NOV RIG CENSUS
TABLE 5: US RIG UTILIZATION BY DEPTH RATING
DEPTH RATING
BY REGION
STATUS Available
Active Alaska
Idle Utilization
Available Active
Northern Rockies
Idle Utilization
Available Active
Southern Rockies
Idle Utilization
Available Active
Northeast States
Idle Utilization
Available Active
Permian Basin
Idle Utilization
Available Active
Gulf Coast
Idle Utilization
Available Active
ArkLaTex Idle
Utilization Available
Active California
Idle Utilization
Available Active
Southeast States
Idle Utilization
Available Active
Mid-Continent Idle
Utilization OVER 20,000
16,000 TO 19,999
13,000 TO 15,999
10,000 TO 12,999
6,000 TO 9,999
3,000 TO 5,999
TOTAL 10
5 5
50% 49
29 20
59% 38
22 16
58% 52
33 19
63% 368
235 133
64% 158
106 52
67% 65
47 18
72% 0
0 0
0% 4
1 3
25% 95
35 42
37% 1
0 1
0% 19
12 7
63% 43
23 20
53% 16
12 4
75% 138
81 57
59% 31
17 14
55% 21
21 0
100% 4
1 3
25% 0
0 0
0% 39
16 23
41% 2
1 1
50% 1
1 0
100% 17
8 9
47% 12
8 4
67% 64
24 40
38% 21
11 10
52% 11
9 2
82% 1
0 1
0% 5
2 3
40% 19
6 13
32% 2
1 1
50% 1
0 1
0% 13
6 7
46% 19
6 13
32% 33
9 24
27% 20
6 14
30% 10
5 5
50% 5
2 3
40% 0
0 0
0% 9
4 5
44% 0
0 0
0% 5
2 3
40% 5
2 3
40% 14
9 5
64% 38
20 18
53% 17
7 10
41% 7
4 3
57% 9
3 6
33% 1
0 0
0% 39
23 16
59% 10
0 10
0% 2
0 2
0% 0
0 0
0% 12
3 9
25% 15
1 14
7% 13
3 10
23% 0
0 0
0% 21
4 17
19% 0
0 0
0% 16
7 9
44% 25
7 18
28% 77
44 33
57% 116
61 55
53% 125
71 54
57% 656
370 286
56% 260
150 110
58% 114
86 28
75% 40
10 30
25% 10
3 6
30% 217
91 108
42% 13
3 10
23% 23
21 2
91% 776
476 300
61% 14
7 7
50% 1
0 1
0% 0
0 0
0% 307
183 124
60% 4
1 3
25% 1
0 1
0% 0
0 0
0% 149
68 81
46% 3
1 2
33% 0
0 0
0% 0
0 0
0% 110
38 72
35% 2
1 1
50% 0
0 0
0% 0
0 0
0% 134
70 64
52% 1
0 1
0% 1
0 1
0% 0
0 0
0% 66
16 50
24% 22
2 20
9% 16
3 13
19% 23
21 2
91% 1542
851 691
55% 46
12 34
26% BY RIG TYPE
Available Active
Idle Utilization
Available Active
Floating Idle
Utilization Available
Active Land
Idle Utilization
Available Active
Offshore Platform
Idle Utilization
Inland Barge
Bottom Supported
TOTAL Available
Active Idle
Utilization AVAILABLE
ACTIVE IDLE
UTILIZATION 13
6 7
46% 839
513 326
61% 0
0 0
0% 312
184 128
59% 0
0 0
0% 153
69 84
45% 0
0 0
0% 112
39 73
35% 0
0 0
0% 135
70 65
52% 0
0 0
0% 89
18 71
20% 13
6 7
46% 1640
893 747
54% Table 5: Utilization for the US fleet increased to 54% in 2022. Rigs with a drilling capacity greater than 20,000 ft led with a utiliza-
tion rate of 61% in 2022 compared with 43% in 2021. The last two years were unusual as the most capable rigs were not the
highest utilized in 2020 and 2021.

36 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022 • DRILLING CONTRACTOR