Utah Rig Count — Current Drilling Activity
Utah is a key oil and gas producing state. The Uinta Basin in northeastern Utah drives most of the state's oil-directed drilling activity.
Active Rigs
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WoW Change
US Total
About Drilling in Utah
The Uinta Basin in northeastern Utah drives most of the state's oil-directed drilling activity.
US Rig Count Trend (26-Week)
Chart shows total US rig count for context.
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Utah Rig Count FAQ
Utah rig count data is updated weekly from Baker Hughes. The state's drilling activity spans the Uinta, Paradox basins.
The Uinta Basin in northeastern Utah drives most of the state's oil-directed drilling activity. Key basins include Uinta, Paradox.
Baker Hughes releases state-level rig count data weekly, every Friday at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The count is a census of active rotary rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas in Utah.
Utah drilling is predominantly oil-directed, driven by the Uinta basin.
The published rig-count path is GET /v1/rig-counts/latest, the national Baker Hughes weekly series. Utah figures on this page are derived from that release.