The nation’s oil and gas rig count slipped by one in the past week as the drilling activity in the Williston Basin of North and South Dakota declined.
The Baker Hughes rig count released Friday showed Oklahoma saw a gain of one to reach 38 total oil and gas drigs, down only one from a year earlier.
The U.S. count fell to 585 with the number of oil rigs unchanged at 483 while there was a drop of one gas rig to 97. The nation’s rig count is 47 below a year ago when there were 632 rigs. The decline over the past yea included a drop of 29 oil rigs and 18 gas rigs. The most recent off-shore rig total was unchanged at 19 in the past week.
Texas saw its count grow one to 274 while New Mexico saw a decline of one to 106 rigs. North Dakota’s count dropped two to 33 rigs and Louisiana added one for a total of 39.
The Red Top Rig Report in Kansas recorded a loss of one rig to 29. Colorado stayed at 14 and Ohio was unchanged at 9 rigs. Pennylvania remained at 21 and West Virginia continued with 5 rigs. Wyoming saw no change with a count of 14 rigs while Utah slipped by one to 12 rigs.
The Permian Basin added three rigs for a total of 306. The Williston Basin fell two to 34 rigs and the Eagle Ford count dropped by one to 47. The Haynesville grew one to 33 rigs while the Marcellus was unchanged at 25.
The Ardmore Woodford continued with two rigs and the Arkoma Woodford total fell one, leaving only one active drilling rig. The Cana Woodford added two to reach 18. The D-J Basin numbers remained at 10 rigs and the Granite Wash of western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle dropped one to four rigs.
The Mississippian lost two rigs and had no reported active rigs, according to Baker Hughes. The Utica was unchanged at 9 rigs.
