Not only did the nation see an increase in its oil and gas rig activity in the past week, but Oklahoma saw a jump as well.
Oklahoma went from 43 rigs last week to 46 rigs this week, according to the latest Baker Hughes Rig Count released Friday. It compares to the state’s rig count of 45 one year ago.
The U.S. total grew by 2 to reach 546 rigs. The number of oil rigs was constant at 411 while there was a gain of 3 gas rigs to reach 125. The miscellaneous count slipped one to 10 rigs and the offshore rig total fell one to 14.
As Oklahoma’s count grew by 3, Texas saw a loss of 3, leaving 226 active rigs in play. New Mexico was unchanged at 102 while North Dakota’s count grew one to 27 rigs. Louisiana also added one rig to reach 38.
The Red Top Rig Report in Kansas showed the count in the state fell one to 13 rigs. Colorado remained at 14 and Alaska’s count stayed at 9 rigs. California continued with 8 rigs and Ohio’s total declined by one to 13 rigs. Pennsylvania saw a gain of one to hit 19. Utah was unchanged at 16 and West Virginia remained at 7 rigs. The count in Wyoming continued with 16.
The nation’s total number of active drilling rigs is still 36 below last year’s count of 582 at this time. The decline included a loss of 68 oil rigs but a gain of 27 gas rigs. The miscellaneous rig count also grew by 5 over the past year.
Nationally, the number of horizontal drilling rigs was reported at 473 and the directional count stood at 53. The vertical rig total was 15.