Patterson-UTI will add 16 super-spec drilling rigs from Pioneer to its current U.S. fleet of 150 super-spec rigs. Patterson, second largest drilling contractor in U.S., said the deal enhances its focus on reducing emissions with additional rigs capable of using natural gas as primary fuel source.
[pdf] It contains averages of rigs running in Louisiana divided into regions: north, south inland land, south inland water, state offshore and OCS. The main source of this data is Baker-Hughes drilling statistic.
[pdf] Louisiana is ranked #5 in the US based on Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOE) produced in May 2025. You will also find information on the producers of wells as well as recent drilling permits, rigs and production data for producing wells which start in Jan 1977 and go through Dec 2023.
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