Unconventional
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Eastern Rig Count as of April 16, 2021
Alabama. Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Gulf Coast Rig Count as of April 16, 2021
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas RRC Dist. 1, 2, 3, 4., 5, 6, inland, offshore
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Midcontinent, Permian Basin Rig Count as of April 16, 2021
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas Dist. 7B, 7C, 8, 8A, 9, 10
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Western Rig Count as of April 16, 2021
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of April 5, 2021)
The largest change to the U.S. rig count in the last week was in the Anadarko Basin, where six rigs were added—all additions came from previously inactive companies firing up a rig.
Unconventional
Bahrain Due to Start Drilling Wells in Offshore Shale Oil Field in Late 2022
The Khaleej al-Bahrain field is estimated to contain at least 80 billion barrels of tight (shale) oil.
Unconventional
Colombia Oil Workers Join Anti-fracking Campaign
Commercial development of the deposits is currently not permitted, but the country’s highest administrative court is holding hearings ahead of a final ruling and has allowed pilot projects to go ahead in the meantime.
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of April 5, 2021)
The largest week-over-week increase was in the Gulf Coast, where eight new rigs were added, primarily in the Eagle Ford Shale, according to Enverus.
Unconventional , Top IP Wells
Updated: Top 12 IP Wells in the Permian Basin
January 2021: Wolfcamp Discovery in Eddy County, N.M., Produces 5,202 bbl of oil, 11.096 MMcf of Gas per Day
Unconventional
Colombia Provisionally Approves Exxon Mobil Fracking Pilot Project
With the Platero investigative project, Exxon Mobil becomes the second company to begin a fracking pilot project in Colombia, after majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol.