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Western rig count as of January 7, 2022
Date | California | Colorado | Idaho | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Mexico | North Dakota | Utah | Wyoming |
SEPT. 10 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 22 | 12 | 18 |
SEPT. 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 22 | 11 | 18 |
SEPT. 24 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 22 | 10 | 18 |
OCT, 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 22 | 10 | 18 |
OCT. 8 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 22 | 10 | 18 |
OCT. 15 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 22 | 10 | 18 |
OCT. 22 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 22 | 9 | 15 |
OCT. 29 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 23 | 9 | 15 |
NOV. 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 23 | 9 | 15 |
NOV. 12 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 23 | 9 | 16 |
NOV. 19 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 23 | 9 | 15 |
NOV. 26 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 27 | 9 | 15 |
DEC. 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 27 | 9 | 15 |
DEC. 10 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 27 | 10 | 15 |
DEC. 17 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 27 | 10 | 15 |
DEC. 24 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 27 | 10 | 15 |
DEC. 31 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 27 | 10 | 15 |
JAN. 7 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 27 | 9 | 16 |
Created By: Larry Prado - Activity Editor
Source: Baker Hughes
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