Rig Count

The U.S. natural gas rig count fell one unit to 104 for the week ended Friday (Dec. 17), while an expansion in the oil patch lifted the overall domestic count three units to 579, according to updated figures published by oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Four oil-directed rigs were added for the week…

The U.S. rig count rose three units to 579 during the week ended Friday (Dec. 17), including upticks in activity in the Permian Basin and the Haynesville Shale, according to the latest tally from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Four oil-directed rigs were added for the week in the United States, partially offset…

Colorado’s overall employment should return to pre-pandemic levels for 2022, but the state’s natural gas and oil sector will likely lag behind other industries in regaining jobs, according to a new report from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder). “Improved prices are clearly what’s driving more drilling and increased production,” Richard Wobbekind, associate dean…

The U.S. natural gas rig count rose three units to finish at 105 as of Friday (Dec. 10), while more growth in the oil patch rounded out another week of gains in domestic drilling activity, the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show. Four oil-directed rigs were added in the United States alongside the…

The U.S. natural gas rig count went unchanged at 102 during the week ended Friday (Dec. 3), while the oil count also remained steady at 467 to leave the overall domestic tally even for the period at 569, according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The combined 569 active U.S. rigs as…

An uptick in North Dakota drilling activity helped send the U.S. rig count six units higher to finish at 569 during the abbreviated pre-Thanksgiving period ended Wednesday (Nov. 24), updated Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) data show. All the net gains for U.S. drilling for the period occurred on land and in the oil patch. Total…

The U.S. natural gas rig count finished unchanged at 102 during the week ended Friday (Nov. 19) as the oil patch continued to set the pace for growth in domestic drilling activity, according to the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The overall U.S. rig count added seven units — all oil-directed — to…

The Permian Basin was the focal point of U.S. onshore drilling activity during the week ended Friday (Nov. 19), spurring a seven-rig increase in the combined domestic count, which finished at 563, according to the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). All of the net gains for the week in the United States occurred…

A big bump in Texas drilling led the way during another week of gains in the U.S. oil and gas patch, with the domestic count climbing six units to reach 556 as of Friday (Nov. 12), according to updated figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Four oil-directed rigs and two natural gas-directed rigs were added…