Baker Hughes: US rig count jumps 8 units to hit 1,021

April 27, 2018
The US drilling rig count gained 8 units to reach 1,021 during the week ended Apr. 27, data from Baker Hughes indicate. The report shows an overall increase of 156 units from year-ago levels.  

The US drilling rig count gained 8 units to reach 1,021 during the week ended Apr. 27, data from Baker Hughes indicate. The report shows an overall increase of 156 units from year-ago levels.

Offshore units were unchanged this week at 18 rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. A total of 998 rigs were drilling on land, up 7 units from last week (OGJ Online, Apr. 20, 2018). The number of rigs drilling in inland waters was up 1 unit to 5 rigs working.

Rigs targeting oil were up 5 units to 825, and up 128 from the 697 rigs drilling for oil this week a year ago. Gas-targeted rigs climbed 3 units to 195. This time a year ago, 171 units were drilling for gas.

Oklahoma saw the largest increase with a 6-unit jump to 133 rigs running. Texas, at 513 rigs working, was up 4 units. North Dakota reached 55 rigs working, up 3 from a week ago. Louisiana, at 60, and Ohio, at 24, were up 2 rigs each from a week ago. California added a single rig to reach 15 units this week.

West Virginia, Utah, and Arkansas were unchanged this week with respective rig counts of 16, 8, and 1.

Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Kansas each lost a rig this week, reaching 39, 28, and 0, respectively. Wyoming, at 27, was 2 units lower than a week ago. New Mexico and Alaska, at respective counts of 87 and 5, were each down 3 units.

Canada lost 8 rigs to 85 units working compared with last week. This is the same number of rigs working a year ago. Oil-directed rigs decreased 5 units this week to 33, while those targeting gas dropped 3 units to 52.