Rig Count

Led by gains in both the Haynesville and Marcellus shales, the U.S. natural gas rig count advanced to 121 for the week ended Friday (Feb. 9), up four rigs for the period, according to the latest tally from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Total U.S. oil-directed rigs were unchanged week/week at 499, and the combined domestic…

The U.S. natural gas rig count dropped two units to 117 for the week ended Friday (Feb. 2), including a slowdown in the Haynesville Shale, updated Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) data show. Domestic oil-directed drilling, meanwhile, went unchanged overall for the period at 499 rigs, and the combined U.S. rig count finished two units lower…

Including gains in the Marcellus Shale, the U.S. natural gas rig count climbed three units to 120 for the week ended Friday (Jan. 19), according to the latest tally from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). After a two-rig decline in oil drilling, the combined U.S. rig count finished at 620, up one week/week. That’s down from…

The U.S. natural gas rig count fell to 117 for the week ended Friday (Jan. 12), down one rig for the period, while a drop in oil drilling saw the combined domestic tally fall two rigs to end at 619, according to the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Active U.S. natural gas rigs…

The U.S. natural gas rig count fell two units to 118 for the week ended Friday (Jan. 5), including a small decrease in activity in the Haynesville Shale, according to data from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Including a one-rig increase in the U.S. oil patch, the combined domestic rig count finished the…

The U.S. natural gas rig count held steady at 120 for the week ended Friday (Dec. 29), while the overall domestic drilling total nudged two units higher to 622 amid gains in oil activity, according to the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Land drilling increased by one rig domestically for the period, with…

The U.S. natural gas rig count added one unit to climb to 120 for the week ended Thursday (Dec. 21), while declines in the oil patch helped drop the overall domestic tally by three to 620, according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The 120 active U.S. natural gas rigs as of…

The U.S. natural gas rig count held steady at 119 for the week ended Friday (Dec. 15), while the overall number of domestic rigs eased lower on a slowdown in oil-directed activity, according to updated figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Domestic natural gas rigs ended the period down 35 from the 154 rigs active…

The U.S. natural gas rig count climbed three units to 119 for the week ended Friday (Dec. 8), including an uptick in Haynesville Shale activity, the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show. Oil-directed drilling declined by two rigs domestically, and the combined U.S. rig count finished the period at 626, up one rig…