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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Activity
Period:
Data Series
Dec-24 Jan-25 Feb-25 Mar-25 Apr-25 May-25 View
History
Rotary Rigs in Operation
589 582 590 592 586 573 1973-2025
By Site
             
Onshore
575 568 576 578 573 561 1973-2025
Offshore
14 14 14 14 13 12 1973-2025
By Type
             
Crude Oil
483 478 484 486 483 470 1973-2025
Natural Gas
102 100 101 102 98 100 1973-2025
Active Well Service Rig Count
NA NA 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: 6/30/2025
Next Release Date: 7/31/2025