Baker Hughes: North America Rig Count Up by 1 on Week


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- North American drilling activity rose by one rig this 
week, adding to last week's three-rig climb, Baker Hughes' latest rig count 
report released Friday (2/6) showed.

   The combined North American rig count stood at 779 versus the 778 in the 
prior week. Year-over-year, rigs for the U.S. and Canada combined were down 56 
from the 835 actively deployed a year ago.

   Canada's rig count fell by four from the prior week to stand at 228. The 
U.S. rig count rose by five to 551. The difference between the two resulted in 
the net one rig gain for North America.

   By location, land-based rigs in the U.S. rose by three week-over-week to 
532. Offshore rigs advanced by two to 16. Inland water rigs were unchanged at 
three.

   By energy source, oil-directed rigs in the U.S. rose by one to 412. 
Gas-directed rigs climbed  by five to 130. Miscellaneous rigs, a category that 
includes rigs drilling injection wells, fell by one to nine.

   By trajectory, horizontal rigs in the U.S. climbed by five to 483. Vertical 
rigs slid by two to 13, while directional rigs climbed by two to 55. 
Year-over-year, the U.S. rig count was lower by 35 from the 586 actively 
deployed a year ago.

    

    

    

    

    




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