West Virginia

Last week, the Marcellus/Utica combined count maintained the same number of 37 active rigs for the fourth week in a row. The M-U’s chief competitor, the Haynesville, lost one rig and now runs 55 active rigs, some 18 rigs more than the M-U. The national count lost another two rigs last week and now operates 543 rigs. Baker Hughes said oil rigs fell by one to 410 last week, their lowest since late March, while gas rigs fell by two to 125, their lowest since January, and other miscellaneous rigs rose by one to eight. Read More “M-U Rigs Even @ 37; Haynesville Down 1 @ 55; Nat’l Down 2 @ 543”

Last week was status quo for the rig count. The Marcellus/Utica combined count maintained the same number of 37 active rigs, the third week in a row after Pennsylvania lost two rigs in March (see PA Loses 2 Rigs from Marcellus, Combined M-U Lowest Since Nov. 2025). The M-U’s chief competitor, the Haynesville, maintained its count of 56 active rigs, some 19 rigs more than the M-U. The national count lost three rigs last week and now operates 545 rigs. Read More “M-U Rigs Even @ 37; Haynesville Even @ 56; Nat’l Count Down 3 @ 545”

Two weeks ago, the Pennsylvania Marcellus lost 2 rigs, leading to the lowest combined M-U count since last November (see PA Loses 2 Rigs from Marcellus, Combined M-U Lowest Since Nov. 2025). Last week, the count in the M-U stayed the same—no increases, no decreases. However, our chief competitor, the Haynesville, added another rig, with a new total of 56 active rigs, some 19 rigs more than the M-U’s combined 37 active rigs. The Haynesville continues to add rigs even though it’s cheaper to drill in the M-U. Which exposes the lie from those who want to heap more regulations and taxes on drilling in the M-U because “this is where the gas is” and “drillers can’t go anywhere else.” Turns out, there’s gas elsewhere, too. And drillers are voting (and walking) with their dollars. Read More “M-U Rigs Even @ 37; Haynesville Adds 1 @ 56; Nat’l Count Up 5 @ 548”

Last week was not a good week for the national rig count nor the count in the Marcellus/Utica. The national count dropped by 9 rigs to 543, while Pennsylvania lost 2 rigs and now operates 18, a level it hasn’t seen since January of this year. Both Ohio and West Virginia maintained the same counts last week at 11 and 8, respectively. The combined M-U count was 37 rigs last week, the lowest number since the Nov. 18, 2025, rig count report. Yuck. Read More “PA Loses 2 Rigs from Marcellus, Combined M-U Lowest Since Nov. 2025”

Three weeks ago, the Marcellus/Utica saw a realignment in rig counts, at least in Ohio and West Virginia. Pennsylvania kept the 20 rigs it has had since early February. Ohio lost two rigs, going from 13 to 11, the fewest active rigs in the Buckeye State since last September. And West Virginia picked up one rig, from 7 to 8 rigs, for the first time since last May. Overall, the M-U region had a net loss of 1 rig three weeks ago, bringing the total to 39 active rigs. The same numbers for the M-U held last week—no changes. There are 27 Marcellus-focused rigs and 12 Utica-focused rigs. Read More “M-U Rigs Even @ 39; Haynesville Even @ 54; Nat’l Count Down 1 @ 552”

Two weeks ago, the Marcellus/Utica saw a realignment in rig counts, at least in Ohio and West Virginia. Pennsylvania kept the 20 rigs it has had since early February. Ohio lost two rigs, from 13 to 11, the fewest active rigs in the Buckeye State since last September. And West Virginia picked up one rig, from 7 to 8 rigs, for the first time since last May! Overall, the M-U region had a net loss of one rig two weeks ago, going from 40 to 39 active rigs. The same numbers for the M-U held last week—no changes. One thing we didn’t mention last week (we just noticed this week) is that, along with the change in rigs between OH and WV, came a shift in Marcellus-focused and Utica-focused rigs. The Marcellus gained one rig (now runs 27), and the Utica lost two rigs (now runs 12). Read More “M-U Rigs Even @ 39; Haynesville Up 1 @ 54; Nat’l Count Up 2 @ 553”