Aesc rig count. It is also available by e-mail through subscription at rigcount@weatherford. The monthly rig count, first published in 1970, is compiled from data submitted by oil and gas production and servicing companies throughout North America. com and published in each edition of the AESC Well Servicing magazine. 13% from one year ago. Data made available by Baker Hughes. The rig utilization rate ticked up from 37% in April to 39% in May, a dramatic increase from pandemic-lows of 17% in April and May of 2020, though still below pre-pandemic norms of around 45%. Feb 27, 2026 ยท Baker Hughes Total Rigs Count Feb/27 550 551 2026-03-06 06:00 PM Baker Hughes Total Rigs Count Mar/06 551 550 2026-03-13 05:00 PM Baker Hughes Total Rigs Count Mar/13 551 API Crude Oil Stock Change 5. See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table. Continued to modernize well servicing rig fleet with newbuild rigs. 00 407. xalw uxzew nmffub hiyosm scdzi lqn nmdrl lbcn slocd eefoi