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U.S., Permian Basin drilling rig counts fall for tenth straight week

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Counts of active oil and gas drilling rigs in U.S. and Permian Basin continue to fall, according to the latest report from Baker Hughes. As of July 3, there were 539 rigs in U.S. percent from 585 a year ago) and 265 rigs in Permian Basin (down 5 from 270 last week and down 40 or 13.1 percent in past year).

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Report: Blackbeard leads horizontal drilling resurgence in Central Basin

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Hart Energy reported recently that Fort Worth-based Blackbeard Operating is leading a horizontal drilling resurgence in Central Basin platform, “a legacy oil basin that’s drawing industry attention once again.” Blackbeard has drilled more than 225 horizontal wells since 2021Q2.

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Rig counts in U.S., Permian Basin decline for seventh consecutive week

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Counts of active drilling rigs declined for the seventh consecutive week in U.S. and Permian Basin, according to June 13 report from Baker Hughes. There were 273 rigs in Permian (down 2 from 275 week ago, down 36 or 12 percent from 309 year ago) and 555 in U.S. lost a rig this week but still leads Permian Basin with 49.

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Oil, gas operators adopt dark sky friendly lighting to help reduce light pollution

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Oil and gas operators in nearby Permian Basin, a source of light pollution, also have adopted dark sky friendly lighting at drilling rigs and gas plants in west Texas. The post Oil, gas operators adopt dark sky friendly lighting to help reduce light pollution appeared first on Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine.

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ExxonMobil leads U.S., Permian in rig count; Permian reports decline in permits

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

operators to report an increase in active drilling rigs in the past year, according to Enverus’ latest Drill Down Report. and Permian Basin. ExxonMobil reported 39 working rigs as of July 4 (weekly average of 36.9 for an increase of 1 rig from 35.9 rigs followed by Occidental with 22.0, In the U.S.,

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Counts of drilling rigs decline in Permian Basin, Texas, U.S.

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Counts of active drilling rigs in Permian Basin, Texas and U.S. count of 592 down 1 in the past week, down 30 in the past year ends a streak of five straight weeks of additional rigs. New Mexico again reported 105 rigs (106 year ago). The post Counts of drilling rigs decline in Permian Basin, Texas, U.S.

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Unchanged counts of active drilling rigs in Permian Basin, Texas, New Mexico

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Baker Hughes reported little new activity among operators in Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico in its weekly report of drilling rigs for April 17. There were 289 rigs in Permian Basin (289 week ago, 318 year ago), 274 in Texas (274 week ago, 296 year ago) and 100 in New Mexico (100 week ago, 108 year ago).