Oil and gas drilling across the U.S. jumped in the past week and Oklahoma was part of the surge as the state recorded a gain of 2 rigs to reach a total of 48.
The 48 total compares to 43 active rigs reported a year ago, according to the recent rig count from Baker Hughes Co.
The nation’s count jumped by 7 to reach 580 with a gain of 5 oil rigs for a total of 445. The number of gas rigs grew one to 126 and the miscellaneous rig count gained one to land at 9. The U.S. offshore count grew to 11 with a gain of one.
Texas increased by 3 to reach 271 rigs while New Mexico’s count grew by one to 98. The count in North Dakota declined by 2 to 24 rigs but there was a one rig gain in Louisiana where 34 active rigs are reported. Colorado remained at 12. According to the Red Top Rig Report in Wichita, Kansas recorded a drop of on to 16 rigs. The Red Top Rig report is published by the Independent Oil and Gas Service in Wichita.
Alaska remained at 12 and California’s count of 7 was also unchanged. Ohio stayed at 11 rigs and Pennsylvania’s count of 17 was the same as a week earlier. Utah continued with 13 rigs. West Virginia saw no change with 8 active rigs and Wyoming remained at 17 rigs.
A year ago, the nation’s rig count was 539 so this week’s total of 580 is 41 more. The gain included 20 oil rigs and 18 gas rigs while the miscellaneous count is 3 higher than a year ago.
