Highest activity level since 2015 Drilling activity continued its rise this week, according to the latest edition of Baker Hughes’ Rig Count, meaning activity has risen in 12 of the last 13 weeks. The U.S. rig count rose only slightly, with one net rig coming online. Two land-based rigs and one inland waters rig began drilling this week, while two
Largest increase since February The growth in drilling activity in the U.S. accelerated this week, with the largest increase in 11 weeks according to Baker Hughes’ Weekly Rig Count. A net 13 new rigs came online this week, meaning there are 1,045 operational in the U.S. Ten of these rigs were land based, while one is drilling in inland waters
Horizontal oil drilling drove last week’s increase U.S. drilling activity has finally hit a major milestone in the oil and gas recovery, with the total U.S. rig count surpassing 1,000 rigs. At 1,003 rigs, this is the first time the number of rigs in the country has exceeded 1,000 in exactly three years, as activity dropped below this level in
995 rigs currently drilling U.S. drilling activity continued to rise this week, approaching 1,000 active rigs, according to Baker Hughes Weekly Rig Count. Five rigs came online in the week, meaning there are now 995 rigs operating in the country. Six land-based rigs became active, while one inland waters rig shut down this week. A total of 979 land, three
Horizontal rig count up by 17 U.S. drilling activity continued its steady rise towards 1,000 this week, according to Baker Hughes’ Weekly Rig Count. A total of six rigs came online this week, bringing the total number of active rigs to 990. All six rigs are land-based, as inland waters and offshore rig counts were unchanged. There are now 973
EIA predicts U.S. gas production will grow by nearly 1 Bcf/d in one month EnerCom’s Effective Rig Count rose sharply last month, as improving efficiencies combined with a jump in active rigs. The Effective Rig Count now stands at 2,670, meaning it would take 2,670 rigs from January 2014 to yield the same production as current operations are achieving. Current
984 rigs currently drilling, highest since April 2015 U.S. drilling activity rose slightly once again this week, marking the third-straight week of mild increases in activity, according to Baker Hughes’ Weekly Rig Count. The total number of rigs operational increased by three to 984, meaning rigs have risen by three for each of the past three weeks. Four land-based rigs
Alaska activity up 80% Drilling activity in the U.S. was flat this week, holding steady at the highest rig count in three years according to Baker Hughes. The total number of rigs operating in the country was unchanged at 975, though specific subsets saw significant changes. One land and inland waters rig shut down, while two offshore rigs became active.
975 rigs drilling today; Permian adds 10; horizontal rigs add 24 and are 85% of all U.S. drilling activity Unconventional drilling activity came roaring back this week, according to the latest edition of Baker Hughes’ Weekly Rig Count. The total number of rigs active in the U.S. increased by 29 this week, the largest single week jump since January 2017.
Oil drilling rigs down five, gas up two Drilling activity decreased in the U.S. this week, as activity pulled back slightly from the large increase seen last week, according to Baker Hughes’ Rig Count. Three rigs shut down this week, bringing the total U.S. rig count to 936. All three rigs that shut down were land-based rigs, as inland waters
Rigs, efficiency both up EnerCom has released the latest Effective Rig Count, examining the state of drilling activity in major shale basins. The Effective Rig Count rose once again in December, growing from 2,345 to 2,429. Increasing rig count combined with heightening efficiency to produce the largest single-month increase in EERC since July. Operations in major shale basins are now
Permian operators activate 3 more rigs Drilling activity increased in the U.S. this week, more than reversing the decline seen over the past two weeks according to Baker Hughes’ Rig Count. A total of fifteen rigs came online this week, the largest single-week increase since last May. Thirteen of these rigs are land-based, while two are offshore. There are now
