By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Aug. 6 -- Gains made last week in the number of rotary rigs drilling in Canada were lost this week as 39 rigs became inactive there for a total of 384 working in Canada.
The US had a total 6-rig gain to 1,235 active rigs, and Gulf of Mexico numbers remained constant with 93 rigs working.
The North American total surpasses by 148 rigs the number working the same time last year.
Rigs in the US this week were drilling 1,064 gas wells, 170 oil wells, and 1 unspecified. Of these, 775 were vertical, 318 were directionally drilled, and 142 were horizontal wells.
