By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Oct. 29 -- US drilling activity ticked up by 1 unit to 1,251 rotary rigs working this week, Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday. That's up from 1,107 a year ago at this time.
Inland waters accounted for the bulk of the increase, up by 2 rigs with 22 working this week. Land operations increased by 1 rig to 1,136 active. This was offset in offshore operations, which slipped by 2 rigs to 88 in the Gulf of Mexico and 93 for the US as a whole.
Canada's rig count increased by 16 to 372 this week, down from 376 a year ago.
