Baker Hughes said June 25 counts of active oil and gas drilling rigs in Texas, New Mexico and U.S. remain unchanged in the past week. Texas has 221 rigs (112 year ago), New Mexico has 75 rigs (50 year ago), and U.S. has 470 rigs (265 year ago). There also are 236 rigs in Permian Basin (237 last week, 131 last year). Permian exited 2020Q4 with 175 rigs, 2021Q1 with 221 and 2021Q2 with 236.
Lea County, N.M., remains the Permian leader with 46 rigs followed by Midland with 38, Reeves and Eddy, N.M., each with 27, Martin with 18, Loving with 15, Howard with 14 and Upton with 13. Louisiana remains third among states with 52 rigs followed by Oklahoma with 27. And Haynesville remains second among regions with 49 rigs followed by Eagle Ford with 32 and Marcellus with 27.