The US drilling rig count dropped 18 units to settle at 1,875 rigs working during the week ended Dec. 19, pushed down by losses in North Dakota and the Williston basin, Baker Hughes Inc. reported. That total, however, was trumped by the 40-unit drop in neighboring Canada. The US has lost 45 units in the last two weeks (OGJ Online, Dec. 12, 2014). During the week, US land rigs fell 15 units to 1,805, down 43 units from two weeks ago. Offshore rigs fell 2 units to 58 while rigs drilling in inland waters edged down a unit to 12. Oil rigs lost 10 units to 1,536, down 39 units from two weeks ago. Gas rigs lost 8 units to 338. Rigs considered unclassified remained at 1 unit working. Horizontal drilling rigs declined 11 units to 1,356. Directional drilling rigs edged down a unit to 195. Canada now has 391 rigs working, 7 fewer than this week a year ago. Of the 40 units lost, 25 were oil rigs and 15 were gas rigs, which respectively total 190 and 201.