Highlights Oil rigs up one at 499 Gas rigs climb five to 136 Tellurian plans new Haynesville wells The US oil and gas rig count climbed six to 635 in the week ended Sept. 15, as oil-focused drilling activity pushed to a fresh 17-month high. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The number of rigs chasing primarily oil climbed one to 499, the highest since the week ended April 8, 2020, while the number basing mostly gas moved up five to 136, a three-week high but still down nine from its mid-August apex. Despite the fresh high for oil-focused drilling activity, rig counts remain 27% behind pre-pandemic levels seen in early March 2020. Meanwhile the gas-focused rig count is down just 8% from the same period. Drillers in the South Texas Eagle Ford basin added two rigs for a total 50, […]