Platts RigData: U.S. Land Rig Count Slowing But Still Growing

HOUSTON, July 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Platts RigData, a forecasting and analytics unit of S&P Global Platts, today announced the U.S. rig count for June 2017 was 1,055, up 29 (3%) from May 2017, and up 584 (124%) from June 2016. This rig count includes U.S. onshore, U.S. inland waters, and U.S. offshore Gulf of Mexico drilling rigs.

  • June U.S. land rig count: 1,009, up 33 (3%) from the previous month and up 588 (140%) from June 2016.
  • June U.S. inland waters and Gulf of Mexico rig count: 46, down 4 (-8%) from the previous month and down 4 (-8%) from June 2016.

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Platts RigData U.S. Rig Counts

















June
2017

May
2017

Month over
Month
Change

%
Change


June
2016

Variance
Year Over
Year (YOY)

YOY %
Variance

Colorado

41

37

4

11%


15

26

173%

Louisiana

50

47

3

6%


22

28

127%

New Mexico

60

56

4

7%


21

39

186%

North Dakota

53

45

8

18%


26

27

104%

Oklahoma

141

140

1

1%


60

81

135%

Texas

500

497

3

1%


198

302

153%

Rest of U.S. Land

164

154

10

6%


79

85

108%

U.S. Land Subtotal

1009

976

33

3%


421

588

140%

U.S. Inland Waters

11

14

-3

-21%


10

1

10%

U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM)

35

36

-1

-3%


40

-5

-13%

U.S. Inland and GOM

46

50

-4

-8%


50

-4

-8%

Total U.S. Rig Count

1,055

1,026

29

3%


471

584

124%

 

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