Texas in the U.S. Rig Count Down But Barnett Shale Up
21st November 2011
Texas in the U.S. Rig Count Down But Barnett Shale Up
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Submitted by blogwriter on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 02:42
The number of U.S. drilling rigs fell by 15 this week, to 2,001, according to Houston-based oil field services firm Baker Hughes.
Oil rigs declined by eight, to 1,125, and natural gas rigs dropped by six, to 871. Miscellaneous rigs shrank by one, to five.
The Texas rig count fell by two, to 914.
In North Texas' natural gas-rich Barnett Shale, there were 59 rigs drilling on Friday, up seven from a week earlier, according to RigData. The leading counties were Tarrant, 21; Wise, 8; and Johnson, Denton and Montague, 5 each.
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