When Oklahoma experienced a decline in the number of active oil and gas rigs in the past week, it did so in the Cana Woodford Basin located in several western counties.
While the play’s known for its production of a dry gas, the Cana is described as a deep formation, ranging from 8,000 feet to 16,000 feet, and includes some wells deeper than 20,000 feet.
The play’s count fell by 4 and left 13 active rigs still upright and humming with activity. Meanwhile, the Granite Wash in Oklahoma saw a gain of 2 rigs, reaching a count of 15 active units.
The Baker Hughes report released on Friday showed the Ardmore Woodford in Oklahoma still had one active rig and the count was unchanged from the previous week. The Arkoma Woodford still recorded no active drilling, based on the Baker Hughes report. The Mississippian still had one active rig.
Of the nation’s other plays, the Permian Basin in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico had a count of 259 rigs, down one from a week earlier. The Williston in the northern part of the country remained at 31 rigs. The Eagle Ford of South Texas was unchanged at 39 rigs. The Haynesville count fell one to 40 rigs and the Marcellus remained at 24 rigs.
The Utica was unchanged at 12 rigs. The Barnett play stayed at 2 rigs.
