Baker Hughes: US drilling rig count dips to 1,771

Feb. 7, 2014
The US drilling rig count fell 14 units to 1,771 rigs working during the week ended Feb. 7, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.

The US drilling rig count fell 14 units to 1,771 rigs working during the week ended Feb. 7, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.

Land-based units constituted most of that decline, dropping 12 units to 1,696. Offshore units relinquished 3 units to 54. Rigs drilling in inland waters were up 1 unit to 21.

Oil rigs lost 6 units to 1,416 while gas rigs gave up 7 units to 351. Rigs considered unclassified were down 1 unit to 4.

Horizontal drilling rigs claimed 3 more units to 1,176. Directional drilling rigs dropped 14 units to 206.

In Canada, a 13-unit rise to 621 rigs working consisted of a 5-unit increase in oil rigs to 409 and an 8-unit gain in gas rigs to 212. Canada now has 10 fewer rigs compared with this week a year ago.

Major states, basins

Just three of the major oil- and gas-producing states added rigs during the week. Texas was up 3 units to 845, Kansas gained 2 units to 32, and Ohio increased 1 unit to 39.

Unchanged from a week ago were Oklahoma at 185, New Mexico at 80, Colorado at 62, California at 31, Utah at 26, and Arkansas at 12. Four states were down 1 unit—North Dakota at 168, Pennsylvania at 54, Wyoming at 52, and Alaska at 11. Louisiana lost 3 units to 111. West Virginia reported the steepest decline this week, dropping 4 units to 29.

In the major US basins, the Mississippian boasted the largest gain, upping its total 3 units to 78. In Texas, the Permian and Eagle Ford increased 2 units each to 483 and 216, respectively.

The Granite Wash and Cana Woodford each declined 3 units to 54 and 37, respectively. The Marcellus dipped 5 units to 81.