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U.S. Onshore Crude Oil and Natural Gas Rotary Rigs in Operation (Number of Elements) | ||||||||
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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1973 | 1,120 | 1,037 | 959 | 914 | 974 | 1,042 | 1,075 | 1,140 | 1,183 | 1,250 | 1,304 | 1,318 |
1974 | 1,283 | 1,264 | 1,272 | 1,280 | 1,319 | 1,342 | 1,387 | 1,426 | 1,437 | 1,493 | 1,497 | 1,540 |
1975 | 1,521 | 1,518 | 1,549 | 1,503 | 1,490 | 1,507 | 1,508 | 1,533 | 1,586 | 1,604 | 1,644 | 1,677 |
1976 | 1,588 | 1,468 | 1,408 | 1,356 | 1,375 | 1,426 | 1,465 | 1,563 | 1,618 | 1,666 | 1,703 | 1,716 |
1977 | 1,704 | 1,690 | 1,724 | 1,745 | 1,813 | 1,839 | 1,851 | 1,888 | 1,906 | 1,932 | 1,945 | 1,973 |
1978 | 1,956 | 1,954 | 1,979 | 2,016 | 2,066 | 2,103 | 2,122 | 2,127 | 2,138 | 2,156 | 2,169 | 2,098 |
1979 | 1,992 | 1,858 | 1,768 | 1,736 | 1,762 | 1,794 | 1,889 | 2,014 | 2,069 | 2,169 | 2,255 | 2,336 |
1980 | 2,352 | 2,397 | 2,439 | 2,461 | 2,568 | 2,615 | 2,718 | 2,810 | 2,868 | 2,917 | 2,973 | 3,036 |
1981 | 3,141 | 3,268 | 3,343 | 3,472 | 3,568 | 3,680 | 3,736 | 3,867 | 3,976 | 4,088 | 4,166 | 4,238 |
1982 | 4,156 | 3,891 | 3,554 | 3,209 | 2,927 | 2,660 | 2,504 | 2,385 | 2,255 | 2,173 | 2,286 | 2,482 |
1983 | 2,404 | 1,976 | 1,793 | 1,633 | 1,717 | 1,777 | 1,861 | 1,975 | 2,077 | 2,205 | 2,413 | 2,570 |
1984 | 2,450 | 2,221 | 2,047 | 1,917 | 2,075 | 2,158 | 2,180 | 2,201 | 2,206 | 2,269 | 2,397 | 2,471 |
1985 | 2,210 | 1,955 | 1,732 | 1,667 | 1,665 | 1,653 | 1,715 | 1,734 | 1,733 | 1,684 | 1,725 | 1,760 |
1986 | 1,635 | 1,280 | 1,007 | 794 | 687 | 632 | 621 | 665 | 681 | 739 | 820 | 874 |
1987 | 812 | 743 | 696 | 681 | 687 | 703 | 804 | 894 | 987 | 1,008 | 1,034 | 1,034 |
1988 | 949 | 853 | 832 | 800 | 768 | 773 | 786 | 807 | 805 | 801 | 789 | 797 |
1989 | 731 | 667 | 660 | 679 | 662 | 692 | 718 | 772 | 848 | 878 | 922 | 948 |
1990 | 885 | 806 | 797 | 824 | 841 | 886 | 902 | 879 | 935 | 974 | 1,031 | 1,035 |
1991 | 977 | 896 | 848 | 770 | 721 | 774 | 764 | 735 | 704 | 727 | 736 | 731 |
1992 | 654 | 618 | 594 | 587 | 591 | 577 | 628 | 635 | 672 | 750 | 822 | 867 |
1993 | 752 | 615 | 549 | 543 | 564 | 612 | 656 | 710 | 759 | 767 | 769 | 754 |
1994 | 690 | 659 | 636 | 617 | 612 | 643 | 664 | 671 | 712 | 723 | 729 | 709 |
1995 | 642 | 613 | 575 | 587 | 579 | 578 | 619 | 642 | 662 | 656 | 668 | 654 |
1996 | 598 | 598 | 618 | 628 | 648 | 662 | 677 | 703 | 702 | 728 | 741 | 736 |
1997 | 712 | 742 | 770 | 775 | 804 | 855 | 844 | 868 | 881 | 875 | 857 | 884 |
1998 | 860 | 835 | 796 | 748 | 722 | 726 | 695 | 674 | 656 | 623 | 579 | 545 |
1999 | 483 | 441 | 420 | 397 | 414 | 458 | 489 | 533 | 587 | 630 | 663 | 676 |
2000 | 650 | 641 | 649 | 680 | 705 | 739 | 784 | 828 | 865 | 908 | 916 | 950 |
2001 | 944 | 973 | 996 | 1,037 | 1,063 | 1,107 | 1,121 | 1,105 | 1,049 | 978 | 866 | 778 |
2002 | 741 | 702 | 649 | 645 | 721 | 732 | 740 | 737 | 746 | 740 | 725 | 742 |
2003 | 743 | 797 | 836 | 877 | 921 | 958 | 974 | 979 | 984 | 997 | 1,005 | 1,010 |
2004 | 1,001 | 1,020 | 1,041 | 1,058 | 1,068 | 1,080 | 1,116 | 1,139 | 1,148 | 1,145 | 1,160 | 1,140 |
2005 | 1,153 | 1,170 | 1,209 | 1,241 | 1,229 | 1,259 | 1,297 | 1,333 | 1,360 | 1,392 | 1,402 | 1,393 |
2006 | 1,396 | 1,455 | 1,464 | 1,502 | 1,536 | 1,570 | 1,587 | 1,639 | 1,646 | 1,644 | 1,620 | 1,634 |
2007 | 1,630 | 1,651 | 1,667 | 1,675 | 1,671 | 1,692 | 1,698 | 1,731 | 1,718 | 1,713 | 1,737 | 1,749 |
2008 | 1,690 | 1,709 | 1,737 | 1,765 | 1,794 | 1,834 | 1,865 | 1,920 | 1,942 | 1,903 | 1,872 | 1,716 |
2009 | 1,487 | 1,263 | 1,059 | 947 | 864 | 848 | 893 | 949 | 976 | 1,011 | 1,071 | 1,136 |
2010 | 1,225 | 1,305 | 1,369 | 1,426 | 1,464 | 1,511 | 1,558 | 1,619 | 1,635 | 1,647 | 1,661 | 1,687 |
2011 | 1,686 | 1,692 | 1,694 | 1,762 | 1,804 | 1,829 | 1,865 | 1,923 | 1,946 | 1,982 | 1,974 | 1,961 |
2012 | 1,960 | 1,949 | 1,935 | 1,917 | 1,931 | 1,923 | 1,894 | 1,863 | 1,807 | 1,785 | 1,758 | 1,734 |
2013 | 1,705 | 1,708 | 1,705 | 1,707 | 1,715 | 1,706 | 1,708 | 1,720 | 1,695 | 1,683 | 1,698 | 1,710 |
2014 | 1,711 | 1,714 | 1,750 | 1,784 | 1,801 | 1,804 | 1,819 | 1,842 | 1,866 | 1,868 | 1,872 | 1,810 |
2015 | 1,598 | 1,296 | 1,066 | 943 | 857 | 833 | 835 | 849 | 816 | 758 | 729 | 686 |
2016 | 615 | 506 | 451 | 411 | 384 | 396 | 429 | 464 | 491 | 521 | 558 | 611 |
2017 | 659 | 724 | 770 | 833 | 871 | 909 | 931 | 930 | 922 | 901 | 891 | 911 |
2018 | 919 | 952 | 976 | 995 | 1,026 | 1,037 | 1,032 | 1,031 | 1,033 | 1,041 | 1,055 | 1,054 |
2019 | 1,044 | 1,029 | 1,001 | 990 | 965 | 945 | 930 | 900 | 852 | 825 | 788 | 781 |
2020 | 770 | 768 | 752 | 548 | 335 | 262 | 243 | 237 | 242 | 266 | 298 | 326 |
2021 | 358 | 381 | 395 | 424 | 439 | 451 | 468 | 486 | 502 | 526 | 545 | 565 |
2022 | 583 | 622 | 649 | 677 | 701 | 723 | 740 | 746 | 747 | 754 | 763 | 763 |
2023 | 756 | 742 | 736 | 733 | 707 | 667 | 654 | 629 | 613 | 600 | 599 | 603 |
2024 | 601 | 603 | 603 | 598 | 582 | 567 | 564 | 566 | 567 | 568 | 570 | 575 |
2025 | 568 | 576 | 578 |
- = No Data Reported; -- = Not Applicable; NA = Not Available; W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. |
Release Date: 4/30/2025 |
Next Release Date: 5/30/2025 |
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