While the nation’s latest Baker Hughes Rig Count showed a gain of 7 rigs in the most recent reporting period, of the shale plays, the Granite Wash in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle recorded the biggest gain.
The Granite Wash count rose by two to 7 total rigs. The remainder of the nation’s gain was distributed throughout the different shale plays
Of other plays in Oklahoma, the Ardmore Woodford continued with no reported drilling activity, based on the Baker Hughes report. The Arkoma Woodford remained at one rig. Oklahoma’s Mississippian still has no reported drilling activity.
The Cana Woodford saw its count slip by one to 20 active rigs. The Barnett play in north Texas remained at 2 rigs. The D-J Niobrara in Colorado and southern Wyoming was unchanged at 7 rigs.
The Eagle Ford of South Texas stayed a 47 while the Permian Basin, the nation’s most active oil and gas play, gained one rig to reach 304. The Permian includes West Texas and southeast New Mexico.
The Haynesville, the big gas play where Oklahoma City’s Expand Energy is devoting a big exploration effort, stayed at a count of 30 rigs. The Marcellus gained a rig for a total of 26. The Utica count declined one to 9 rigs. The Williston of North Dakota gained one rig to reach 36 total.