Oil and gas drilling activity is still high and steady in Oklahoma and the U.S. in the past week according to the latest rig count report from the Baker Hughes Company.
Oklahoma’s count was unchanged from a week ago with 59 active oil and gas rigs while nationally, the count stayed at 727. The U.S. count of oil rigs was unchanged at 574 while the number of active gas rigs continued with 151.
In the past year, the national rig count is 271 higher than the 456 reported one year ago. The oil rig count in that period increased by 215 while the number of gas rigs grew by 54.
Oklahoma’s count of 59 compared to 357 in Texas where the number slipped by one over the past week according to the latest rig count provided by Baker Hughes Co. New Mexico was unchanged at 98 while North Dakota’s count of 35 fell by one. Louisiana stayed at 61 and the count in Kansas, according to the Red Top Rig Report continued at 54.
Colorado’s count of 16 was unchanged and the rig numbers in Ohio remained at 12. Pennsylvania saw no change with 25 active rigs while West Virginia stayed at 14. Wyoming saw a gain of two to reach 18 active oil and gas rigs.
The Permian Basin, the most active of the shale plays in the U.S. remained at 342 while the Eagle Ford was unchanged at 66. The count in the Haynesville slipped by one to 68 rigs.
The Ardmore Woodford stayed at two rigs and the Arkoma Woodford was unchanged at four. The Cana Woodford saw its numbers fall by on e to 27 rigs. The Barnett stayed at four rigs. The D-J Basin count dropped by one to 15 while the Granite Wash continued with two rigs.
The Marcellus saw no change and stayed at 39 while the Mississippian continued with two rigs. The Utica stayed at 12 and the Williston was unchanged at 38 rigs.