number of U.S. oil rigs was more than four times the number of natural gas rigs.
There were 117 operational natural gas rigs in the United States at the end of November 2023. The Haynesville field located in parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas houses the greatest number of active rigs, at 39 units. By comparison, the Number of gas rigs in the United States as of end November 2023, by region
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Baker Hughes. (December 8, 2023). Number of gas rigs in the United States as of end November 2023, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/326737/us-gas-rig-numbers-by-region/
Baker Hughes. "Number of gas rigs in the United States as of end November 2023, by region." Chart. December 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326737/us-gas-rig-numbers-by-region/
Baker Hughes. (2023). Number of gas rigs in the United States as of end November 2023, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326737/us-gas-rig-numbers-by-region/
Baker Hughes. "Number of Gas Rigs in The United States as of End November 2023, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326737/us-gas-rig-numbers-by-region/
Baker Hughes, Number of gas rigs in the United States as of end November 2023, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326737/us-gas-rig-numbers-by-region/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Number of gas rigs in the United States as of end November 2023, by region [Graph], Baker Hughes, December 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/326737/us-gas-rig-numbers-by-region/