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Canada gains 33 rigs, U.S. down by 8: combined rig count stands at 2,041
The combined number of rotary drilling rigs operating in the United States and Canada during the week ending Oct. 21 totaled 2,041, a net increase of 25 rigs from the previous week and an increase of 435 rigs compared to the same weekly period last year, according to rig monitor Baker Hughes.
Canada’s rig count jumped by 33 to 567 compared to the prior week, and was up by 211 rigs vs. the year-ago period.
The number of rigs operating in the United States during the recent week totaled 1,474, a decrease of eight rigs from the previous week and an increase of 224 rigs a year earlier. Compared to the previous week alone, land rigs decreased by eight to total 1,365 rigs. Offshore rigs remained unchanged at 88, as well as inland water rigs at 21. 919 vertical wells Of the total number of rigs operating in the United States during the recent week, 1,253 were drilling for natural gas and 216 for oil, while five rigs were being used for miscellaneous purposes. Of the total, 919 were vertical wells, 350 directional wells and 205 horizontal wells.
Among the leading U.S. producing states during the recent week, Louisiana’s rig count decreased by four to total 177 rigs, while Oklahoma’s decreased by two to total 154 rigs, California’s decreased by three rigs to total 24 rigs, and Alaska’s decreased by two rigs to total eight rigs. Wyoming picked up two rigs for a total of 84 rigs, while New Mexico gained two for a total of 97 rigs and Colorado gained one rig for a total of 87 rigs. Texas was unchanged with 666 rigs.
—Ray Tyson
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