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Activity Tracker^™ Weekly Rig Count

Identify regional opportunities with accurate North American rig data

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Updated each Friday, the Weekly Rig Count provides an accurate North American onshore drilling rig data by major regions. Our team of analysts compiles oil rig data daily through direct contact with contractors and operators to derive dependable figures.

April 20, 2018

The rig count table below includes the United States (including GOM) and Canada. This does reflect the number of rigs actually working at any given time as some contracted rigs may be moving between locations, undergoing maintenance, waiting on weather, etc. All the regions below are regions that we have created as marketable regions.

The information provided and much more data on the North American rig fleet can be sourced via the IHS Markit Proprietary North American rigs information product, Activity Tracker.

For additional information, contact Rig Support.

North American Onshore Rigs

United States Rigs

	This Week	Last Week	Last Month	Last Year
Total Marketable	2935	2931	2939	2942
Drilling	1125	1116	1071	902
Down	1810	1815	1868	2040
Utilization (%)	38%	38%	36%	31%

Canadian Rigs

	This Week	Last Week	Last Month	Last Year
Total Marketable	620	620	620	642
Drilling	84	100	207	97
Down	536	520	413	545
Utilization (%)	14%	16%	33%	15%

Regional Drilling

	This Week	%	Last Week	Last Month	Last Year
Gulf of Mexico	59	5%	56	54	51
Northeastern US	79	7%	75	72	59
Northern Louisiana/Arkansas	29	3%	30	29	27
Oklahoma	137	12%	131	138	124
Permian Basin	465	41%	459	432	346
Rocky Mountain	116	10%	114	116	109
Southeastern US	4	0.4%	6	4	6
Southern Louisiana	13	1%	13	13	6
Texas 1-4	92	8%	96	86	88
Texas 5,6,9,7B	52	5%	57	53	29
Texas 10, OKLA Panhandle, Kansas	40	4%	41	39	35
West Coast/Alaska	39	3%	38	35	22
Alberta	69	82%	82	145	72
British Columbia	10	12%	10	17	16
Manitoba	0	0.0%	0	1	0
Ontario	0	0.0%	1	1	2
Saskatchewan	5	6%	7	43	7

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