The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States rose by 4 this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count rose to 763 this week—251 rigs higher than the rig count this time in 2021. Oil rigs in the United States rose by 8 this week, to 599. Gas rigs slipped 4, to 162. Miscellaneous rigs stayed the same at 2. The rig count in the Permian Basin increased by 3 to 343 this week. Rigs in the Eagle Ford rose by 1 to 72. Oil and gas rigs in the Permian are 84 above where they were this time last year. While up year over year, active drilling in the Permian has remained near the current level since mid-May, when the oil and gas rig count was 342. Primary Vision’s Frac Spread Count, an estimate of the number […]