A new Baker Hughes Rig Count released Thursday showed the nation’s number of active oil and gas rigs increased one to reach 563 total while Oklahoma’s count of 44 rigs was unchanged from last week.
Oklahoma’s count compares to 47 rigs reported a year earlier. The U.S. total included an unchanged number of 433 active oil rigs while there was a gain of one oil rig for a total of 122. The nation’s miscellaneous rig count was unchanged at 8 and the offshore count grew one to 9 rigs.
The count in Texas remained at 261 and New Mexico’s total of 97 rigs was the same as the previous week. North Dakota, another heavy oil producing state, remained at 26.
The Independent Oil and Gas Service’s Red Top Rig report showed Kansas experienced a loss of 2 rigs, leaving 14 still active. Colorado added one rig to reach 12 while Louisiana was unchanged at 35.
No changes were reported in the remaining states, so Ohio stayed at 11, Pennsylvania at 17, Utah with 12, West Virginia still has 8 and Wyoming continued with 16 rigs. The count in Alaska remained at 12 and California’s count of 7 active rigs was the same as last week.
Compared to a year ago, the U.S. drilling activity is increased, and the rig count is 9 more than the 554 rigs reported 12 months earlier. The number of oil rigs is down 5 while there was a gain of 11 gas drilling rigs and an increase of 3 miscellaneous rigs.
