The oil and gas drilling in Oklahoma and across the U.S. held steady in the past week with the state recording no change in the number of active rigs and the U.S. adding one to reach a total of 581, according to the Baker Hughes Rig Count released on Friday.
Oklahoma’s count remained at 48, same as the previous week but still 6 more than the number of rigs reported a year earlier.
The nation’s count saw the number of oil rigs unchanged at 445 and gas rigs also were unchanged at 126. There was an increase of one miscellaneous rig to reach 10 nationwide.
Oklahoma’s count of 48 compared to Texas where the total grew by one to 272. North Dakota continued with 24 while New Mexico recorded a loss of 4 rigs to 94. Louisiana’s count jumped 3 to 37 and Colorado was unchanged at 12.
The Red Top Rig Report published in Wichita showed Kansas added one rig to reach 17. Other states saw no changes including Alaska at 12, California at 7 and Ohio remaining at 11 rigs. Pennsylvania continued with 17, Utah with 13, West Virginia with 8 and Wyoming still at 17 active rigs.
The U.S. total of 581 is 44 more than a year ago’s count of 537. In the past year, there was a gain of 21 oil rigs and a growth of 18 gas rigs. The miscellaneous count grew by 5 over the past year.
The U.S. offshore count jumped by 3 in the past week for a total of 14.
