West Texas oil & gas industry is powered by the explanation and production within the Permian Basin, supporting the exploration within West Texas is the Oilfield Services sector. One of the largest oilfield service sectors in West Texas is the drilling service industry.
The table below is a summary of drilling contractors that had rids operating in West Texas in 2023,
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Drilling Rigs West Texas
West Texas Drilling Companies
| Contractor | West Texas Rig Count |
| Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 85 |
| Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC | 37 |
| Ensign Energy Services, Inc. | 33 |
| Nabors Industries, Ltd. | 26 |
| Precision Drilling Corporation | 17 |
| Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. | 13 |
| Latshaw Drilling | 12 |
| AKITA Drilling | 11 |
| NorAm Drilling Company | 11 |
| Unit Drilling Company | 10 |
| Cactus Drilling Company, LLC | 9 |
| Savanna Energy Services | 7 |
| Citadel Drilling Ltd. | 4 |
| Lasso Drilling Corp. | 3 |
| Pinnergy, Ltd. | 3 |
| Scandrill | 3 |
| Sendero Drilling | 3 |
| Blue Line Drilling Co., LLC | 2 |
| Frontier Drilling LLC | 2 |
| Phoenix Drilling, LLC | 2 |
| ProPetro Drilling | 2 |
| Robinson Drilling of Texas, Ltd. | 2 |
| Stoneham Drilling Corporation | 2 |
| Burton Oil Service Operations, LLC | 1 |
| McVay Drilling Company | 1 |
| Norton Energy Drilling, LLC | 1 |
| Power Rig, LLC | 1 |
| Quest Drilling Services, LLC | 1 |
| RFC Drilling, LLC | 1 |
| S&M Drilling, LLC | 1 |
| Steinberger Drilling Company, Ltd. | 1 |
| United Drilling, Inc. | 1 |
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