In a week that saw a deep freeze disrupt operations for many Lower 48 producers, the U.S. rig count went unchanged overall, ending at 397 as of Friday (Feb. 19), according to the latest data from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR).

shale rig count Feb 19

A one-rig increase in natural gas-directed drilling offset a one-rig decline in oil rigs, putting the overall domestic tally 394 units shy of the 791 rigs active in the year-ago period. The BKR numbers are based partly on data from Enverus.

Land drilling increased by one unit, while the Gulf of Mexico dropped one rig to fall to 16, versus 22 a year ago. Directional units decreased by two, while one horizontal rig and one vertical rig were added during the week.

The Canadian rig count contracted four units to 172, including a decline of three gas-directed units...