This week’s Baker Hughes Rig Count shows that the U.S. decreased by 1 last week, resulting in a total count of 548 rigs. Canada had an increase of 1 over last week, resulting in a total Canadian count of 192 rigs.
Breakdown by region
Of the regions tracked by Baker Hughes, the Ardmore Woodford, the Eagle Ford, the Granite Wash, the Haynesville and the Utica regions experienced an increase this week.
Meanwhile, 3 regions experienced a decrease this week:
- The Arkoma Woodford is down 1, at 1.
- The DJ-Niobrara is down 1, at 8.
- The Permian is down 2, at 249.
| Major Basin Variances | This Week | +/- |
| Ardmore Woodford | 4 | 1 |
| Arkoma Woodford | 1 | -1 |
| Barnett | 2 | 0 |
| Cana Woodford | 17 | 0 |
| DJ-Niobrara | 8 | -1 |
| Eagle Ford | 39 | 1 |
| Granite Wash | 14 | 2 |
| Haynesville | 45 | 4 |
| Marcellus | 24 | 0 |
| Mississippian | 1 | 0 |
| Permian | 249 | -2 |
| Utica | 15 | 1 |
| Williston | 29 | 0 |
All other regions saw no net change in the active rig count.
