NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | April 27, 2012

Schlumberger (Smith) STATS

STATS shows 1,899 active rigs as of April 27, 2012, up +2 rigs from a week ago. Oil rigs went up by +7 (ht: +8, vt-dir: -1) and total gas rigs went down by -5 (ht: -1, vt-dir: -4). Horizontal oil rigs went up by +8 in Eagle Ford (TX), while falling by -2 in Anadarko (TX) and by -2 in Permian (TX). Horizontal gas rigs went up by +5 in Granite Wash (TX), followed by +3 in Marcellus ( SWPA ) and +2 in Marcellus ( NEPA ). Horizontal gas rigs fell by -3 in Woodford (Anadarko) and by -2 in Eagle Fo.....


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | April 20, 2012

Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes shows 1,968 active rigs as of April 20, 2012, up +22 from a week ago. Oil rigs went up by +15 (ht: +10, vt-dir: +5) and total gas rigs went up by +7 (ht: unch, vt-dir: +7). Horizontal oil rigs went up by +4 in Eagle Ford (TX), while going down by -2 in Permian (NM). Vertical/Directional oil rigs went up by +7 in Permian (TX) and +2 in Permian (NM). Horizontal gas rigs went down by -3 in Marcellus ( NEPA ), while going up by +2 in Woodford (Arkoma)


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | April 20, 2012

Schlumberger (Smith) STATS

STATS shows 1,897 active rigs as of April 20, 2012, up +5 rigs from a week ago. Oil rigs went up by +23 (ht: +11, vt-dir: +12) and total gas rigs went down by -18 (ht: -11, vt-dir: -7). Horizontal oil rigs went up by +5 in Monterey (CA) and by +3 in Bakken (ND), Eagle Ford (TX) and Permian (NM). Horizontal oil rigs fell by -3 in Anadarko (TX) and by -2 in Permian (TX). Horizontal gas rigs went down by -4 in Marcellus ( NEPA ) and by -2 in Fayetteville (AR) and Granite Wash (OK). Vertical/Di.....


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | April 13, 2012

Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes shows 1,946 active rigs as of April 13, 2012, down -30 from a week ago. Oil rigs went down by -7 (ht: -5, vt-dir: -2) and total gas rigs went down by -23 (ht: -15, vt-dir: -8). Horizontal oil rigs went down by -2 in Bakken (ND) and by -2 in Permian (NM), while going up by +2 in Eagle Ford (TX). Vertical/Directional oil rigs went up by +3 in Permian (TX) and +2 in Permian (NM). Horizontal gas rigs went down by -9 in Haynesville (TX), followed by -7 in Haynesville (LA) and -3 in Gr.....


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | April 13, 2012

Schlumberger (Smith) STATS

STATS shows 1,892 active rigs as of April 13, 2012, down -1 rig from a week ago. Oil rigs went down by -1 (ht: -4, vt-dir: +3) and total gas rigs were unchanged (ht: +2, vt-dir: -2). Horizontal oil rigs went up by +8 in Eagle Ford (TX), followed by +2 in Permian (TX), while falling by -4 in Bakken (ND) and -3 in Anadarko (TX). Horizontal gas rigs went up by +5 in Barnett (TX), followed by +3 in Eagle Ford (TX), while falling by -3 in Haynesville (LA) and -3 in Marcellus ( NEPA ).


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | April 09, 2012

Schlumberger (Smith) STATS

STATS shows 1,893 active rigs as of April 6, 2012, down -9 rigs from a week ago. Oil rigs went up by +18 (ht: +8, vt-dir: +10) and total gas rigs fell by -27 (ht: -20, vt-dir: -7). Horizontal oil rigs went up by +4 in Eagle Ford (TX), followed by +3 in Anadarko (OK) and +3 in Anadarko (TX), while falling by -4 in Bakken (ND) and -2 in Barnett Combo (TX) and -2 in Monterey (CA). Vertical/directional oil rigs went down by -4 in Monterey (CA), and went up by +2 in Eagle Ford (TX) and +2 in Perm.....


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | April 05, 2012

Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes shows 1,976 active rigs as of April 5, 2012, unchanged from a week ago. Oil rigs went up by +11 (ht: -2, vt-dir: +13) and total gas rigs went down by -11 (ht: -13, vt-dir: +2). Horizontal oil rigs went down by -3 in Anadarko (OK), followed by -2 in Bakken (ND), while going up by +2 in Anadarko (TX). Vertical/Directional oil rigs went up by +3 in Anadarko (OK) and +3 in Permian (TX). Horizontal gas rigs went down by -4 in Barnett (TX) and Marcellus (WV) and by -2 in Eagle Ford (TX.....


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | March 30, 2012

Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes shows 1,976 active rigs as of March 30, 2012, up +11 rigs from a week ago. Oil rigs went up by +5 (ht: +1, vt-dir: +4) and total gas rigs went up by +6 (ht: +5, vt-dir: +1). Horizontal oil rigs went down by -5 in Eagle Ford (TX), followed by -3 in Anadarko (OK), while going up by +2 in Bakken (MT) and Permian (TX). Gas rigs did not have any significant moves on a regional basis.


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | March 30, 2012

Schlumberger (Smith) STATS

STATS shows 1,902 active rigs as of March 30, 2012, up +1 rig from a week ago. Oil rigs went up by +14 (ht: +17, vt-dir: -3) and total gas rigs fell by -13 (ht: -13, vt-dir: unch). Horizontal oil rigs went up by another +6 in Bakken (ND), followed by +2 in Anadarko (KS) and +2 in Monterey (CA), while vt-dir oil rigs fell by -4 in Monterey (CA). Horizontal gas rigs went down by -3 in Barnett (TX), Granite Wash (OK) and Woodford (Anadarko). Horizontal gas rigs went down by -2 in Eagle Ford (T.....


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | March 23, 2012

Schlumberger (Smith) STATS

STATS shows 1,901 active rigs as of March 23, 2012, up +3 rigs from a week ago. Total oil rigs were unchanged week on week (ht: +1, vt-dir: -1) and total gas rigs went up by +3 (ht: +6, vt-dir: -3). Horizontal oil rigs went up by +5 in Bakken (ND), while falling by -7 in Eagle Ford (TX). Permian (NM) gained another +5 vt-dir oil rigs. Horizontal gas rigs went up by +4 in Eagle Ford (TX), likely due to reclassification. In Granite Wash (TX) horizontal gas rigs went up by +4 and in Granite Was.....