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Number of oil rigs in the United States by region May 2018

Number of U.S. oil rigs as of May 2018, by region

The data displays the number of oil rigs in the U.S. by region, as of May 2018. At that time, there were five oil rigs counted in the Mississippian region. Thus, this region was among the top ten oil producing regions in the United States based on oil rig count.

Permian	477
Cana Woodford	73
Eagle Ford	67
Williston	57
DJ-Niobrara	25
Gulf of Mexico	15
Granite Wash	13
Mississippian	5
Ardmore Woodford	3
Haynesville	1
Barnett	1
Utica	0
Fayetteville	0
Arkoma Woodford	0
Marcellus	0
Others	137

Number of oil rigs in the United States by region May 2018

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