The US drilling rig count was up 3 units to reach 1,928 rigs working during the week ended Nov. 14, with notable gains in Ohio and more specifically the Utica basin, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.
A 4-unit rise in land rigs to 1,863 was cut into by a 1-unit decline in offshore rigs to 52. Rigs drilling in inland water were unchanged at 13.
Oil rigs jumped 10 units to 1,578, overshadowing a 6-unit fall in gas rigs to 350.
Horizontal drilling rigs increased 7 units to 1,369. Directional drilling rigs were up 2 units to 205.
Canada lost 8 units to settle at 402 rigs working. The country’s downward movement is attributed to a 9-unit drop in oil rigs to 216, more than offsetting a 1-unit climb in gas rigs to 186. Canada now has only 1 more rig working compared with this week a year ago.
Major states, basins
With a 5-unit jump to 46, Ohio led the major oil- and gas-producing states. Behind it was New Mexico, which added 3 units to reach 99. Edging up a unit each were Louisiana with 110, Wyoming with 62, California with 47, West Virginia with 32, Utah with 23, and Alaska with 8.
Unchanged from a week ago were North Dakota at 181, Colorado at 75, and Arkansas at 12.
Oklahoma and Kansas each edged down a unit to 207 and 27, respectively. Pennsylvania fell 3 units to 53. Texas dropped 4 units to 902, reflecting a 4-unit loss in the Eagle Ford, which has now relinquished 10 units over the past 2 weeks.
The Cana Woodford, however, reported the steepest decline, giving up 5 units to settle at 34. The Utica boasted the largest gain of the major basins, increasing 5 units to 50.