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June 15, 2010 - PRLog -- Texas oil—conventional and unconventional—was the heavy lifter as the state’s oil-directed rig count rose by 17% to 278 for the biweekly period ended June 4 and led the total active rig count above 1,500 for the first time since January 2009, according to The Land Rig Newsletter’s Biweekly Report and RigData reporting.

In West Texas, Martin and Upton counties led the charge with 29 and 21 rigs, respectively.  In the “oily” Barnett, Montague County leads with 8 rigs, followed by Cooke County with 4 rigs. In the Eagle Ford, drilling is strongest in Dimmit and De Witt counties with 7 rigs apiece.

The Eagle Ford is the budding rock star, with a rig count that surged 28% and 10 wells spudding in week ended June 4 alone. Petrohawk and Lewis Petro Properties continued to lead in the play with 8 rigs each. Petrohawk is most active in La Salle County, while Lewis Petro is most active in Webb County. Turning to drillers, Pioneer is making great strides in the Eagle Ford with eight new spuds since the last biweekly report.

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