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North Dakota Active Rigs Hold at 37 as Two Added, Two Removed - Bakken Wire
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North Dakota Active Rigs Hold at 37 as Two Added, Two Removed

Williston Basin rig count is up one from a week ago and up eight from a month ago.

Bakken Wire Staff·🌅Afternoon Wire·

North Dakota's active drilling rig count held at 37 on Monday after two rigs entered the field and two were removed, according to Bakken Wire rig data. The day-over-day total was unchanged, but the composition shifted across Dunn, McKenzie and Mountrail counties, with two additional rigs repositioned within the state.

According to the data, two new rigs were added since yesterday: DAKOTA FLUID SOLUTIONS, LLC listed T&S DRILLING 3 at 147-97-2 in Dunn County, and KRAKEN OPERATING, LLC listed T&S DRILLING 1 at 147-99-32 in McKenzie County.

The two rigs removed were NABORS B21, listed under HUNT OIL COMPANY at 156-90-13 in Mountrail County, and H & P 259, listed under EOG RESOURCES, INC. at 157-90-31, also in Mountrail County.

Two rigs moved locations, according to the data. DEVON ENERGY WILLISTON, L.L.C. relocated NABORS B17 to 149-91-18 in Dunn County. CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. moved PATTERSON 288 to 156-95-36 in Williams County. Both moved rigs remained in North Dakota.

The Monday count was one rig higher than the 36 active rigs reported a week earlier, on Oct. 19, and eight rigs higher than the 29 active rigs reported a month earlier, on Sept. 26. The weekly increase came despite two removals and two additions, while the month-over-month gain reflects a higher level of North Dakota drilling activity than in late September.

Regionally, North America added three rigs week on week, according to Rigzone, which cited Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count. The continental increase provides context for North Dakota's modest weekly gain, though the Bakken Wire data does not identify which of the North American additions are located in the state.

For Bakken operators and royalty owners, the rig report shows activity concentrated in Dunn, McKenzie and Mountrail counties, with Williams County receiving a moved rig. The day-over-day changes include two additions, two removals and two relocations, leaving the active count unchanged at 37 while shifting the location mix.

The Bakken formation is North Dakota's primary oil-producing region, and rig counts are closely watched as a measure of development activity. The latest data shows T&S Drilling rigs added by Dakota Fluid Solutions and Kraken Operating, while Hunt Oil and EOG Resources removed rigs in Mountrail County.

The additions in Dunn and McKenzie counties were matched by removals in Mountrail County, leaving the statewide total unchanged. The moves by Devon Energy Williston and Continental Resources kept rigs working within North Dakota. For royalty owners, the unchanged count means the same number of rigs are active statewide, but the locations and operators in the field changed.

Source

Bakken Wire rig data; Rigzone

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