Active Drilling Rigs November 2015
November 9, 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
