167: Current Number of Active Rigs -- North Dakota, USA

The highest number of active rigs I actually saw at the NDIC website was 166, a couple of weeks ago (before the December weather blew through), but in an update, NDIC/Director stated there were a record 168 active rigs in the state. From that article, I post the record at 168 active rigs (see sidebar at the right).

However, 167 is the highest I have actually seen at the NDIC website; previous high, as noted was 166.