0 0
Jul-2011 0 0 0
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Number of Active
Crews Engaged in
Four-Dimensional
Seismic Surveying
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