The latest Baker Hughes Co. rig report showed Oklahoma’s count increased by two to 14. The number is still far below the 60 active rigs reported one year ago.
Nationally, Baker Hughes reported an increase of 13 rigs to 282 including 12 more oil rigs to reach 205 and one more gas rig to total 74.
Still, the U.S. count is 569 below the 851 active drilling rigs reported one year ago and the drop includes 508 fewer oil rigs and 63 gas rigs.
Texas still remains number one in active drilling rigs with 123, an increase of 7 in the past week but well below the 423 reported a year earlier. New Mexico remained at 45 rigs compared to the 111 last year.
Colorado lost one rig and is down to only four while Louisiana dropped two to 38, well below the 55 reported one year earlier.
The Red Top Rig Report published by the Independent Oil and Gas Service in Wichita, Kansas reported an increase of four to a total of 13 drilling rigs in Kansas, far below the 31 last year at this time.
North Dakota’s count increased one to eleven. Ohio is at six. Pennsylvania remained at 18 and Wyoming finally bounced off its one rig with an increase of two to reach three active rigs.
Of the oil plays, Oklahoma’s Ardmore Woodford remains empty of rigs while the Arkoma Woodford stayed at one. The D-J Basin in Colorado dropped one to settle at three rigs. The Eagle Ford of South Dakota added three to reach 16 rigs.
The Granite Wash in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle lost its only rig and now has none. The Marcellus added one to reach 26 rigs while the Mississippian in Oklahoma and southern Kansas continued with no active rigs.
The Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico was unchanged in the past week with 130 rigs, down from the 422 reported last year at this time. The Utica stayed at six rigs while the Williston in North Dakota and eastern Montana added a rig to reach 12
