I don't think boby is planning an SUV purchase, he seems to be agreeing with you. About the increased drilling activity, I made a firsthand report in a small comment around Newyear's...

When we drove up highway 79 across east Texas on the way to Mother-in-law's house, there were conventional drilling rigs all over the place, visible from the highway. We've seen all the pumpjacks on previous trips up 79, but rarely any drilling.

Now it looks like everybody that has a small holding anywhere in east TX is drilling the **** out of it.

I don't think boby is planning an SUV purchase, he seems to be agreeing with you.

I know. My semi-snide comment was for general consumption.

A recurring question I have been asking is whether the world is drilling fast enough to keep the post-peak decline rate down to the Lower 48 range--about 2%.