North America’s rig rely stayed flat week on week, in keeping with Baker Hughes’ newest North America rotary rig rely, which was revealed on December 12.
The full U.S. rig rely dropped by one week on week and the full Canada rig rely rose by one throughout the identical interval, preserving the full North America rig rely at 740, the rely outlined. The full North America rig rely comprised 548 rigs from the U.S. and 192 rigs from Canada, the rely confirmed.
Of the full U.S. rig rely of 548, 528 rigs are categorized as land rigs, 17 are categorized as offshore rigs, and three are categorized as inland water rigs. The full U.S. rig rely is made up of 414 oil rigs, 127 fuel rigs, and 7 miscellaneous rigs, in keeping with Baker Hughes’ rely, which revealed that the U.S. whole includes 478 horizontal rigs, 54 directional rigs, and 16 vertical rigs.
Week on week, the U.S. land rig rely rose by one, its offshore rig rely dropped by two, and its inland water rig rely remained unchanged, Baker Hughes highlighted. The U.S. oil rig rely rose by one week on week, its fuel rig rely dropped by two by week on week, and its miscellaneous rig rely remained unchanged week on week, the rely confirmed. The U.S. horizontal rig rely rose by two, its directional rig rely dropped by 4, and its vertical rig rely elevated by one, week on week, the rely revealed.
A serious state variances subcategory included within the rig rely confirmed that, week on week, Texas added two rigs, and Ohio and Louisiana every added one rig. This subcategory revealed that New Mexico dropped three rigs and Colorado dropped one rig week on week.
A serious basin variances subcategory included in Baker Hughes’ rig rely confirmed that, week on week, the Haynesville basin added 4 rigs, the Granite Wash basin added two rigs, and the Eagle Ford, Utica, and Ardmore Woodford basins every added one rig. This subcategory highlighted that the Permian basin dropped two rigs, and the DJ-Niobrara and Arkoma Woodford basins every dropped one rig, week on week.
Canada’s whole rig rely of 192 is made up of 123 oil rigs and 69 fuel rigs, Baker Hughes identified. Week on week, the nation’s oil rig rely dropped by three, its fuel rig rely rose by 4, and its miscellaneous rig rely remained unchanged, the rely revealed.
The full North America rig rely is down 40 rigs in comparison with yr in the past ranges, in keeping with Baker Hughes’ rely, which confirmed that the U.S. has lower 41 rigs and Canada has added one rig, yr on yr. The U.S. has dropped 68 oil rigs and added 24 fuel rigs and three miscellaneous rigs, whereas Canada has dropped two fuel rigs and added three oil rigs, yr on yr, the rely outlined.
In its earlier rig rely, which was revealed on December 5, Baker Hughes confirmed that North America added eight rigs week on week. The full U.S. rig rely elevated by 5 week on week and the full Canada rig rely rose by three throughout the identical interval, that rely confirmed.
Baker Hughes’ November 26 rig rely revealed that North America dropped 17 rigs week on week, its November 21 rig rely confirmed that North America added 12 rigs week on week, its November 14 rig rely confirmed that North America dropped two rigs week on week, its November 7 rig rely revealed that North America added six rigs week on week, and its October 31 rely confirmed that North America dropped 16 rigs week on week.
In keeping with month-to-month rig rely abstract figures in Baker Hughes’ newest rely, the North America rig rely stood at 740 in December, 739 in November, 741 in October, 728 in September, 717 in August, 707 in July, 687 in June, 690 in Could, 725 in April, 786 in March, 836 in February, and 791 in January.
Archived Baker Hughes knowledge, which Rigzone was directed to by the Baker Hughes group, outlined that the North America rig rely stood at 751 in December 2024, 789 in November 2024, 804 in October, September and August 2024, 779 in July 2024, 750 in June 2024, 722 in Could 2024, 748 in April 2024, 822 in March 2024, 855 in February 2024, and 818 in January 2024.
This knowledge outlined that, in 2023, the North America rig rely stood at 784 in December, 816 in November, 814 in October, 819 in September, 836 in August, 858 in July, 832 in June, 817 in Could, 861 in April, 948 in March, 1,006 in February, and 998 in January.
Going additional again, this knowledge outlined that, in 2020, the North America rig rely stood at 432 in December, 405 in November, 361 in October, 316 in September, 303 in August, 288 in July, 292 in June, 371 in Could, 598 in April, 904 in March, 1,039 in February, and 996 in January.
Baker Hughes states on its website that it has issued rig counts as a service to the petroleum trade since 1944, when Baker Hughes Software Firm started weekly counts of U.S. and Canadian drilling exercise. On its website, the corporate describes the figures as “an necessary enterprise barometer for the drilling trade and its suppliers”. The corporate notes on its website that working rig location data is supplied partially by Enverus.
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