North America added 11 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' rig count published on October 9. The total reached 825, with the U.S. oil rig count rising by six. The count is up by 85 rigs from a year earlier.
North America added 11 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest rotary rig count, which was published on October 9. The U.S. count rose by five rigs and Canada's rose by six, pushing the North America total to 825: 603 rigs in the U.S. and 222 in Canada.
U.S. oil rig count rises by six
The U.S. count of 603 comprised 462 oil rigs, 132 gas rigs and nine miscellaneous rigs. Week on week, the U.S. oil rig count rose by six, the gas rig count dropped by one and the miscellaneous count stayed flat.
By state, Texas added three rigs, Louisiana added two and New Mexico added one, while Oklahoma dropped one. Among basins, the Permian added four rigs and the Haynesville added one, and the Cana Woodford dropped one.
Canada adds gas and oil rigs
Canada's total of 222 is made up of 150 oil rigs, 70 gas rigs and two miscellaneous rigs. Its gas rig count rose by four, and its oil and miscellaneous counts each rose by one, Baker Hughes reported.
Year-on-year and recent trend
The North America count is up by 85 rigs from year-ago levels, with the U.S. adding 56 rigs and Canada 29. The U.S. added 44 oil rigs and 12 gas rigs over the year, according to the count.
The latest gain follows seven added rigs in the October 2 count and 15 in the September 25 count. Baker Hughes' monthly figures put the North America rig count at 820 in October 2026, compared with 741 in October 2025.
Rigzone's report on the Enverus Drilldown said the U.S. averaged 649.4 active rigs as of the week ended October 2, against 579.4 a year earlier.
Source: Rigzone
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