NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH
| May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016
Baker Hughes shows 403 active rigs as of May 27, 2016, unchanged from the previous week. Oil rigs decreased by -2 to 316 (ht: unch; vt-dir: -2), while gas-directed rigs increased by +2 to 87 (ht: unch; vt-dir: +2). Horizontal oil rigs increased by +1 in Anadarko (OK) and Eagle Ford (TX), while declining by -1 in Anadarko (TX), Bakken (ND) and Permian (TX). Horizontal gas rigs increased by +1 in Haynesville (LA) and Marcellus ( NEPA ), while declining by -1 in Eagle Ford (TX).
NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH
| May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016
Baker Hughes shows 403 active rigs as of May 20, 2016, lower by -2 from the previous week. Oil rigs were unchanged at 318 (ht: +1; vt-dir: -1), while gas-directed rigs decreased by -2 to 85 (ht: -2; vt-dir: unch). Horizontal oil rigs increased by +4 in Anadarko (OK) and by +3 in Permian (TX), while declining by -2 in Anadarko (TX). Horizontal gas rigs declined by -1 in Eagle Ford (TX) and Granite Wash (OK), while increasing by +1 in Haynesville (LA).
NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH
| May 13, 2016
May 13, 2016
Baker Hughes shows 405 active rigs as of May 13, 2016, lower by -9 from the previous week. Oil rigs decreased by -10 to 318 (ht: -5; vt-dir: -5), while gas-directed rigs increased by +1 to 87 (ht: +2; vt-dir: -1). Horizontal oil rigs decreased by -3 in Permian (TX) and by -2 in Anadarko (OK). A horizontal gas rig has returned to Colorado after six months of no activity in the state, but there were no changes in any of the majors plays that we track.
NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH
| May 06, 2016
May 6, 2016
Baker Hughes shows 414 active rigs as of May 6, 2016, lower by -5 from the previous week. Oil rigs decreased by -4 to 328 (ht: -6; vt-dir: +2), while gas-directed rigs decreased by -1 to 86 (ht: unch; vt-dir: -1). Horizontal oil rigs decreased by -3 in Eagle Ford (TX), while increasing by +3 in Permian (TX). Horizontal gas rigs increased by +1 in Haynesville (TX).
NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH
| April 29, 2016
April 29, 2016
Baker Hughes shows 419 active rigs as of April 29, 2016, lower by -12 from the previous week. Oil rigs decreased by -11 to 332 (ht: -8; vt-dir: -3), while gas-directed rigs decreased by -1 to 87 (ht: unch; vt-dir: -1). Horizontal oil rigs decreased by -3 in Eagle Ford (TX) and by -2 in Anadarko (OK). Horizontal gas rigs decreased by -2 in Marcellus (WV), but increased by +1 in Eagle Ford (TX).
NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH
| April 22, 2016
April 22, 2016
Baker Hughes shows 431 active rigs as of April 22, 2016, lower by -9 from the previous week. Oil rigs decreased by -8 to 343 (ht: -2; vt-dir: -6), while gas-directed rigs decreased by -1 to 88 (ht: -1; vt-dir: unch). Horizontal oil rigs decreased by -4 in Permian (TX) and by -3 in Eagle Ford (TX), but increased by +4 in areas of Texas not associated with any major play. On the gas side, Barnett (TX) lost its last rig, but there were no changes in other plays.
NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH
| April 15, 2016
April 15, 2016
Baker Hughes shows 440 active rigs as of April 15, 2016, lower by -3 from the previous week. Oil rigs decreased by -3 to 351 (ht: -6; vt-dir: +3) while gas-directed rigs were unchanged at 89 (ht: unch; vt-dir: unch). Horizontal oil rigs increased by +2 in Permian (NM) and by +1 in Anadarko (TX), but decreased by -4 in areas of Texas not associated with any major play. On the gas side, two new rigs moved into Woodford (Arkoma) restarting drilling activity in the region after the last rig went idl.....
NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH
| April 08, 2016
April 8, 2016
Baker Hughes shows 443 active rigs as of April 8, 2016, lower by -7 from the previous week. Oil rigs decreased by -8 to 354 (ht: -5; vt-dir: -3) while gas-directed rigs increased by +1 to 89 (ht: unch; vt-dir: +1). Horizontal oil rigs decreased by -3 in Permian (TX) and by -2 in Bakken (ND), but increased by +2 in Anadarko (OK). On the gas side, horizontal gas rigs decreased by -1 to 2 in Haynesville (TX), but increased by +1 to 4 in Eagle Ford (TX).
NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH
| April 01, 2016
April 1, 2016
Baker Hughes shows 450 active rigs as of April 1, 2016, lower by -14 from the previous week. Oil rigs decreased by -10 to 362 (ht: -8; vt-dir: -2) while gas-directed rigs decreased by -4 to 88 (ht: -5; vt-dir: +1). Horizontal oil rigs increased by +3 in Eagle Ford (TX), but decreased by -5 in Permian (TX), -2 in Bakken (ND), and -5 in other areas not associated with any major shale play. On the gas side, horizontal gas rigs dropped by -2 to 0 in Granite Wash (TX), and a single rig remains in Gra.....
NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH
| March 24, 2016
March 24, 2016
Baker Hughes shows 464 active rigs as of March 24, 2016, lower by -12 from the previous week. Oil rigs decreased by -15 to 372 (ht: -10; vt-dir: -5) while gas-directed rigs increased by +3 to 92 (ht: unch; vt-dir: +3). Horizontal oil rigs decreased by -4 in Permian (TX), while decreasing by -3 in Anadarko (OK). Gas-directed vertical/directional rigs increased by +3 in Louisiana locations not associated with any major shale play.