Bakken Rig Count Falls The Bakken-Three Forks rig count fell by four this week landing at 48 rigs running across our coverage area by midday Friday. A total of 664 oil and gas rigs were running across the United States this week.148 were targeting natural gas (14 less than the previous week) and 516 were targeting oil in the U.S. (20 less than the previous week). The remainder were drilling service wells (e.g. disposal wells, injection wells, etc.) 48 are in ND alone. Bakken Oil & Gas Rigs The Bakken oil rigs were at 48 this week with Bloomberg reporting WTI oil prices trading at $33.16 on Friday afternoon. WTI-Brent decreased $4.18 landing at $33.55. The Bakken has zero natural active gas rig in the area this week with futures increasing to $2.47/mmbtu by midday. McKenzie County continues to lead development with 20 rigs running this week, far outpacing […]