US drilling rig count rises by 11 to 927 - June 18, 2017

Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industryJune 2017

Vol. 22, No. 25

Week of June 18, 2017

US drilling rig count rises by 11 to 927

The number of rigs drilling for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by 11 the week ending June 9 to 927. A year ago, just 414 rigs were active.

Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes said 741 rigs were targeting oil (up eight from the previous week) and 185 targeting natural gas (up three). One was listed as miscellaneous.

Oklahoma added five rigs, New Mexico gained four, while West Virginia and Ohio tacked on two each. Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wyoming each gained one. Texas lost three rigs, Alaska shed two, while Colorado lost one.

Arkansas, California, Kansas and North Dakota were all unchanged.

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