"We" were last at 191 last August 22, 2012. It was during the summer / autumn 2012 "we" were in quite a "free fall" in the rig count.
Active rigs on the NDIC list tonight; it's a dynamic list; most comments below based on data from "Snapshot." Note OXY USA. Also note the significant increase in the number of Whiting rigs.
- BEXP: 13
- BR: 10
- CLR: 17 -- has had as many as 21 in ND (24 in ND + MT)
- EOG: 5 -- holding steady since 2011
- Fidelity: 6 -- I think this is at the higher end for Fidelity; last summer: 5
- Hess: 16 -- see comments regarding this number of rigs; in press release, Hess says 14 rigs;
- KOG: 8 -- at high end
- Oasis: 8 -- at one time had planned to exit 2012 with 10 rigs
- OXY USA: 5 -- either planned or had 15 rigs back in January, 2012
- Petro-Hunt: 12
- QEP: 5
- Slawson: 3
- SM Energy: 4
- Whiting: 19
- WPX: 5
- XTO: 6
- Zenergy: 4
