579 rigs are drilling in the US as of 2026-06-13 (-2 on the week) — the industry's oldest leading indicator of future production. US production currently runs 13.8 Mb/d. Here's how to read it, and why record output now comes from a fraction of the 2014 rig fleet.
| Series | Rigs | Note |
|---|---|---|
| US total | 579 | as of 2026-06-13 · -2 WoW |
| — targeting oil | 478 | mostly Permian Basin |
| — targeting gas | 97 | Haynesville, Appalachia |
| Canada total | 118 | strongly seasonal (spring breakup) |
| 2014 US peak | ≈1,900 | for context — output is higher today on far fewer rigs |
Figures from the Baker Hughes North America Rig Count (curated here weekly). Context: US oil production · weekly fundamentals.
Baker Hughes counts 579 active US rotary rigs as of 2026-06-13 — 478 drilling for oil, 97 for gas (-2 on the week). Canada adds 118 more. The count updates every Friday at noon Central.
Rigs actively drilling new wells — not producing wells (a completed well needs no rig) and not frac crews. It's a measure of investment in FUTURE supply: rig moves today show up in production roughly 6–12 months later.
Efficiency. Modern rigs drill longer laterals faster, and each well produces more. The 2014 peak was about 1,900 US rigs; today's fleet is a fraction of that while output is higher. That's why the rig-count trend matters more than the level, and why "flat rigs" no longer means "flat production."
Every Friday around 1 p.m. Eastern by Baker Hughes, with US, Canada and international breakdowns by basin, state and oil-vs-gas target. It's free and has been published continuously since 1944, making it the industry's longest-running activity indicator.