The U.S. natural gas rig count rose by four units to 101 for the week ending Friday (July 5) amid an increase in drilling in the South Central region.
The combined domestic oil and gas rig count finished at 585, down from 680 in the year-earlier period, according to Enverus and Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) data. Land drilling increased by two rigs overall in the United States for the period, while offshore drilling added two rigs week/week to raise its total to 23.
U.S. vertical rigs were unchanged week/week. One horizontal rig exited the patch during the week, more than offset by an increase of five directional rigs, the data show.
The Canadian rig count, meanwhile, declined by one unit to finish the period at 175. Canada added one gas rig and subtracted one rig from oil and miscellaneous drilling apiece. By province, Alberta added five rigs and British Columbia added one rig week/week. These increases were offset by a six-rig drop in Saskatchewan and a one-rig decrease in Manitoba.
The overall Canadian rig count was unchanged from a year earlier, according to Enverus and BKR.
In the Lower 48, the Eagle Ford Shale added two rigs week/week to finish at 49, partially walking back the previous week’s three-rig decline in the formation. All other basins were flat from a week earlier.
Counting by state, Louisiana added three rigs and Texas added one rig, with no other states registering week/week changes.
