HOUSTON, April 11 (UPI) -- Drilling efficiency overall in the United States is 3 percent better than it was at this time last year, oil services company Baker Hughes said Friday.
Baker Hughes published its quarterly onshore well count for the United States. It said the number of wells tallied in the first quarter was down 230, or 3 percent, when compared with fourth quarter 2013. Year-on-year, however, the well count was up 4 percent and rig efficiency was improving.