While the latest Baker Hughes rig count reported a drop of 2 rigs in Oklahoma to 50, most of the strong oil and gas plays in the state still saw continued activity.
A breakdown of the oil plays showed only one with a decline of activity and that was the Granite Wash, which according to the Baker Hughes rig count, slipped by one rig to 14. None of the other oil plays in the state showed any decline, so the overall drop of two is admittedly confusing.
Otherwise, the Cana Woodford saw a pickup of 2 rigs for a total of 20. The Ardmore Woodford remained at 3 rigs while the Arkoma Woodford stayed at one.
Other oil plays included the D-J Basin in Colorado continuing with 5 rigs while the Eagle Ford of South Texas experienced a loss of 3, leaving a total of 40 active rigs. The Permian Basin count fell by 3 to 275. The Haynesville count increased by 2 to 35 and the Marcellus was unchanged at 24. The Mississippian, based on the Baker Hughes report, still had no reported drilling activity.
The Utica stayed at 12 and the Williston remained at 31.