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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Activity
Period:
Data Series
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History
Rotary Rigs in Operation
433 478 723 687 599 561 1949-2025
By Site
             
Onshore
417 464 708 669 580 547 1949-2025
Offshore
15 14 15 19 19 14 1949-2025
By Type
             
Crude Oil
345 380 574 549 491 442 1973-2025
Natural Gas
85 98 147 135 105 113 1973-2025
Active Well Service Rig Count
738 949 NA NA NA NA 1973-2025
- = 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: 12/30/2025
Next Release Date: 1/30/2026