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Weekly Service Rig Count

Drilling and service rig member companies can also access monthly drilling rig utilization statistics and quarterly service rig activity statistics.

Historical Data
2010	2007	2004
2009	2006	2003
2008	2005	2002

Weekly Service Rig Count - Current
Date	Province	Drilling	Down	Total
January 31, 2012	Alberta	427	296	723
	Saskatchewan	157	37	194
	British Columbia	28	16	44
	Manitoba	24	2	26
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	636	351	987
January 24, 2012	Alberta	422	226	648
	Saskatchewan	150	39	189
	British Columbia	31	10	41
	Manitoba	18	2	20
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	621	277	898
January 17, 2012	Alberta	418	224	642
	Saskatchewan	153	39	192
	British Columbia	32	9	41
	Manitoba	21	2	23
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	624	274	898
January 10, 2012	Alberta	417	219	636
	Saskatchewan	157	33	190
	British Columbia	35	9	44
	Manitoba	22	2	24
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	631	263	894
January 3, 2012	Alberta	330	311	641
	Saskatchewan	139	54	193
	British Columbia	12	25	37
	Manitoba	9	12	21
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	490	402	892
December 27, 2011	Rig Count not available
December 20, 2011	Alberta	408	227	635
	Saskatchewan	165	35	200
	British Columbia	20	17	37
	Manitoba	18	3	21
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	611	282	893
December 13, 2011	Alberta	424	218	642
	Saskatchewan	160	38	198
	British Columbia	19	16	35
	Manitoba	16	2	18
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	619	274	893
December 6, 2011	Alberta	423	234	657
	Saskatchewan	159	40	199
	British Columbia	22	11	33
	Manitoba	16	2	18
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	620	287	907
November 29, 2011	Alberta	400	250	650
	Saskatchewan	156	47	203
	British Columbia	22	13	32
	Manitoba	15	4	19
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	593	314	907
November 22, 2011	Alberta	404	253	657
	Saskatchewan	149	46	195
	British Columbia	19	12	31
	Manitoba	21	2	23
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	593	313	906
November 15, 2011	Alberta	384	266	650
	Saskatchewan	151	51	202
	British Columbia	19	14	33
	Manitoba	17	5	22
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	571	336	907
November 8, 2011	Alberta	404	255	659
	Saskatchewan	146	44	190
	British Columbia	16	11	27
	Manitoba	20	4	24
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	588	314	902
November 1, 2011	Alberta	377	282	659
	Saskatchewan	133	57	190
	British Columbia	18	12	30
	Manitoba	23	2	25
	Northern Canada	0	1	1
	Totals	551	354	904
October 25, 2011	Alberta	403	256	661
	Saskatchewan	151	45	196
	British Columbia	15	12	27
	Manitoba	18	1	19
	Northern Canada	0	1	1
	Totals	589	315	904
October 18, 2011	Alberta	413	251	664
	Saskatchewan	150	45	195
	British Columbia	12	15	27
	Manitoba	17	1	18
	Northern Canada	1	0	1
	Totals	593	312	905
October 12, 2011	Alberta	397	265	662
	Saskatchewan	148	46	194
	British Columbia	15	13	28
	Manitoba	16	4	20
	Northern Canada	0	1	1
	Totals	576	329	905
October 4, 2011	Alberta	405	258	663
	Saskatchewan	153	41	194
	British Columbia	17	13	30
	Manitoba	14	4	18
	Northern Canada	0	1	1
	Totals	589	317	906
September 27, 2011	Alberta	400	263	663
	Saskatchewan	152	47	199
	British Columbia	16	10	26
	Manitoba	12	4	16
	Northern Canada	1	0	1
	Totals	581	325	906
September 20, 2011	Alberta	400	260	660
	Saskatchewan	154	44	198
	British Columbia	12	15	27
	Manitoba	14	4	18
	Northern Canada	1	1	2
	Totals	581	324	905
September 13, 2011	Alberta	417	246	663
	Saskatchewan	157	41	198
	British Columbia	11	17	28
	Manitoba	3	7	20
	Northern Canada	2	0	2
	Totals	600	311	911
September 7, 2011	Alberta	392	285	677
	Saskatchewan	161	41	202
	British Columbia	14	13	27
	Manitoba	15	6	21
	Northern Canada	1	0	1
	Totals	583	345	928
August 30, 2011	Alberta	398	280	678
	Saskatchewan	160	30	190
	British Columbia	16	11	27
	Manitoba	21	4	25
	Northern Canada	1	0	1
	Totals	596	325	921
August 23, 2011	Alberta	393	269	662
	Saskatchewan	156	37	193
	British Columbia	16	13	29
	Manitoba	14	5	19
	Northern Canada	1	0	1
	Totals	580	324	904
August 16, 2011	Alberta	382	300	682
	Saskatchewan	148	47	195
	British Columbia	16	13	19
	Manitoba	13	6	19
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	559	366	925
August 9, 2011	Alberta	356	304	660
	Saskatchewan	135	60	195
	British Columbia	13	16	29
	Manitoba	12	7	19
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	516	387	903
August 3, 2011	Alberta	370	298	668
	Saskatchewan	138	53	191
	British Columbia	10	14	24
	Manitoba	12	7	19
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	530	382	902
July 26, 2011	Alberta	354	320	674
	Saskatchewan	141	45	186
	British Columbia	14	10	24
	Manitoba	10	8	18
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	519	383	902
July 19, 2011	Alberta	346	322	668
	Saskatchewan	137	56	193
	British Columbia	11	14	25
	Manitoba	13	3	16
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	507	395	902
July 12, 2011	Alberta	337	309	646
	Saskatchewan	145	52	197
	British Columbia	9	19	28
	Manitoba	11	4	15
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	502	384	886
July 5, 2011	Alberta	341	304	645
	Saskatchewan	127	67	194
	British Columbia	17	15	32
	Manitoba	3	12	15
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	488	398	886
June 28, 2011	Alberta	317	317	634
	Saskatchewan	124	82	206
	British Columbia	11	21	32
	Manitoba	4	10	14
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	456	430	886
June 21, 2011	Alberta	243	401	644
	Saskatchewan	89	108	197
	British Columbia	4	26	30
	Manitoba	5	10	15
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	341	545	886
June 14, 2011	Alberta	329	320	649
	Saskatchewan	117	76	193
	British Columbia	9	21	30
	Manitoba	2	12	14
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	457	429	886
June 9, 2011	Alberta	303	346	649
	Saskatchewan	110	87	197
	British Columbia	11	15	26
	Manitoba	1	12	13
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	425	460	885
May 31, 2011	Alberta	264	382	646
	Saskatchewan	106	93	199
	British Columbia	7	18	25
	Manitoba	0	13	13
	Northern Canada	0	1	1
	Totals	377	507	884
May 25, 2011	Alberta	248	399	647
	Saskatchewan	95	101	196
	British Columbia	4	22	26
	Manitoba	1	12	13
	Northern Canada	0	1	1
	Totals	348	535	883
May 17, 2011	Alberta	266	383	649
	Saskatchewan	97	96	193
	British Columbia	6	20	26
	Manitoba	2	12	14
	Northern Canada	0	1	1
	Totals	371	512	883
May 10, 2011	Alberta	250	407	657
	Saskatchewan	84	107	191
	British Columbia	3	20	23
	Manitoba	1	13	14
	Northern Canada	0	1	1
	Totals	338	548	886
May 3, 2011	Alberta	232	424	656
	Saskatchewan	81	110	191
	British Columbia	1	23	24
	Manitoba	3	11	14
	Northern Canada	0	1	1
	Totals	317	569	886
April 26, 2011	Alberta	227	426	653
	Saskatchewan	71	121	192
	British Columbia	4	22	26
	Manitoba	2	12	14
	Northern Canada	0	1	1
	Totals	304	582	886
April 19, 2011	Alberta	220	437	657
	Saskatchewan	64	425	189
	British Columbia	6	19	25
	Manitoba	1	13	14
	Northern Canada	0	1	1
	Totals	291	595	886
April 12, 2011	Alberta	243	401	644
	Saskatchewan	73	127	200
	British Columbia	9	18	27
	Manitoba	1	13	14
	Northern Canada	0	1	1
	Totals	326	560	886
April 5, 2011	Alberta	306	344	650
	Saskatchewan	94	95	189
	British Columbia	17	14	31
	Manitoba	1	13	14
	Northern Canada	1	0	1
	Totals	419	466	885
March 29, 2011	Alberta	353	287	640
	Saskatchewan	113	77	190
	British Columbia	27	10	37
	Manitoba	7	10	17
	Northern Canada	1	0	1
	Totals	501	384	884
March 22, 2011	Alberta	376	255	631
	Saskatchewan	124	69	193
	British Columbia	38	7	45
	Manitoba	5	10	15
	Northern Canada	1	0	1
	Totals	544	341	884
March 15, 2011	Alberta	418	213	631
	Saskatchewan	153	43	196
	British Columbia	39	8	47
	Manitoba	15	2	17
	Northern Canada	1	0	1
	Totals	626	266	892
March 8, 2011	Alberta	417	219	636
	Saskatchewan	154	42	196
	British Columbia	35	6	41
	Manitoba	13	3	16
	Northern Canada	1	0	1
	Totals	620	270	890
March 1, 2011	Alberta	421	228	649
	Saskatchewan	140	47	187
	British Columbia	31	7	38
	Manitoba	13	3	16
	Northern Canada	1	0	1
	Totals	606	285	891
February 23, 2011	Alberta	444	210	654
	Saskatchewan	145	38	183
	British Columbia	29	7	36
	Manitoba	14	3	17
	Northern Canada	1	0	1
	Totals	633	258	891
February 15, 2011	Alberta	438	217	655
	Saskatchewan	147	36	183
	British Columbia	30	7	37
	Manitoba	13	2	15
	Northern Canada	1	0	1
	Totals	629	262	891
February 8, 2011	Alberta	434	214	648
	Saskatchewan	138	49	187
	British Columbia	32	8	40
	Manitoba	8	7	15
	Northern Canada	1	0	1
	Totals	613	278	891
February 1, 2011	Alberta	413	237	650
	Saskatchewan	119	68	187
	British Columbia	26	12	38
	Manitoba	7	8	15
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	565	325	890
January 25, 2011	Alberta	439	210	649
	Saskatchewan	147	38	185
	British Columbia	30	7	37
	Manitoba	13	5	18
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	629	260	889
January 18, 2011	Alberta	444	206	650
	Saskatchewan	149	35	184
	British Columbia	30	7	37
	Manitoba	15	3	18
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	638	251	889
January 11, 2011	Alberta	425	231	656
	Saskatchewan	152	32	184
	British Columbia	26	5	31
	Manitoba	15	3	18
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	618	271	889
January 4, 2011	Alberta	340	315	655
	Saskatchewan	124	59	183
	British Columbia	10	25	35
	Manitoba	6	12	18
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	480	411	891
December 28, 2010	Rig Count Not Available
December 21, 2010	Alberta	418	241	659
	Saskatchewan	141	42	183
	British Columbia	18	15	33
	Manitoba	11	5	16
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	588	303	891
December 14, 2010	Alberta	421	220	641
	Saskatchewan	158	41	199
	British Columbia	26	8	34
	Manitoba	12	6	18
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	617	275	892
December 7, 2010	Alberta	407	239	646
	Saskatchewan	154	42	196
	British Columbia	24	10	34
	Manitoba	15	2	17
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	600	293	893
November 30, 2010	Alberta	415	249	664
	Saskatchewan	131	49	180
	British Columbia	22	8	30
	Manitoba	16	4	20
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	584	310	894
November 23, 2010	Alberta	397	267	664
	Saskatchewan	121	60	181
	British Columbia	20	11	31
	Manitoba	16	3	19
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	554	341	895
November 16, 2010	Alberta	393	267	660
	Saskatchewan	126	62	188
	British Columbia	19	12	31
	Manitoba	13	3	16
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	551	344	895
November 9, 2010	Alberta	396	268	664
	Saskatchewan	140	48	188
	British Columbia	17	12	29
	Manitoba	12	3	15
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	565	331	896
November 2, 2010	Alberta	399	263	662
	Saskatchewan	139	47	186
	British Columbia	16	14	30
	Manitoba	15	2	17
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	569	326	895
October 26, 2010	Alberta	384	284	668
	Saskatchewan	125	58	183
	British Columbia	13	16	29
	Manitoba	13	1	14
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	535	359	894
October 19, 2010	Alberta	392	274	666
	Saskatchewan	129	57	186
	British Columbia	14	15	29
	Manitoba	11	2	13
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	546	348	894
October 13, 2010	Alberta	379	281	660
	Saskatchewan	133	56	189
	British Columbia	13	17	30
	Manitoba	10	2	12
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	535	356	891
October 5, 2010	Alberta	407	256	663
	Saskatchewan	133	50	183
	British Columbia	17	14	31
	Manitoba	14	0	14
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	571	320	891
September 28, 2010	Alberta	381	279	660
	Saskatchewan	120	64	184
	British Columbia	17	14	31
	Manitoba	15	1	16
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	533	358	891
September 21, 2010	Alberta	332	322	654
	Saskatchewan	113	74	187
	British Columbia	17	14	31
	Manitoba	15	2	17
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	477	412	889
September 14, 2010	Alberta	339	313	652
	Saskatchewan	125	67	192
	British Columbia	9	20	29
	Manitoba	15	0	15
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	488	400	888
September 8, 2010	Alberta	344	309	653
	Saskatchewan	130	64	194
	British Columbia	13	14	27
	Manitoba	14	0	14
	Northern Canada	0	0	0
	Totals	501	387	888

Drilling and service rig member companies can also access monthly drilling rig utilization statistics and quarterly service rig activity statistics.

Contact CAODC for more information.

February 4, 2012 8:05 AM

Questions about these statistics?

Contact Nancy Malone,
Vice-President, Operations:

(403) 264-4311 or nmalone@caodc.ca.

Two independent companies conduct weekly drilling and service rig activity surveys of CAODC members. For further details on information available and/or subscription services:

DIVESTCO
700, 520 - 3 Avenue SW
Calgary AB T2P 0R3

JuneWarren-Nickle's Energy Group - Rig Locator
2nd Floor, 816 - 55 Avenue NE
Calgary AB T2E 6Y4