Platts Rig Data Shows U.S. Land Rig Count Slowing But Still Growing

July 10, 2017 2:05 PM UTC

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.

Platts RigData U.S. Rig Counts

June2017

May2017

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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