Even though the total number of oil and gas rigs across Oklahoma remained at 45 in the past week, one of the energy plays saw a gain of 2 rigs.
The most recent Baker Hughes Rig Count indicated the Cana Woodford added 2 rigs to reach a total of 21 drilling for more oil and gas.
As Natural Gas Intelligence described, the Cana is a relatively deep formation, ranging from 8,000′-16,000′ in true vertical depth, with some wells reaching total measured depth greater than 20,000′. In 2011, the U.S. Energy Administration went so far as to declare the Cana-Woodford the deepest commercial horizontal shale play in the world. Similar to the Eagle Ford and the Ohio-Utica formations, the Cana features a dry gas, a condensate, and an oil window.
The Granite Wash was unchanged with 17 rigs but the play also extends into the Texas Panhandle. Elsewhere in Oklahoma, the Ardmore Woodford went another week with 2 active rigs and the Arkoma Woodford remained at a count of one rig. The Mississippian still has no reported drilling activity, based on the Baker Hughes report.
The nation experienced a gain of 10 oil rigs and reached a total of 425. Some was reflected in the Permian Basin which saw a gain of 4 for a total of 250 rigs. The Eagle Ford of South Texas added 2 for a total of 44 rigs. The Haynesville count fell by one to 55.
Around the country, the Marcellus remained at 24 rigs and the Williston was unchanged at 28.
The Utica play continued with 12 and the D-J Niobrara was unchanged at 8 active rigs.
Drilling in the Barnett play of north Texas stopped. The count fell to no reported drilling after the loss of the lone rig from last week.
