This week’s Baker Hughes rig count shows that U.S. had a decrease of 2 over last week, resulting in a total count of 251 rigs. Canada had an increase of 10 over last week, resulting in a total Canadian count of 42 rigs.
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Breakdown by region
Of the regions tracked by Baker Hughes, three regions, the Eagle Ford, Granite Wash and the Permian saw an increase this week.
Meanwhile, 2 regions experienced a decrease this week:
- The Cana Woodford is at 5, down 1 from last week.
- The Marcellus is at 25, down 2 from last week.
Major Basin Variances | This Week | +/- | |
Ardmore Woodford | 1 | 0 | |
Arkoma Woodford | 0 | 0 | |
Barnett | 0 | 0 | |
Cana Woodford | 5 | -1 | |
DJ-Niobrara | 4 | 0 | |
Eagle Ford | 12 | 1 | |
Granite Wash | 1 | 1 | |
Haynesville | 32 | 0 | |
Marcellus | 25 | -2 | |
Mississippian | 0 | 0 | |
Permian | 126 | 2 | |
Utica | 6 | 0 | |
Williston | 10 | 0 |
All other regions saw no net change in the active rig count.