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Active Drilling Rigs November 2015

Active Drilling Rigs November 2015

U.S. Active Drilling Rigs November 2015

Bakken Total: 64  
Montana: 1
North Dakota: 63
South Dakota: 0
Rocky Mountain Total: 99 
Colorado: 33
New Mexico: 37
Utah: 5
Wyoming: 24
Central Plains Total: 97  
Arkansas: 4
Kansas: 10
Oklahoma: 83
Gulf States Total: 41
Alabama: 0
Louisiana North: 28
Louisiana South: 6
Mississippi: 7
Texas Total: 339
Texas RRC
District 1: 34
District 2: 35
District 3: 22
District 4: 12
District 5: 6
District 6: 17
District 7B: 3
District 7C: 35
District 8: 143
District 8A: 18
District 9: 2
District 10: 12
Marcellus Total:  64
Ohio: 20
Pennsylvania: 28
West Virginia: 16
*Data from November 6, 2015 RigData Report

Drillers

There was no change of the top 10 drillers from October’s report. Helmerich & Payne, Inc drilled almost 3 million more feet and started almost 300 more wells compared to the previous month. 
*Data through 11/01/2015

Top 10 Drillers

Rank Company Footage Drilled Well Starts
1  Helmerich & Payne, Inc.  38,468,622 3,346
2 Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC 22,867,792 1,946
3 Nabors Industries, Ltd.  19,101,448 1,970
4 Precision Drilling Trust  8,146,353 831
5 Ensign Energy Services, Inc.  7,804,991 1,032
6 Seventy Seven Energy, Inc.  6,863,661 628
7  Unit Corporation  6,854,447 601
8  Trinidad Energy Services Income Trust  5,466,427 533
9  Xtreme Drilling and Coil Services Corp.  4,193,867 357
10  Cactus Drilling Company, LLC  3,879,450 393

Operators

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Chesapeake Energy Corporation remain at the top two spots, while  Exxon Mobil Corporation and Marathon Oil Corporation switch in rank from the previous month.
*Data through 11/01/2015 

Top 10 Operators

Rank Company Footage Drilled Well Starts
1  Anadarko Petroleum Corporation  10,993,057  965
2  Chesapeake Energy Corporation  6,740,045  624
3  Exxon Mobil Corporation  6,609,925  825
4  Marathon Oil Corporation  6,478,522  374
5  EOG Resources, Inc.  6,109,453  578
6  Pioneer Natural Resources Company  5,137,134  343
7  ConocoPhillips Company  4,879,852  462
8  QEP Resources, Inc.  4,352,819  352
9  BHP Biliton, Limited  4,129,018  297
10  Continental Resources, Inc.  4,005,966  379

Data source rigdata.com

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