Whiting Petroleum to Cut Rigs in 2015 Whiting Bakken Acreage Map | Click to Enlarge The Bakken-Three Forks rig count decreased by three t0 106 rigs running across our coverage area by the end of last week. In recent Bakken news, Whiting Petroleum announced a record 2014 and revealed a 2015 spending plan that includes reducing Bakken rig count. Read more: Whiting to Reduce Bakken Rig Count The U.S. rig count fell another 72 to 1192 rigs running as of today. A total of 268 rigs were targeting natural gas (down 12 from the previous week) and 922 were targeting oil in the U.S. (64 less than the previous week). The remainder were drilling service wells (e.g. disposal wells, injection wells, etc.) 108 rigs are running in the Williston Basin across MT, ND, and SD. 105 are in ND alone. Bakken Oil & Gas Rigs The number of oil […]