Canada Rig Count Report Aug 1, 2023

Canada Rig Count Report Summary

Canada Rig Count Report June 27, 2023 we are tracking 78 Oil & Gas Operators and 171 drilling rigs that spud wells last 30 days in Alberta, BC and Saskatchewan.

  • Top Oil & Gas Operators by drilling rig count: ARC Resources Ltd (5), CNRL (15), Tourmaline Oil Corp (2), Cenovus (10), Whitecap (10), Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd (6), Strathcona Resources, Ltd. (4), Baytex (6)
  • Province by drilling rig count: Alberta (117), BC (11), SK (43)
  • Top District by Drilling Rig; Grande Prairie (32 rigs), BC (11 rigs), Bonnyville (29 rigs), Drayton Valley (5 rigs), Red Deer (11 rigs), Kindersley (16 rigs), Lloydminster (4 rigs), Medicine Hat (2 rigs), Estevan (20 rigs), Wainwright (10 rigs), Edmonton (0 rigs), ST. ALBERT (24)

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Western Canada Rig Report

Western Canada Wells Spud Last 30 Days


Canada Rig Count Details

Spudding is the process of a drilling rig beginning to drill a well in the oil and gas industry. … After the surface hole is completed, the main drill bit—which performs the task of drilling to the total depth—is inserted and this process can also be referred to as “spudding in.”

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Drilling Rigs that Spud Wells Last 30 Days in Western Canada

Western Canada Wells Spud Average

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Western Canada New Rigs & Operators

The table below is a summary of the drilling rigs that spud wells in Western Canada last week for the first time since May 1 2023.

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First Wells Spud by Operator


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