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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Activity
Period:
Data Series
Jan-25 Feb-25 Mar-25 Apr-25 May-25 Jun-25 View
History
Rotary Rigs in Operation
582 590 592 586 573 554 1973-2025
By Site
             
Onshore
568 576 578 573 561 542 1973-2025
Offshore
14 14 14 13 12 12 1973-2025
By Type
             
Crude Oil
478 484 486 475 462 438 1973-2025
Natural Gas
100 101 102 106 108 112 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: 7/31/2025
Next Release Date: 8/29/2025