North Dakota Rigs: Who Is Drilling And Where Are They Drilling

County:

• Billings, 2
• Bottineau: 1
• Burke: 6
• Divide: 11
• Dunn: 30
• Golden Valley: 2
• McKenzie: 70
• Mountrail: 29
• Stark: 7
• Williams: 32

I knew McKenzie was busy, but did not know it was this busy compared to Mountrail and Williams. As one can see, if the Canadians really get serious about drilling the Spearfish in Bottineau County, the daily active rig count could change dramatically.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going:

• Abraxas: 1
• American Eagle: 2
• Baytex: 2
• BEXP: 15
• BR: 8
• CLR: 15
• Cornerstone: 1
• Crescent Point Energy: 2
• Denbury Onshore: 4
• Enerplus: 3
• EOG: 5
• Fidelity: 5
• G3 Operating: 3
• GMXR: 1
• Helis: 2
• Hess: 17
• Hunt: 3
• KOG: 8
• Liberty Resources: 2
• MRO: 7
• Murex: 2
• Newfield: 3
• Oasis: 8
• OXY USA: 6
• Petro-Hunt: 10
• QEP: 3
• Samson Resources: 3
• Sequel: 1
• Sinclair: 1
• Slawson: 3
• SM Energy: 4
• Surge: 1
• Triangle: 3
• True Oil: 1
• Whiting: 18
• WPX: 6
• XTO: 5
• Zavanna: 1
• Zenergy: 4

Comments:

• May not add up to 190 because I did not include salt water drillers.
• This is a snapshot in time; it could change by this afternoon.
• At least one rig will be moving to Montana after it drills the current well: Oasis Nabors 177. 
• WPX's Nabors 486 will be stacked after the current well is drilled.
• BEXP's Nabors 254 will be stacked after the current well is drilled. 
• Destinations for most wells are listed as "undetermined." It is a very rare well that has its destination posted. 
• Data from NDIC website, September 28, 2012, 1:52 p.m.