While 2020 and first-half 2021 were overwhelmingly challenging for oil and gas producers,it had been difficult even in 2019 for Oklahoma producers.Many rely on decent-at least-natural gas and NGL prices in addition to a decent oil price.Exiting 2020 and into 2021,natural gas and NGL prices became better than decent,though.Some 60 rigs were drilling in the Anadarko Basin this past December,up from about 23 as 2021 began and about 40 pre-COVID,according to Enverus'count.The Anadarko Basin and the Haynesville play(also 60) were the only two in the Lower 48 to post a higher rig count exiting 2021 than pre-COVID.In the Midcontinent's hot spot-the SCOOP/STACK/Merge fairway-there had been as few as about nine rigs at work at the bottom,said Ward Polzin,CEO,Camino Natural Resources LLC."So we've dramatically improved."
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