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Rig Counts
US Oil Rig Count Inches Up
Companies added three oil rigs in the week to Jan. 24, bringing the total count to 676, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co. said in its weekly report.
Exploration & Production
USGS: Alaska’s Central North Slope Could Hold ‘Billions More’ Barrels Of Oil
Most of the undiscovered technically recoverable oil resources are believed to be in the Brookian Sequence, the USGS report shows.
Highlights
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Jan. 24, 2020)
A Marcellus Shale discovery by EQT, Marathon’s Upper Three Forks completion and two horizontal Woodford producers top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Exploration & Production
Vaca Muerta Shale: Implementing A Flexible MPD Approach
As activity in the Vaca Muerta Shale continues, oil and gas operators should consider managed pressure drilling for all wells.
Company Profiles
East Texas Chalk: It’s The Matrix
Another century, another sequel to the indomitable Austin Chalk where it all began: East Texas. This rock still has a lot of oil and gas.
Rig Counts
Chart: Eastern Rig Count As Of January 24, 2020
Alabama. Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
Rig Counts
Chart: Gulf Coast Rig Count As Of January 24, 2020
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas RRC Dist. 1, 2, 3, 4., 5, 6, inland, offshore
Rig Counts
Chart: Midcontinent, Permian Basin Rig Count As Of January 24, 2020
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas Dist. 7B, 7C, 8, 8A, 9, 10
Rig Counts
Chart: Western Rig Count As of January 24, 2020
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
People
Talos Taps Former Anadarko Exec Bob Abendschein To Lead Operations
Talos Energy appointed Robert “Bob” Abendschein to head its operations as Stephen E. Heitzman, COO and one of the founders of the offshore focused E&P, resigns.