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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Activity
Period:
Data Series
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 View
History
Rotary Rigs in Operation
1,032 943 433 478 723 687 1949-2023
By Site
             
Onshore
1,013 920 417 464 708 669 1949-2023
Offshore
19 23 15 14 15 19 1949-2023
By Type
             
Crude Oil
841 774 345 380 574 549 1973-2023
Natural Gas
190 169 85 98 147 135 1973-2023
Active Well Service Rig Count
1,292 1,253 738 949 NA NA 1973-2023
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Rotary Rigs in Operation: Baker Hughes, Inc., Houston, TX, "North America Rig Count," used with permission. See http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=79687&p=irol-reportsother. Active Well Service Rig Count: Energy Workforce & Technology Council, Houston, TX. Rotary rigs in operation are reported weekly. Monthly data are averages of 4- or 5-week reporting periods, not calendar months. Annual data are averages over 52 or 53 weeks, not calendar year. Published data are rounded to the nearest whole number. Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 3/29/2024
Next Release Date: 4/30/2024