Rig count and storage Rig Count Overview & Summary Count
Area | Last Count | Count | Change from Prior Count | Date of Prior Count | Change from Last Year | Date of Last Year's Count |
U.S. | 3 November 2017 | 898 | -11 | 27 October 2017 | +329 | 4 November 2016 |
Canada | 3 November 2017 | 192 | +1 | 27 October 2017 | +38 | 4 November 2016 |
International | September 2017 | 931 | -21 | August 2017 | -3 | September 2016 |
Rotary Rig Count
11/3/2017
Location Week +/- Week
Ago +/- Year
Ago
Land 879 -9 888 333 546
Inland Waters 1 0 1 -1 2
Offshore 18 -2 20 -3 21
United States Total 898 -11 909 329 569
Gulf Of Mexico 18 -2 20 -3 21
Canada 192 1 191 38 154
North America 1090 -10 1100 367 723
U.S. Breakout Information This Week +/- Last Week +/- Year Ago
Oil 729 -8 737 279 450
Gas 169 -3 172 52 117
Miscellaneous 0 0 0 -2 2
Directional 73 -1 74 21 52
Horizontal 764 -5 769 305 459
Vertical 61 -5 66 3 58
Canada Breakout Information This Week +/- Last Week +/- Year Ago
Oil 100 4 96 24 76
Gas 91 -3 94 14 77
Miscellaneous 1 0 1 0 1
Major State Variances This Week +/- Last Week +/- Year Ago
Alaska 5 2 3 -4 9
Arkansas 0 0 0 -1 1
California 14 0 14 8 6
Colorado 37 4 33 19 18
Louisiana 58 -4 62 10 48
New Mexico 65 -2 67 33 32
North Dakota 47 -2 49 10 37
Ohio 29 0 29 15 14
Oklahoma 117 -8 125 41 76
Pennsylvania 31 0 31 4 27
Texas 444 3 441 182 262
Utah 10 -1 11 5 5
West Virginia 13 0 13 3 10
Wyoming 22 0 22 5 17
Major Basin Variances This Week +/- Last Week +/- Year Ago
Ardmore Woodford 1 -1 2 1 0
Arkoma Woodford 8 -2 10 3 5
Barnett 5 0 5 2 3
Cana Woodford 66 0 66 25 41
DJ-Niobrara 26 1 25 10 16
Eagle Ford 65 0 65 30 35
Fayetteville 0 0 0 -1 1
Granite Wash 10 0 10 0 10
Haynesville 38 -3 41 17 21
Marcellus 42 0 42 6 36
Mississippian 5 0 5 3 2
Permian 380 1 379 162 218
Utica 30 0 30 15 15
Williston 48 -1 49 11 37
Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
for week ending October 27, 2017 | Released: November 2, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. | Next Release: November 9, 2017
Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
| | Historical Comparisons |
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (10/27/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) |
Region | 10/27/17 | 10/20/17 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 926 | | | 915 | | | 11 | | | 11 | | | | 940 | | | -1.5 | | | 921 | | | 0.5 | | |
Midwest | 1,107 | | | 1,082 | | | 25 | | | 25 | | | | 1,128 | | | -1.9 | | | 1,084 | | | 2.1 | | |
Mountain | 226 | | | 224 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 248 | | | -8.9 | | | 218 | | | 3.7 | | |
Pacific | 317 | | | 315 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 326 | | | -2.8 | | | 360 | | | -11.9 | | |
South Central | 1,199 | | | 1,174 | | | 25 | | | 25 | | | | 1,313 | | | -8.7 | | | 1,234 | | | -2.8 | | |
Salt | 324 | | | 313 | | | 11 | | | 11 | | | | 371 | | | -12.7 | | | 333 | | | -2.7 | | |
Nonsalt | 874 | | | 861 | | | 13 | | | 13 | | | | 942 | | | -7.2 | | | 901 | | | -3.0 | | |
Total | 3,775 | | | 3,710 | | | 65 | | | 65 | | | | 3,955 | | | -4.6 | | | 3,816 | | | -1.1 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,775 Bcf as of Friday, October 27, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 65 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 180 Bcf less than last year at this time and 41 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,816 Bcf. At 3,775 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
For information on sampling error in this report, see Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability table below.
Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2012 through 2016. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.
Estimated measures of sampling variabilityDownload History (April 2015 to Present) |
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Coefficient of Variation for Stocks % of working gas | | Standard Error for Net Change billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
Region | 10/27/17 | 10/20/17 | | net change |
East | 1.4 | | | 1.4 | | | | 0.6 | | |
Midwest | 1.8 | | | 1.7 | | | | 1.2 | | |
Mountain | 1.7 | | | 1.7 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Pacific | 2.5 | | | 2.6 | | | | 1.4 | | |
South Central | 1.7 | | | 1.7 | | | | 1.2 | | |
Salt | 3.4 | | | 3.3 | | | | 1.0 | | |
Nonsalt | 1.9 | | | 2.0 | | | | 0.7 | | |
Total | 0.9 | | | 0.8 | | | | 2.3 | | |
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