View weekly updates and historical trends for US Oil Rig Count. from United States. Source: Baker Hughes. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

Crude Oil Rigs in the United States decreased to 407 in November 28 from 419 in the previous week. This dataset provides - United States Crude Oil Rigs- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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The U.S. oil and gas industry has seen significant fluctuations in rotary rig counts over the past decade. As of 2024, there were 460 active oil rigs and 94 gas rigs operating in the country, marking a substantial decrease from the peak years of 2013-2014. The decrease noted in 2024 comes amid lower demand outlooks and continued decrease in crude benchmarks throughout the second half of the year. North America is home to the most oil rigs North America continues to dominate the global oil and gas rig market, having more than double the number of oil rigs of the Middle East. The U.S. plays a pivotal role in this market dominance. Within the U.S. the Permian Basin, primarily located in Texas, stands out as the region with the highest concentration of oil rigs, boasting 300 active units as of November 2024. This is significantly more than other prominent areas such as Eagle Ford. Most productive oil basins Despite the overall decrease in rig counts, U.S. oil production has remained robust. The country reached a production peak of nearly 19.4 million barrels per day in 2023, solidifying its position as the world's leading oil producer. The Bakken and Permian basins have demonstrated particularly high efficiency in terms of new-well oil production per rig.

Total Rigs in the United States decreased to 544 in November 28 from 554 in the previous week. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Total Rigs.

The Permian basin is the region with the largest number of oil rigs in the United States. As of beginning of October 2025, there were 251 active rigs in the basin. This was more than five times the number of rigs in Eagle Ford, which ranked second. Both basins are mainly located in Texas. The number of operational U.S. oil and gas rigs stood at around 549 units around the same time. U.S. oil industry In the years following the development of sophisticated extraction methods for shale oil and gas, the U.S. has grown to become the world’s leading oil-producing country, ahead of Saudi Arabia. U.S. oil production peaked in 2023, at nearly 19.4 million barrels per day. U.S. as an oil exporter In December 2015, the U.S. lifted a longtime ban on exports of crude oil from the U.S. Since then, the amount of oil exported from the U.S. has also increased significantly. In line with a production increase, 2023 also saw the largest amount of oil exports from the U.S. The leading oil exporters globally included large producer countries such as the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and Russia.

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Overview with Chart & Report: Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count shows the number of active oil rigs operating in North America weekly. The indicator evaluates activity in oil and gas industry. Estimated supply/demand values in the

The number of crude oil and natural gas rotary rigs in operation in the United States has fluctuated greatly since the mid-20th century. Oil production in the United States dropped steadily from the 1960s, as the OPEC bloc began producing and exporting oil at low prices, however the shocks of the 1970s saw oil prices rise significantly after OPEC placed an embargo on the U.S. and its allies in 1973. The U.S. ramped up production to try and negate some of the effects of this embargo, but the long term effect of this was that demand in the 1980s dropped, in what was known as the 1980s oil glut. The number of oil and gas rotary rigs then remained below 1,000 throughout the 1990s, before the oil boom in South Dakota and the move towards self-sufficiency took place in the early 2000s. In more recent years, rotary rigs are being replaced by top-drive drills, which are much more efficient as they can bore for two or three times more than a rotary rig in one section.

The number of active oil rigs in the Permian basin increased by *** units between October 2020 and October 2021. The Permian has seen the greatest growth in rig numbers of any oil producing basin in the United States. Exploration activity has been on the upswing following as many countries are facing an energy supply shortage, particularly of natural gas and coal.

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This dataset contains USA Crude oil and Natural gas drilling activity , geographic coverage is the 50 states and the district of Columbia from 1949-2021. Data from US Energy Information Administration.Note:Total rotary rigs in operation is the sum of rigs drilling for crude oil, rigs drilling for natural gas, and other rigs (not shown) drilling for miscellaneous purposes, such as other service wells, injection wells, and stratigraphic tests.

Overview with Chart & Report: The number of oil and natural gas rigs is a significant figure for the entire US oil and gas industry, and its change reflects the changes in this industry. It is also an indication of the state of

The total supply of offshore oil and gas rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was ***in the week of September 26, 2025. The utilization rate was *****percent, with ***marketed and contracted offshore rigs recorded that same month.

The number of operational U.S. oil and gas rigs averaged 549 in October 2025. This was a decrease compared to the same month a year prior, with benchmark oil prices influenced by moderate demand outlooks. Most common rig types Oil rigs are the most common rigs in the U.S. At the end of 2024, there were some 460 active oil rigs compared with roughly 94 gas rigs. This discrepancy has been exacerbated over the years, with there having been a less pronounced difference in 2011. 2011 was also the year when new well drilling numbers peaked within the past decade, with roughly 2,000 newly bored oil and gas extraction sites. The majority of oil rigs are found in the Permian Basin. Located in Texas and parts of New Mexico, the Permian Basin has been a harvesting ground for petroleum since the early 1920s and since established itself as the most productive U.S. oil basin. The U.S. oil rig industry in the global context In the last decade, the number of oil rigs worldwide has decreased significantly. In 2014, there were over 3,500 oil rigs worldwide, compared to 1,734 oil rigs at the end of 2024. Of those, 460 were located in the United States, which represented a 26 percent share of the global oil rigs market.

The Baker Hughes Total Rig Count is a weekly measure of the number of active drilling rigs in the United States, providing insight into the level of exploration and production activity in the oil and gas industry.

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There were 113 operational natural gas rigs in the United States at the end of June 2025. The Haynesville field located in parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas houses the highest number of active rigs, at 35 units. By comparison, the number of U.S. oil rigs was nearly four times the number of natural gas rigs.

This dataset provides values for CRUDE OIL RIGS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

This data release contains several datasets that provide an overview of oil and gas well history and production of the United States, from 1817 to September 1, 2022. Well history data is aggregated into 1-mile and 10-mile squares indicating the total number of wells and counts of wells classified as oil, gas, dry, injection, hydraulically fractured, and/or horizontal wells. Well history is also separated into layers binned on 1-year increments from a well's spud date (date drilling commenced). Production data is aggregated in 2-mile and 10-mile squares that sum the total production of oil, gas, and water volumes. Production data is also separated into layers binned on 1-year increments to reflect the year of production. These aggregations are compiled from data from IHS Markit, which is a proprietary, commercial database. No proprietary data is contained in this release. This data release was updated May 2023 to reflect an offset of 1 year on the original release.