A week of mostly offsetting activity saw the US drilling rig count edged up a single unit to 1,929 rigs working during the week ended Nov. 21, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.
Land and offshore rigs each edged up a unit to 1,864 and 53, respectively. Rigs drilling in inland waters edged down a unit to 12.
Gas rigs increased 5 units to 191, overcoming a 4-unit decrease in oil rigs to 1,574.
Horizontal drilling rigs gained 3 units to 1,372, while directional drilling rigs were unchanged at 205.
Canada’s rig count, meanwhile, jumped 32 units to 434 rigs working, primarily represented by a 27-unit rise in oil rigs to 243. Gas rigs gained 5 units to 191. Canada now has 66 more rigs working compared with this week a year ago.
Major states, basins
Oklahoma’s 7-unit addition to reach 214 led the major oil- and gas-producing states. Neighboring Texas tallied 4 units to 906. Pennsylvania rose 3 units to 56. Up a unit each, Louisiana and Alaska now total 111 and 9, respectively.
Unchanged from a week ago were California at 47, West Virginia at 32, Utah at 23, and Arkansas at 12.
Last week’s leaders in gains, New Mexico and Ohio, were each down a unit to respective totals of 99 and 45. Wyoming and Kansas each lost 2 units to 60 and 25, respectively. North Dakota fell 4 units to 177. Colorado dropped 5 units to 70.
The Cana Woodford, which lost 5 units last week, led the major US basins with a 7-unit rise to 41. The Williston, meanwhile, gave up 5 units to 188.