Nickle's Rig Locator provides detailed information and reports on drilling and service rigs in Canada
DRILLING RIG ACTIVITY
February 8, 2010
Active Down Total % Active
Western Canada
AB 385 177 562 69%
SK 76 35 111 68%
BC 93 23 116 80%
MB 12 1 13 92%
WC Total 566 236 802 71%
Northern Canada
NT 2 2 4 50%
Eastern Canada
ON - 1 1 0%
QC 1 2 3 33%
NB - 3 3 0%
NS 1 - 1 100%
NL - 1 1 0%
EC Total 2 7 9 22%
Canada 570 245 815 70%
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WEEKLY NEWS BRIEFS
Average Drilling Time Still Rising With Higher Percentage Of Horizontal Holes

With 29% of all wells drilled being horizontal holes and the big decline in shallow gas drilling last year, the average number of days it took to drill a well reached 9.85 days in 2009, the most since 1998.

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TOP DRILLING RIG OPERATORS
Operator Active Rigs
Husky Energy Inc. 28
EnCana Corporation 27
Canadian Natural Resources Limited 24
Devon Canada Corporation 24
ConocoPhillips Canada Limited 19
SERVICE RIG ACTIVITY
February 8, 2010
Active Down Total % Active
Western Canada
AB 338 235 573 59%
SK 109 72 181 60%
BC 18 18 36 50%
MB 8 3 11 73%
WC Total 473 328 801 59%
Eastern Canada
QC 2 - 2 100%
Canada 475 328 803 59%
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