Here's the latest oil and gas drilling rig count in Permian Basin, New Mexico and Texas
Check here for weekly updated oil and gas drilling rig counts in the Permian Basin, New Mexico and Texas, reported by Baker Hughes.
Feb. 9, 2024
New Mexico added three rigs in the last week for a total of 103 drillings operating as of Feb. 9, according to Baker Hughes. That's eight less than the total of 109 rigs reported on the same date last year.
Texas dropped two rigs during the same time for its total of 301, Baker Hughes reported, a net decline of 69 rigs from last year's total of 370.
Louisiana climbed to the third-highest rig count, read the report, by adding three rigs for its total of 45 rigs. Meanwhile, Oklahoma dropped a rig for a total of 41 rigs, followed by 32 rigs reported in North Dakota.
Records show the Permian Basin added two rigs for a basin-wide total of 313 oil and gas rigs on Feb. 9, followed by the Eagle Ford basin with 52 rigs and the Haynesville shale at 42 rigs, Baker Hughes reported.
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Feb. 2, 2024
New Mexico dropped a rig in the last week for its total of 98 rigs, according to Baker Hughes' Feb. 2 report, down seven rigs from the state's total of 105 rigs a year ago.
Texas also dropped a rig for its latest total of 303 rigs, read the report, a decline of 74 rigs from last year's total of 377 rigs.
Louisiana and Oklahoma held steady at 42 rigs each, tied for third in the nation behind Texas and New Mexico.
The Permian Basin was up one rig from last week for a total of 311, Baker Hughes reported, and down 43 rigs from its total of 354 rigs a year ago.
The Eagle Ford basin in south Texas had the second-highest rig count among shale regions with 52 rigs, Baker Hughes reported, followed by the Haynesville Shale region in east Texas and Louisiana at 40 rigs.
Jan. 26, 2024
New Mexico added a rig in the last week, according to Baker Hughes' Jan. 26 report, for a total of 99 rigs.
That's down six rigs from the total of 105 rigs reported on the same date last year.
Only Texas had more rigs than New Mexico, read the report, at 304 rigs after dropping one rig in the last week, and 76 from last year's total of 380 at the same time.
Oklahoma and Louisiana were tied for the third-most rigs in the U.S., records show, at 42 rigs each after Louisiana dropped a rig and Oklahoma held steady in its rig count from the week before.
Basin-wide, the Permian added three rigs in the last week for its total of 310 as of Jan. 26, marking a decline of 47 rigs from last year's total of 357.
That's the most rigs among U.S. shale regions, followed by the Eagle Ford in southern Texas at 54 rigs, and the Haynesville shale in the southeast U.S. at 42 rigs, Baker Hughes reported.
Jan. 19, 2024
New Mexico added one rig as of Jan. 19 in the week prior, for its total of 98 rigs, according to Baker Hughes. That's four less than 102 rigs reported on the same date in 2023.
Texas dropped three rigs in the last week, read the report, with a total of 305 rigs as of Jan. 19, a loss of 75 rigs in the last year.
The Permian Basin's total rig count was reported at 307 rigs on Jan. 19, after the region lost two rigs the week before and 47 rigs in the last year.
The Permian Basin held a strong lead in rig counts among major U.S. shale regions, followed by 55 rigs reported in the Eagle Ford region of southern Texas, 42 rigs in Haynesville shale in Louisiana and eastern Texas and 34 rigs in the Williston Basin of North Dakota.
Jan. 5, 2024
New Mexico held steady at 97 rigs as of Jan. 5, Baker Hughes reported, down three rigs from 100 reported on the same data a year ago.
Texas dropped a rig for its total of 307 rigs on Jan. 5, the report ready, marking a loss of 70 rigs in the last year.
The Permian Basin added two rigs in the last week for a total of 311 rigs, Baker Hughes reported on Jan. 5, a decrease of 42 rigs from the total of 353 rigs reported a year ago.
Texas had the most rigs in the U.S., followed by New Mexico and Oklahoma held on to third place with an unchanged total of 44 rigs as of Jan. 5, Baker Hughes reported, followed by Louisiana which also held steady at 42 rigs.
Dec. 29, 2023
New Mexico dropped one rig in the week prior for it's total of 97 rigs as of Dec. 29, Baker Hughes reported. That count is down five rigs from 102 rigs reported in the state a year ago.
Texas added three rigs for its total of 309 rigs as of Dec. 29, down 67 rigs from the state's total of 376 rigs a year ago.
New Mexico and Texas maintained their positions as second- and first-highest rig counts in the U.S., and the Permian Basin, which the states share, reported the highest count of any U.S. shale region at 309 rigs, according to Baker Hughes.
Oklahoma had the third-most rigs as of Dec. 29, with 44, Baker Hughes reported, followed by Louisiana with 42 rigs and North Dakota at 31 rigs.
The basin added a rig in the last week, but was down 44 rigs in the last year, from 353 rigs reported on Dec. 29, 2022.
Adrian Hedden can be reached at 575-628-5516, achedden@currentargus.com or @AdrianHedden on the social media platform X.
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