U.S. Rig Count Continues Slow and Steady Upward Trend
HOUSTON, Aug. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Platts Analytics, today announced the total U.S. rig count for July 2018 was 1,178, up 15 (+1%) from June 2018, and up 110 (+10%) from July 2017. This rig count includes U.S. onshore, U.S. inland waters, and U.S. offshore Gulf of Mexico drilling rigs.
- July U.S. land rig count: 1,133, up 13 (+1%) from the previous month and up 109 (+11%) from July 2017
- July U.S. inland waters and Gulf of Mexico rig count: 45, up 2 (+5%) from the previous month and up 1 (+2%) from July 2017
| S&P Global Platts U.S. Rig Counts |
||||||||
| Jul 2018 |
Jun 2018 |
Month over Month Change |
% Change |
Jul 2017 |
Variance Year over Year (YOY) |
YOY % Variance |
||
| Colorado |
35 |
36 |
-1 |
-3% |
44 |
-9 |
-20% |
|
| Louisiana |
42 |
39 |
3 |
8% |
49 |
-7 |
-14% |
|
| New Mexico |
98 |
99 |
-1 |
-1% |
59 |
39 |
66% |
|
| North Dakota |
59 |
57 |
2 |
4% |
54 |
5 |
9% |
|
| Oklahoma |
148 |
148 |
0 |
0% |
143 |
5 |
3% |
|
| Texas |
576 |
576 |
0 |
0% |
500 |
76 |
15% |
|
| Rest of U.S. Land |
175 |
165 |
10 |
6% |
175 |
0 |
0% |
|
| U.S. Land Subtotal |
1,133 |
1,120 |
13 |
1% |
1,024 |
109 |
11% |
|
| U.S. Inland Waters |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0% |
11 |
-3 |
-27% |
|
| U.S. Gulf of Mexico |
37 |
35 |
2 |
6% |
33 |
4 |
12% |
|
| U.S. Inland and Gulf of Mexico |
45 |
43 |
2 |
5% |
44 |
1 |
2% |
|
| Total U.S. Rig Count |
1,178 |
1,163 |
15 |
1% |
1,068 |
110 |
10% |
|
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