This week’s Baker Hughes Rig Count shows that the U.S. increased by 2 last week, resulting in a total count of 553 rigs. Canada had a decrease of 8 over last week, resulting in a total Canadian count of 197 rigs.
Breakdown by region
Of the regions tracked by Baker Hughes, the DJ-Niobrara, Granite Wash, and Haynesville regions experienced an increase this week.
Meanwhile, 2 regions experienced a decrease this week:
- The Cana Woodford is down 1, at 21.
- The Williston is down 1, at 26.
| Major Basin Variances | This Week | +/- |
| Ardmore Woodford | 2 | 0 |
| Arkoma Woodford | 3 | 0 |
| Barnett | 1 | 0 |
| Cana Woodford | 21 | -1 |
| DJ-Niobrara | 10 | 1 |
| Eagle Ford | 43 | 0 |
| Granite Wash | 14 | 1 |
| Haynesville | 54 | 1 |
| Marcellus | 27 | 0 |
| Mississippian | 0 | 0 |
| Permian | 241 | 0 |
| Utica | 12 | 0 |
| Williston | 26 | -1 |
All other regions saw no net change in the active rig count.
