The number of oil and gas rigs active in the U.S. field increased by 9 over the past week to reach a total of 714 while Oklahoma also saw a gain of rigs.
Baker Hughes reported on Friday that the statewide count grew by 4 for a total of 57 oil and gas rigs in Oklahoma. A year ago, the state had 22 working rigs.
Nationally, the 714 active rigs included a gain of 6 oil rigs for a total of 563 while the number of gas rigs added 3 to 149. In the past year, the nationwide count is up 261 from a year ago when there were 453 rigs. The U.S. count over the past 12 months includes 211 additional oil rigs and 49 gas rigs.
Oklahoma’s count of 57 compared to 345 in Texas where there was an increase of one rig. The next most active state is New Mexico where the count was unchanged from a week ago. Louisiana gained one rig for a total of 63. North Dakota added one rig to reach 36.
Pennsylvania was unchanged at 25 rigs while Colorado added one to reach 16 rigs. Wyoming also added a rig to reach 16 rigs while West Virginia stayed at 14 and Pennsylvania was unchanged at 25. Ohio had no change at 12 rigs.
The Permian Basin, the largest of the shale plays and the most active was unchanged at 335. The Haynesville stayed at 68 and the Eagle Ford saw a gain of one to 62 rigs.
The Marcellus stayed at 39 rigs and the Williston in North Dakota and Montana increased by one to 38 rigs.
The Cana Woodford saw a growth of 2 rigs to reach 27 while the Ardmore Woodford dropped by one, leaving only one active rig in the play. The Arkoma Woodford saw a gain of one to reach 3 active rigs.
The D-J Basin was unchanged at 15 rigs while the Granite Wash fell by one, leaving four rigs. The Mississippian lost one rig, leaving only one in the play. The Utica stayed at 12 rigs.