LOGA Drilling Report, presented by Expand Energy

April 20, 2026

LOGA digs into the numbers on drilling rigs, prices, and permits to keep a pulse on Louisiana's oil and gas industry.

PRICES

WTI: $87.95

Last Week: $103.60

Louisiana Light Sweet: $100.46

Last Week: $104.87

Henry Hub: $2.69

Last Week: $2.70

RIG COUNTS

Total US: 543

Last Week: 545

Last Month: 543

A Year Ago: 585

Total Louisiana: 41

Last Week: 43

Last Month: 38

A Year Ago: 37

Haynesville Shale: 25 rigs

Last Week: 25

Last Month: 23

A Year Ago: 19

By Operator

Apex Natural Gas (5 rigs)

Parish: Natchitoches

Contractor: Precision Drlg #614

Field: Grogan

Spud Date: 4/15/26

Parish: Caddo

Contractor: Precision Drlg #609

Field: Cedar Grove

Spud Date: 4/11/26

Parish: Caddo

Contractor: Independence Drlg #336

Field: Shreveport

Spud Date: 4/3/26

Parish: Caddo

Contractor: Independence Drlg #335

Field: Cedar Grove

Spud Date: 3/30/26

Parish: Natchitoches

Contractor: Scandrill Inc #Explor

Field: San Miguel Creek

Spud Date: 3/11/26

Expand Energy (5 rigs)

Parish: Red River

Contractor: Expand Drlg Co LLC #503

Field: Red River - Bull Bayou

Spud Date: 4/13/26

Parish: DeSoto

Contractor: Expand Drlg Co LLC #502

Field: Spider

Spud Date: 4/9/26

Parish: DeSoto

Contractor: Expand Drlg Co LLC #504

Field: Bethany Longstreet

Spud Date: 4/3/26

Parish: Sabine

Contractor: Cactus Drilling #141

Field: Bayou San Miguel

Spud Date: 3/30/26

Parish: Sabine

Contractor: Cactus Drilling #141

Field: Converse

Spud Date: 3/24/26

BPX (3 rigs)

Parish: DeSoto

Contractor: Helmerich & Payne #424

Field: Grand Cane

Spud Date: 4/11/26

Parish: DeSoto

Contractor: Helmerich & Payne #420

Field: Caspiana

Spud Date: 4/7/26

Parish: DeSoto

Contractor: Helmerich & Payne #256

Field: Caspiana

Spud Date: 4/5/26

Comstock (3 rigs)

Parish: Red River

Contractor: Patterson UTI #905

Field: Woodardville

Spud Date: 4/17/26

Parish: Red River

Contractor: Nabors Drilling #X01

Field: Swan Lake

Spud Date: 4/14/26

Parish: Bienville

Contractor: Patterson UTI #279

Field: Lake Bistineau

Spud Date: 3/27/26

Exco (2 rigs)

Parish: DeSoto

Contractor: Helmerich & Payne #528

Field: Caspiana

Spud Date: 4/3/26

Parish: DeSoto

Contractor: Helmerich & Payne #536

Field: Caspiana

Spud Date: 3/15/26

Azul Operating (2 rigs)

Parish: DeSoto

Contractor: Precision Drlg #582

Field: Red River - Bull Bayou

Spud Date: 4/14/26

Parish: Natchitoches

Contractor: Independence Drlg #334

Field: San Miguel Creek

Spud Date: 4/6/26

GEP Haynesville II (1 rig)

Parish: Sabine

Contractor: Helmerich & Payne #444

Field: Pleasant Hill

Spud Date: 3/17/26

Adamas Energy (1 rig)

Parish: DeSoto

Contractor: Scandrill Inc #Legacy

Field: Chemard Lake

Spud Date: 3/22/26

Silver Hill (1 rig)

Parish: Caddo

Contractor: Independence Drlg #303

Field: Greenwood-Waskom

Spud Date: 4/4/26

PA Prospect Corp (1 rig)

Parish: Red River

Contractor: Reliance Well #1

Field: Red River - Bull Bayou

Spud Date: 3/14/26

Ensight IV Energy Partners

(1 rig)

Parish: Webster

Contractor: Patterson UTI #586

Field: Elm Grove

Spud Date: 3/25/26

South Louisiana: 5 rigs

Last Week: 5

Last Month: 5

A Year Ago: 7

By Operator

Hilcorp

Parish: Terrebonne (BARGE)

Contractor: Hilcorp Drilling #Timbal

Field: Caillou Island

Spud Date: 3/29/26

PIE Operating

Parish: Calcasieu

Contractor: RFC Drilling LLC #103

Field: East

Spud Date: 3/21/26

Perdido Energy

Parish: Plaquemines

Contractor: Coastal Drilling #21

Field:

Spud Date: 2/27/26

Magnetar Operating

Parish: Lafourche

Contractor: Big E Drilling #4

Field: Valentine

Spud Date: 12/6/25

Highlander Oil & Gas

Parish: St. Martin (BARGE)

Contractor: Coastal Drilling #22

Field: Bayou Long

Spud Date: 1/30/25

By Parish

DeSoto: 9

Caddo: 4

Red River: 4

Natchitoches: 3

Sabine: 3

Bienville: 1

Calcasieu: 1

Lafourche: 1

Plaquemines: 1

St. Martin: 1

Terrebonne: 1

Webster: 1

Offshore: 11 rigs

Last Week: 13

Last Month: 8

A Year Ago: 11

PERMITS

Offshore: 1

Operator: Anadarko Petroleum

Depth: 4,703

Area/Block: GC 727

Permit Date: 4/15/26

Land

4 parishes with a permit | 7 total permits

By Operator

Comstock (5)

Parish: Bienville

Well: Ha Ra SuPP; Giddens 22-15 HC

Field: Lake Bistineau

Permit Date: 4/13/26

Parish: Bienville

Well: Ha Ra SuPP; Giddens 22-15 HC

Field: Lake Bistineau

Permit Date: 4/13/26

Parish: Bienville

Well: Ha Ra SuPP; Giddens 22-15 HC

Field: Lake Bistineau

Permit Date: 4/13/26

Parish: DeSoto

Well: Ha Ra SuEE; Bagley 33 HU

Field: Bethany Longstreet

Permit Date: 4/13/26

Parish: DeSoto

Well: Ha Ra SuEE; Bagley 33 HU

Field: Bethany Longstreet

Permit Date: 4/13/26

Century Oil (1)

Parish: Webster

Well: English B

Field: Bellevue

Permit Date: 4/13/26

Key Operating (1)

Parish: Vermilion

Well: Trahan Rb SuA; Hebert Et Al

Field: Outside Island

Permit Date: 4/15/26

By Parish

Bienville: 3

DeSoto: 2

Vermilion: 1

Webster: 1

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