# Weld County Rig Count Update
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/weld-county-rig-count-update/5798
**Category:** Weld County, CO
**Created:** [December 15, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/weld-county-rig-count-update/5798 "2015-12-15T19:00:51Z")
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### Author:  [@John\_Sabia](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John_Sabia)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/weld-county-rig-count-update/5798/1 "2015-12-15T19:00:51Z")
As we finish up the year, this will be our last rig count update of 2015 for the Wattenberg. According to the Baker Hughes Official Rig Count statistics, there is a total of 19 working rigs in the Weld County area. Last we reported, we saw a noticeable addition of 5 oil rigs to the Wattenberg/Weld County. As of today, there has been 3 rigs dropped (oil) bringing the total down to 19 working rigs. That is a 13.6% decrease in rig activity for the area. As for gas, there are still zero rigs in Weld County; nothing to report. Compare that to December 14, 2014 and we see a 34.4% decrease in oil rig activity from 32 to 21 rigs, and an obvious 100% change for gas (18 rigs down to zero.) Something to keep in mind is the Wattenberg has already dropped 2 rigs since December 4, 2015. With prices steadying below $40/bbl, we could see even more rigs drop from the area before the New Year. Despite this, Vine Royalty is still very interested in the Wattenberg.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/weld-county-rig-count-update/5798/2 "2018-08-14T23:24:26Z")