HOUSTON, July 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Platts RigData, a forecasting and analytics unit of S&P Global Platts, today announced the U.S. rig count for June 2017 was 1,055, up 29 (3%) from May 2017, and up 584 (124%) from June 2016. This rig count includes U.S. onshore, U.S. inland waters, and U.S. offshore Gulf of Mexico drilling rigs.


    --  June U.S. land rig count: 1,009, up 33 (3%) from the previous month and
        up 588 (140%) from June 2016.
    --  June U.S. inland waters and Gulf of Mexico rig count: 46, down 4 (-8%)
        from the previous month and down 4 (-8%) from June 2016.



    Platts RigData U.S. Rig Counts


                                   June       May       Month over     %           June         Variance                 YOY %
                                         2017      2017     Month      Change           2016      Year Over      Variance
                                                          Change                               Year (YOY)
                                                          ------                               ---------

    Colorado                               41        37              4         11%         15                26                173%

    Louisiana                              50        47              3          6%         22                28                127%

    New Mexico                             60        56              4          7%         21                39                186%

    North Dakota                           53        45              8         18%         26                27                104%

    Oklahoma                              141       140              1          1%         60                81                135%

    Texas                                 500       497              3          1%        198               302                153%

    Rest of U.S. Land                     164       154             10          6%         79                85                108%
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    U.S. Land Subtotal                   1009       976             33          3%        421               588                140%
    ------------------                   ----       ---            ---         ---         ---               ---                 ---

    U.S. Inland Waters                     11        14             -3        -21%         10                 1                 10%

    U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM)              35        36             -1         -3%         40                -5                -13%

    U.S. Inland and GOM                    46        50             -4         -8%         50                -4                 -8%

    Total U.S. Rig Count                1,055     1,026             29          3%        471               584                124%
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