By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Sept. 5 -- US drilling activity continued to slip in the week ended Sept. 1, with 1,732 rotary rigs working, 24 less than the previous week but up from 1,447 a year ago, said Baker Hughes Inc.
As usual, the biggest change was in land drilling, down by 16 rigs with 1,615 still working. Offshore drilling declined by 7 rigs to 90 in the Gulf of Mexico and a total of 93 in US waters. Inland waters activity dipped by 1 rig to 24 drilling.
Louisiana reported the largest loss for the week, down by 8 rigs with 201 still working. New Mexico lost 5 to 88. Wyoming and Colorado were down by 3 rigs each to 106 and 92, respectively. Texas' weekly rig count dipped by 1 to 789, while Oklahoma was unchanged at 195. California and Alaska added 2 rigs each for respective counts of 32 and 8.
Canada's weekly rig count was up by 16 to 505, compared with 521 rigs working in the same period a year ago.
